special tri pod fulica advise

[keira]

hi all
im new to this site, but i thought it would be an interesting talking point, does anyone know why i would have a 3 eyed snail. YES you read right i gave a fulica with 3 eyes, tripod is a bit creepy bless him but he seems fine and is growing at the same rate as the others. is it interbreeding, evolution or is he just special lol hope you find it a talking point
thanks for any advise
keira

[coyote]

Three eyes?! Wow! Of course you know that after saying that people are going to expect to see a pic of him.

In terms of why he's like that, I think that natural mutations occur all the time. He's just a special little guy! ;D

How old is he? I assume he's normal in every other way (eating properly, etc)?

[Deleted]

this has happened before:



it must just be some random mutation.

[keira]

OMG that one is a try-cy clopse haha i will try and sort pics for you all, he is only about 3 months old i think, and his right eye is normal, but unlike the pic shown he has 2 left eyes but both individual. and yes he is normal if thats what you cann it in every other way, eats like mad grows like mad normal GAL

[Deleted]

like this?

[keira]

no its hard to put in to words lol, his 2 are on the left as in your pic, but they are 2 seperate stalks not 1 with 2 eyes, ill try and take pics it'll be easier

[coyote]

So he has 2 separate eyestalks on the left, plus one normal eyestalk on the right?

[keira]

hi again
yes he does, sorry i sound really dumb about this but i have always succeeded with my gals but never really got into them like i am now, i cant believe how much there is to know and how many different species my mind is about to blow
im learning so much in these last few days dont know if im coming or going.

[coyote]

Learning is a good thing! It will all sort itself out inside your head eventually, just stick with it.

[Kate :)]

Wow
That's amazing

[snailysnail]

oooh how gorgeous!... i would love a little snail like that, they are very cute....i wonder how their eyesight is in their hird eye? or whether they can see just as well as with two eyes. hmmm...does anyone have any idea? sorry if its already been said!
anna x

[fabrizio]

It could have been due to some random disturbance in the right course of embryo developemental plans, as well as could be due to true, acquired genetical mutation,,,, you should breed it selectively, so you can understand that fact, and perhaps luckly get some more 3-eyed snaillets!
fabrizio

[chriswade]

ALIENS haha. pretty funky looking.

[goose]

Ooo very alien. I don't think it will do him any harm at all, after all it doesn't present a disadvantage to the snail in the way that for example a calf or lamb with 2 heads is unlikely to survive. As for whether the sense in the third eye is normal - I suspect that would be difficult to tell. However the lower set of eyes will always compensate. The higher 2 are used for light and dark and 'long range' chemical sensors whereas the lower 2 are chemical sensors and work over a shorter range helping the snail find its food.