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Post by snailywaily on Nov 17, 2005 15:15:03 GMT
Just wondering if what I feed my GALS (Fulica, Blonde's and am awaiting Tigers) effects the patterns on their shells?
Has anybody done any research on this?
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Post by sezzy5889 on Nov 17, 2005 15:17:19 GMT
I have always wondered this too and am looking into researching it.
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Post by pixie on Nov 17, 2005 18:22:46 GMT
i reckon it would, or it may just be quality of food/ balanced diet. would be interesting to look into.
sorry i just have to add, woohoo i got my piccy to work!
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Post by sezzy5889 on Nov 17, 2005 18:33:08 GMT
I don't know whether it would work for some species that have distinctive markings like tigers, maybe the way the stripes are formed but not colour, whereas fulica...maybe if you think about it, if you mush loads of different coloured foods up, no doubt it would turn out brown, and most fulica shells are brown. I've known of people who have fed their snails on soley greens and the fulica's shell has turned out yellowy, goldy or greeny. But i don't think you could feed them on soley any other coloured foods because greens are the staple diet with the goodness in. Unless you could provide the neutrients etc another way like powder or liquid source.
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Post by sezzy5889 on Nov 17, 2005 19:27:34 GMT
This is strange, Beth has two fulica right! Heres a pic of them... normal fulica with dark shells...  She changed their living conditions from a storage box to this magnificent tank...  and after a couple of weeks this is what they look like now...   their shells mysteriously changed colours, you wouldn't know they are the same snails but they are! She didn't change their diet so whether it was the lighting, the space, new materials or mood change, no one knows  |
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Post by ian on Nov 17, 2005 21:01:48 GMT
Thats quite drastic, i reckon it would be the lighting more than any other factor. That tanks is incredible i wish i could let my poor little snails have one!
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Post by Paul on Nov 18, 2005 0:43:45 GMT
Is that a UV lamp, that could explain it, if they are always exposed to it?
Their shells are individually affected by many, many things including diet and environment, though I'm not how that can be manipulated or assessed so we know what is best.
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Post by pixie on Nov 18, 2005 14:21:21 GMT
perhaps someone (with some spare time) could collect info on how we keep our snails: lighting, temperature, substrate, diet etc, and compare pics. and see if they notice anthing?  |
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Post by Paul on Nov 18, 2005 14:39:56 GMT
It is a good idea actually but it would need to be controlled. If someone hatched a batch of eggs and kept them for a month or two so we get an idea of similarity, perhaps we could all take 1 or 2 babies. I realise they are highly variable but it would at least standardise the experiment a little.
I'd like to see lots more things like this but it requires someone to organise it, and I have my hands full already. But if anyone wished to run an experiment of any type, speak up and I can help organise the web side of it. I have the members section, albeit cut-down for now but I can easily write a facility for a project/experiment to capture data or graph it etc. So this is really a shout to whoever has a serious idea for an experiment/project and who has the desire and the time to run and organise it.
I mean, the whole issue of parasites that we've just been reading about is a good area. It'll take more than one person but if someone were to "champion" it to use a horrifying business buzzword I think we'd get a lot further. This would require no more than overseeing the sending of letters and finding information. And I'll just help you publish all the information. That's what this website is all about, but I need people who really want to take on a particular task. So, if you're interested in an area and want to run it let me know and we'll organise it.
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Post by sezzy5889 on Nov 18, 2005 15:44:01 GMT
I would do it but first i need to wait for my snails to lay some eggs :-)
I mean this one to do with shell colour etc.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2005 16:27:58 GMT
probably the more varied the diet the more variation in shell growth patterns you see. also, use different kinds of calcium source, and make sure calcium intake is at a constant level
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Post by pixie on Nov 19, 2005 10:22:13 GMT
I'd love to organise it but i really don't have time (possibly over christmas/summer depending on how much work i'm given), I might be able to supply the eggs though, and look after 1 or two.
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Post by sezzy5889 on Nov 19, 2005 12:32:54 GMT
if anyone could supply me with approx 40 babies of any species, i will do it, if not i will have to wait until my snails supply me with some.
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Post by sezzy5889 on Nov 19, 2005 12:35:39 GMT
tiny babies if possible
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2005 12:37:34 GMT
if anyone could supply me with approx 40 babies of any species, i will do it, if not i will have to wait until my snails supply me with some. i cud give u 40 of my new mystery babies next spring? |
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Post by sezzy5889 on Nov 19, 2005 12:58:30 GMT
I suppose, but by next spring they will be pretty big and will cost a lot more to send  I was hoping tiny babies as this will produce better results. |
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Post by pixie on Nov 19, 2005 13:55:23 GMT
mine might lay again soonish (fulica), already had two batches this week, but with six adults you don't have to wait long!, so i could send the eggs and you can pic out the number you want and dispose of the rest
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