Waiting for a growth spurt, or just small?

[Katie]

I have an Albino Bodied fuli called Sprout, who has been with me for around a year and a couple of months. When i first got her, she was tiny, and was growing nicely, but when she reached about 3", she stopped completely, and she has not grown at all since. She is about 18 months old.

Is it possible she is just waiting for a massive growth spurt, as she hasn't grown for about 11 months now? Or is she just generaly small, if this is possible? The part of her shell where the new growth should start has gone kind of (?) krusty? But i think that may be because of UVB rays or what ever its called (been reading through that other thread about the snails with the shell growth problems)

So, what do you think? I know each snail has its own growth rates, but is it normal for them to just stop growing so early on?

[Dusk]

If she hasn't grown for what amounts to the last 2/3 of her life so far, I'd say the odds are good she's not going to get much bigger. I wouldn't say it's normal for them to be that small, but it does happen. I don't think there's enough data to say whether it's linked to albinism or not.

My midget albino ovum Kechara had a very similar growth pattern to Sprout, and she's not much older - no real growth in the last year.

[Katie]

Ok, thanks =]
I'm going to try getting them more UVB, because Humbug used to be like this aswell, and if that doesn't work, i will just put it down to her being small lol

Thanks x