Post by kanin on Aug 4, 2008 7:08:52 GMT
My two Iredalei Albatross and Goliat recently mated for the first time. Since the mating Goliat has been acting strange. He has been burrowing alot and sometimes actually sealed himself in. There has been no change in the conditions and he started burrowing himself the very next day after mating.
I have had Pomatias for a very long time and I've never seen this behavior before. I could understand the burrowing as it usually starts two weeks after mating but as he's going into hibernation as well it seems strange.
Yesterday, as it had been a little more than a week and a half, I put both him and Albatross in a delivery/baby tank.
This in order for them to have their babies in their directly instead of me chasing them around the large tank.
Albatross seems very active as I optimised the environment for them in order for them to have their babies. I do this when I want them to mate as well and it simply means that I give them enormous quatities of food wich usually works.
Goliat has burrowed during the night, however he's about to give birth or that he's just sealing in again is not certain as I don't want to disturbe him if it's babytime.
My questions are;
Has anyone noticed this behavior before?
Is it dangerous for Goliat or the unborn babys for him to hibernate?
Is it possible that they can have mated and one of them or both still aren't pregnant?, I've breeded pomatias before and in thoose cases both snails always laid eggs, but I have no reference of iredalei mating behavior.
-Emil.
I have had Pomatias for a very long time and I've never seen this behavior before. I could understand the burrowing as it usually starts two weeks after mating but as he's going into hibernation as well it seems strange.
Yesterday, as it had been a little more than a week and a half, I put both him and Albatross in a delivery/baby tank.
This in order for them to have their babies in their directly instead of me chasing them around the large tank.
Albatross seems very active as I optimised the environment for them in order for them to have their babies. I do this when I want them to mate as well and it simply means that I give them enormous quatities of food wich usually works.
Goliat has burrowed during the night, however he's about to give birth or that he's just sealing in again is not certain as I don't want to disturbe him if it's babytime.
My questions are;
Has anyone noticed this behavior before?
Is it dangerous for Goliat or the unborn babys for him to hibernate?
Is it possible that they can have mated and one of them or both still aren't pregnant?, I've breeded pomatias before and in thoose cases both snails always laid eggs, but I have no reference of iredalei mating behavior.
-Emil.
