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Post by AlienSnail on Sept 21, 2009 14:22:28 GMT
In my 10 year old son's hand. These are new to captivity, and I don't know much about them. I have been informed by two people that they do well kept in a similar way to fulica, I have also been informed that they also like it humid, and they should have some rotten wood and leaves in their diet. I haven't got mine any rotten wood yet, but hope to do so later on tonight. They are beautiful, unusual shells that curl into tight whorls and then the last whorl separates when the snail approximately reaches adulthood. It has attached to it's back, a hard plug which neatly fits into the shell entrance when the snail retracts. The snail folds it's body in half by the looks of things as it retracts, pulling the plug in last. It looks like some kind of sawn-off screw head! Another unusual feature is a tube-like structure coming from the shell on the snail's right-hand side. I'm intrigued as to what this is for, it must have evolved for a reason...... Sorry about the quality of the photo, the snails were feeling a little shy and didn't want to come out when I had them out of their tank. I suspect this is a species that prefers little disturbance, but time will tell.
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Post by Dusk on Sept 21, 2009 15:58:26 GMT
They are so beautifully strange to look at
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Post by choco on Sept 21, 2009 16:54:31 GMT
They're such incredibly weird snails, but they're so beautiful and interesting! Keep us updated on them Ness, I'd love to hear about how you get along with these little guys
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Post by AlienSnail on Sept 21, 2009 17:24:14 GMT
Thanks Dusk and thanks MorningCoffee, I'll keep everyone updated
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Post by crossless on Sept 21, 2009 19:36:58 GMT
Oh I agree with morningcoffee. I like the shell (s?) looks really handy "plug" when they're retract no one can disturb while you are taking naps. There is really too much of love snails species that it will be very hard to think what try next before you find the right one and only species what you wanna take care of.
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Post by AlienSnail on Sept 21, 2009 19:46:42 GMT
Yes they look like very effective plugs, but odd. They really do look like someone had glued shrunken car parts onto their backs!
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