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Post by ambystoma on Feb 26, 2006 17:30:20 GMT
hello.
if you told me a year ago that I was going to have snails as pets. I would have laughed.
but it is true. next week Im going to have 8 A.marginata.
so I surfed through the internet for more info on these beautifull creatures and saw all kinds of info on these snails. but some of them confuse me. they all say something else. so I would like some things here
1. what soil should I use?
2. how big should the tank be (the shell of the snails are about 5 cm)
and forgive my bad english, because I'm from holland.
thanx and greetings Jennifer
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Post by sezzy5889 on Feb 26, 2006 17:40:13 GMT
your English is perfect ;D you can use organic soil, that has no added ingredients or pesticides, you can also use other substrate like spagnum moss, coir and capillary matting. 8 margies  you will need a lot of room, they may be only 5cm now but margies are one of the biggest species next to tigers and grow to an average 18cm shell length, and in my opinion (will have to wait for other replies) i would only keep 2 margies to a 2 foot tank when fully grown, at 5cm maybe 4 margies to a 2 foot tank but will definately need up grading when older  See what other people say too... Do you know all tha basic care like having to supply cuttlebone, what to feed them etc? |
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Post by sezzy5889 on Feb 26, 2006 17:40:29 GMT
oh and welcome :-)
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Post by ambystoma on Feb 26, 2006 17:47:25 GMT
haha thnx  I just asked somebody if they would like some of them at school, because they are getting big. the person that has them now is not really good with them. they are in a 45x20x20 cm. so I think I will keep half of them as I'm getting 2 A. fulica on 19 march (there is a show in Houten in holland). I've been told that they need cuttlebone and vegetables but does it matter what kind of vegetables I feed them? further I didn't found much info on them but I guess that they need a lot of water? is there something I need to know before I get them? |
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Post by sonicsnail on Feb 26, 2006 17:54:40 GMT
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Post by sezzy5889 on Feb 26, 2006 17:54:57 GMT
If you can't find homes for them you can always advertise them on here and send them out in the post Vegetable wise, you can feed them basically any fruit and veg apart from cellery, leek and pasta! they will also eat sunflower seeds, pumkin seeds, hemp seed, chick crumb, layers pellets, damp bread and plain cooked meat, Margies in particular do like water, and will appreciate a pool to bath in, then all you need to do it spray them with a plant mister everyday and make sure they are kept warm with a heat mat or heat lamp between 22° and 28°C, If you get eggs from them you have a choice of hatching them and selling them or freezing them in the freezer over night, not just throw them away as they may still hatch in the bin, lol I thinks thats the basics, hope you enjoy your new pets :-) and if you have anymore questions then don't hesitate to come back and ask anything |
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Post by ambystoma on Feb 26, 2006 17:57:52 GMT
Thanx for the info I will be back, here in Holland is a good invertebrate forum. but not especially for snails. and I really enjoy typing English while I'm not good at it  lol |
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Post by sonicsnail on Feb 26, 2006 17:57:54 GMT
Oh, hehe we replied at the same time. All foods are listed under the food section on the link I posted above.
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Post by sezzy5889 on Feb 26, 2006 18:10:06 GMT
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Post by Arno on Feb 26, 2006 18:29:28 GMT
hello. if you told me a year ago that I was going to have snails as pets. I would have laughed. but it is true. next week Im going to have 8 A.marginata. so I surfed through the internet for more info on these beautifull creatures and saw all kinds of info on these snails. but some of them confuse me. they all say something else. so I would like some things here 1. what soil should I use? 2. how big should the tank be (the shell of the snails are about 5 cm) and forgive my bad english, because I'm from holland. thanx and greetings Jennifer Welcome to the forum,you're lucky to get A.marginata in Holland. |
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Post by ambystoma on Feb 26, 2006 18:40:10 GMT
hey thanx I havent seen them yet. I just trust the word of the person im getting them from. but does it make a change if the snails are Achatina fulica (wich I think they will be if they're not marginata's) |
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Post by sezzy5889 on Feb 26, 2006 19:04:46 GMT
well it will because fulica are a lot smaller so you can fit more in a tank,
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Post by ambystoma on Feb 26, 2006 19:17:51 GMT
oke thanx.
I am a little suspicious because there aren't many people that have A. marginata. but I can hope:P
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Post by Ben snail on Feb 26, 2006 20:34:51 GMT
A lot of people have margies or do you mean in holland
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Post by ambystoma on Feb 26, 2006 20:52:58 GMT
yes in holland.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2006 17:35:29 GMT
Hello and welcome
8 margies will need a very large tank, like a metre long.
but theyre very sweet snails, very good as pets. they eat loads.
have fun with snails ;D
mike
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Post by sezzy5889 on Feb 27, 2006 18:04:25 GMT
A metre?!?! a metre is like 2½ foot do you know? you can barely fit 3 fully grown margies in there, or do you mean at 5cm?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2006 18:26:48 GMT
Oh i meant at 5cm..
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Post by ambystoma on Mar 1, 2006 16:10:52 GMT
I'm not going to keep them all. 4 of them are going to school and I think 2 others will be going somewhere else. I can't keep 8 margies in my house. but the person that has them now want to get rid of them.. well here I am |
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Post by sezzy5889 on Mar 1, 2006 17:03:21 GMT
could you get pics of them?
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Post by ambystoma on Mar 1, 2006 18:29:14 GMT
not yet.
I was suppose to pick them up yesterday, but he coudn't be there at daytime and later I was celebrating carnaval. he has to go to work the rest of the week, so saturday he will bring them to my home. if I speak him before them I shall ask for a photo.
I was asking myself today. If I asked him about the age of the snails now as the shell is cm long, would that help me to know if they are A. fulica or A. marginata? (I suppose fulica's are smaller at the same age as a margie? if you know what I mean?)
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Post by sezzy5889 on Mar 1, 2006 18:42:50 GMT
nt really because margies grow a lot slower than fulica, a one year old fulica is fully grown whereas a one year old margie is not even mature
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Post by ambystoma on Mar 2, 2006 15:07:15 GMT
oke thanx.
I just asked him for a photo, but he didn't have one and he doesn't know how old they are. so I just have to wait untill saturday (damn that takes a long time)
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Post by ambystoma on Mar 4, 2006 15:56:20 GMT
They're fulica after all, but that doesn't matter actually, I like them very much |
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you will need a lot of room, they may be only 5cm now but margies are one of the biggest species next to tigers and grow to an average 18cm shell length, and in my opinion (will have to wait for other replies) i would only keep 2 margies to a 2 foot tank when fully grown, at 5cm maybe 4 margies to a 2 foot tank but will definately need up grading when older 
lol
