What sort of snail do I have?!

[piestar]

I know he is a GAL snail but I know there are different types and they differ in size etc.

Can anyone identify my snail? he is only a baby one and I would love to know his potential growth!

here is a couple of pics-



cheers! if anyone wants to see any more pics of Paul then let me know

[101100101111]

looks like an achatina fulica to me, which is likely as they are the most common GALS, he has a lovely skin colour! welcome to the forum!

[rosanna123]

i would say that he is a fulica as well

[piestar]

Aug 21, 2010 9:19:07 GMT 101100101111 said:

looks like an achatina fulica to me, which is likely as they are the most common GALS, he has a lovely skin colour! welcome to the forum!

thanks! he does have a very pretty shell too I think!

I kinda dont want him to get big

[lee2211]

Achatina fulica.

He has a lovely caramel skin tone, beautiful.

[101100101111]

He has the same kind of shell as my Yet, who is growing fairly well now, even though they are very cute when they're babies its amazing to watch them grow as they do it in spurts generally, you'll come in to feed him one time and then be like, 'oh, he's really big now'

also with my guys, they kept knocking over the stuff in their tank because they were too heavy, for example i had a piece of cork bark that was resting against the side, and then one night my April had obviously sat on the side of it and knocked it over and they do the same thing with plant pots as well as they are so light.

[piestar]

Yeah, I am looking forward to watching him grow. every month I'm gonna take a picture of him next to that 10p so I can look and see how different he is.

I think Paul is gonna be a great teaching resource! (I'm doing a primary education degree)

[ness]

Yep looks like a fulica, very cute

[coyote]

I like that idea of taking progress shots of the snail's growth every month, next to a coin. You;ll have a very interesting photo album when you're done!

[Deleted]

He looks a bit like my fulica Henry, he's got a nice, clean crisp shell.

[lee2211]

Aug 21, 2010 21:43:42 GMT coyote said:

I like that idea of taking progress shots of the snail's growth every month, next to a coin. You;ll have a very interesting photo album when you're done!

I do this, I weigh, measure and take a picture of each of my snails every month.
It helps me work out growth rates, tell when they're ill and proper documentation can help you tell whether you need to change something important.

[piestar]

its amazing how much they change and how fast.

My snail has a much prettier and stripy-er shell now, look!

[ness]

aw he certainly is very good-looking. Very nice markings
It is good to see your early photo to compare because as you say that's quite a change

[piestar]

I know, there is only 3 weeks between the 2 photos!

[ness]

Well you've certainly got a lovely and robust young snail, and very pretty. The shell's new growth usually begins to even out to a plain brown as the snail reaches adult, but those earlier well pronounced stripes, as the ones you see now, will still be visible.

[piestar]

I never knew keeping a snail was so much fun, I love it. everyone else thinks they are boring, people are just like 'there is nothing cute about a snail' or 'how can a snail possibly make an interesting pet!'

these people need to be educated

I'm already thinking about getting another snail to live with Paul. I really like the look of albino ones, they look really interesting and different!

[coyote]

The shell markings are lovely!