Val
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Post by Val on Jul 29, 2005 21:23:09 GMT
Paul, these are the shells of LAND SNAILS!!!!!!!!!!! Just had to show you. Val x   |
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Post by ceiron on Jul 29, 2005 21:29:46 GMT
wow, me wants drooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
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Post by anjieburdett on Jul 29, 2005 21:57:02 GMT
WOW - They're amazing! Any photos of the shells WITH snails in?? Now THAT would be cool.
Anjie,x.
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Jul 29, 2005 22:06:24 GMT
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Leah
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Do you want me to sit in the corner and rust, or just fall apart where I'm standing?
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Post by Leah on Jul 30, 2005 9:52:24 GMT
wow its like glowing dude! I like the Austroselenites alticola. There like so flat dude! Are any of the snileys/ sluggies on that page kept as pets?
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Post by bookitten on Jul 30, 2005 12:10:43 GMT
I WANT THE SNAILS AND THAT SLUG!
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Post by Paul on Jul 30, 2005 14:42:39 GMT
WOW!!
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Post by anjieburdett on Jul 30, 2005 17:36:19 GMT
OK, I'd really love to keep some of these, seeing this has made me look at other snails from around the world - WOW!!! I found a website selling the Adamsiella pearmaneana (pictured above), its a shell website but when i found it on Google it says 'the majority are sold live'!!!! OH MY GOD!! How do you go about getting these?? Or finding out more about them, all i can find on google is shell sellers. www.george-shells.com/exchange.htmlThe Adamsiella pearmaneana are down near the bottom. Anjie,x. |
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Jul 30, 2005 17:40:25 GMT
OK, I'd really love to keep some of these, seeing this has made me look at other snails from around the world - WOW!!! I found a website selling the Adamsiella pearmaneana (pictured above), its a shell website but when i found it on Google it says 'the majority are sold live'!!!! OH MY GOD!! How do you go about getting these?? Anjie,x. the majority are sold live?? really...Then I would contact the site and ask them about sending live ones, where to is the site based? Ive had people from Brazil offer to send native snails (bulimulus etc...) to me before now |
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Jul 30, 2005 17:53:19 GMT
Just checked the website, some of the land snails there are amazing, I particulary like these Brazilian ones  ive sent the owner of the website an email |
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Post by anjieburdett on Jul 30, 2005 18:01:18 GMT
I have too rofl.
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Post by Paul on Jul 30, 2005 18:29:31 GMT
Trying to import animals from outside Europe, particularly inverts is a nightmare. They need a certificate of health (which you can't seem to get for inverts). DEFRA and CEFAS wouldn't give me organisations they trust documents from or any help how to find them. You'd have to get them to send via airmail because you'd never manage shipping because of import restrictions. When I spoke to Demu in Nigeria he was well keen to send me stuff but getting it here was a nightmare. The best way is to try and set up a deal between the overseas sellers and an established importer.
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Post by anjieburdett on Jul 31, 2005 12:03:01 GMT
I got a reply from the fella, lol.
Hello Anjie,
Thank you for your e-mail. Even I sell landsnails I don't have experience on this.
I am located in Voula (seaside) Athens, Greece we have lots of landsnails in the garden but I don't know what species are, if you want I can send alive them.
Best regards.
George
AWW bless! Not sure what he means by this though - i think he's saying he doesn't know the snails i am talking about but can send the ones he has in his garden! I wonder if they are Aspersa rofl. ;D
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Post by Paul on Jul 31, 2005 14:10:18 GMT
Did you ask about a particular species?
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Post by anjieburdett on Jul 31, 2005 14:59:09 GMT
I did yes, i asked about the Adamsiella Pearmaneana. One of the snails pictured above.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2005 16:08:35 GMT
i was wondering something...why are the operculums in the shells? how do they kill the snails? do they let the body rot behind the operculum and then sell them? when you find shells like that the operculum is gone.
kind regards
mike
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Post by Arno on Jul 31, 2005 19:18:10 GMT
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Post by fatslug on Jul 31, 2005 23:59:04 GMT
Adamsiella pearmaneana is a Jamaican species, and grows to just over 1/2 inch!
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Post by Paul on Aug 1, 2005 6:54:59 GMT
Greek species include the following: thasos.users.btopenworld.com/mollusca.htmIt says: "It can be anticipated that the snail fauna on Thásos will be amongst the largest of the Aegean islands because of its size, range of habitats, and closeness to the Greek mainland."which probably means most of them exist in Greece also. |
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