Grove Snail (Cepaea nemoralis)

[Robert Nordsieck]

Hi @ll,

I have got some nice new banded snail pictures for you.
The first is a grove snail (Cepaea nemoralis) and a garden banded snail (Cepaea hortensis, in the foreground) in comparison.


Picture: Robert Nordsieck

The second one, which I like particularly much shows three unicoloured Cepaea nemoralis of three different colours, one after the other. I call this one "The hunt of colours".


Picture: Robert Nordsieck

Hope you like them,

Kind regards,
Robert

[lizzie97444]

They are soo beautiful!
Love those colours.

[coyote]

Beautiful snails and great pics! Thanks!

[Bumblebee]

wonderful snails id so love to get my hands on some nemoralis, i really think their shells look so beautiful

[zakalwe]

These snails are gorgeous. Did you find them this way or did you breed them specifically? I'm going to make a try at breeding some really nice ones and just wondered if you had any tips.

[Robert Nordsieck]

Hi there,

actually my friend Mica from Berlin found them. They are hers. But she did find them as you see them, no breeding involved.

Kind regards
Robert

[Deleted]

Hiya i have a grove snail i think itsquite small its slightly spotted and is light brown is it a young grove snail?

[coyote]

Hi snailgirl Grove snails usually have bands, not so much spots. Maybe you have a garden snail?
www.entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/gastro/helix_aspersa.jpg

[Deleted]

Its from my garden but it looks like lizzie97444's picture i havent found any pictures that look like her but my mobile wont let me take clear pictures of my snail

[Deleted]

it looks like the brown snail in this picture - www.petsnails.co.uk/gallery/helix_pomatia/helix_pomatia_04.jpg

[coyote]

Hm, those look like hatchlings, and hatchlings don't have their full coloration yet. Those resemble brown garden snail hatchlings, but other species could look similar as well. It's hard to say at this point.

[Deleted]

ok thanks ill wait till its older