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Post by deadmansfinger on Aug 17, 2005 18:11:02 GMT
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Post by natrat84 on Aug 17, 2005 18:19:38 GMT
I'm dippy but they look like Margies to me.
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Post by Val on Aug 17, 2005 18:22:07 GMT
Sorry again Brian ;D There are others here who know better than I
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2005 18:23:21 GMT
margies
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Post by deadmansfinger on Aug 17, 2005 18:26:33 GMT
ok cool thanks! out of 21 snails thats all that survived, 2 margies I think 1 lot came in with a disease and it spread through them all. killed all the other plus my iradeli! I had posted on cybersnail regarding it but it was a long time ago (about 3 yrs I think) Least these 2 are healthy! Thanks again! Brian.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2005 18:30:58 GMT
oh im sorry they all died, it can be very traumatic. so now uve got 2 margies and my iredalei? are u gonna get anymore?
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Post by natrat84 on Aug 17, 2005 18:31:53 GMT
Thats a real shame But like you say at least those 2 are healthy, they certanly look it 2 is better than none.
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Post by deadmansfinger on Aug 17, 2005 18:36:53 GMT
I quite fancy some slugs to be honest. I have answered a post for some pancake slugs on here and also potentially some banana slugs. (fingers crossed)
Not sure if I will get anymore snails. It's getting harder sneaking tanks into the house!
Brian.
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Post by achatitan on Aug 17, 2005 21:11:44 GMT
Overcrowding may have snails contacting Pseudomonas aerugiunosa, which is likely to wipe out a whole tank. Maybe that's what happened.
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Post by Arno on Aug 17, 2005 21:24:03 GMT
Obvious question:what's that?
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Post by deadmansfinger on Aug 17, 2005 21:42:53 GMT
they were all really small when I got them and the tank was 3'x2'. I got it custom built for them It just wiped them all out really quick. They literally just turned to mush in there shells overnight and smelled really really bad. Is this the symptoms? Brian.
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Post by Paul on Aug 18, 2005 3:39:14 GMT
Arno.... There are a few things here and there, but very little regarding health. That government snail-farming one mentions various Pseudomonas infections, found in soil etc. That seemed a promising lead, particularly when I read that these bacteria are all around us and effect certain people when they are most vulnerable. But when I searched further I found research on the anti-bacterial properties of snail slime particulary against Pseudonomas. Some articles mentioned that because the snail has a soft-foot and is vulnernable to all sorts of attack, evolution has provided a fantastic resistance to foreign invaders, in the form of their slime. There are many varieties of the infection though.
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Post by anjieburdett on Aug 18, 2005 8:35:29 GMT
Yeah, thems Margies ;D
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Post by deadmansfinger on Aug 18, 2005 8:49:12 GMT
seems everyone is in agreement then!
thanks! Brian.
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Post by achatitan on Aug 18, 2005 14:26:01 GMT
Obvious question:what's that? Pseudomonas are an aerobic type of bacteria, given crowded conditions they can easily infect a group of snails, this frequently occurs in intensive snail farming systems, especially on Helix aspersa. Btw, Those snails look indeed like margies.
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