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Post by snailcrazy on Apr 26, 2008 18:47:42 GMT
Can any of you confirm this little chap is a Rodatzi. He is the last little one I have and he is a lot paler than his Hamillei parents. If he is Rodatzi what would be his official title. Achatina Hamillei Var Rodatzi?  Cheers. ;D |
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Post by spook on Apr 26, 2008 19:06:32 GMT
I think he's a Rodatzi........... But kevin would prob know for sure!  |
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Post by Arno on Apr 26, 2008 19:29:11 GMT
Looks like Mr Rodatzi to me  |
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Post by snailcrazy on Apr 26, 2008 19:53:35 GMT
Cheers guys. I just wanted to confirm what I thought. He's growing like mad.
;D
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Post by AlienSnail on Apr 26, 2008 19:57:20 GMT
He's a sweetheart.
Yes I also think he's a Rodatzi ;D
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Post by GlitterBug on Apr 26, 2008 20:07:25 GMT
Awwww wow!!!
I hope my babies are rodatzi!!!!
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Post by Kevin on Apr 26, 2008 21:14:48 GMT
it wouldnt be Achatina hamillei, they are a subspecies of fulica, so it would be Achatina fulica hamillei f. rodatzi.
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Post by snailcrazy on Apr 27, 2008 7:29:09 GMT
Thanks Kevin,
It's really confusing cos of the sub species. At least I know his official title now.
Glitterbug, I think you will get quite a lot of Rodatzi's all the ones I kept to hatch went this colour.
Thanks
Jo ;D
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Post by elven on Jun 8, 2010 19:20:43 GMT
I just got 4 snails, that are supposed to be rodatzii. But they dont really look much different than fulicas. At what size should the difference be seen? They are about 1cm now.
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Post by stixandsnailsyork on Jun 8, 2010 19:28:19 GMT
Did you buy them on ebay elven? I bought some sold as rods but they have turned out to be fuli
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Post by elven on Jun 8, 2010 19:41:22 GMT
No, from snail-forum in Finland. There was a pic of parents, they looked to have pretty yellow shell's. But Im just worried... Will these grow like that or not. Will all rodatzi-babies look like rodatzies, or can there be 'normal' ones in the clutch?
Should I feed them yellow foods? If that would help get the good colour or something...
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Post by stixandsnailsyork on Jun 8, 2010 21:35:13 GMT
I have some young rods they are about 2 cm they have a yellow shell with black/grey blotches on, I am hatching some rods eggs at the min 1 has started to hatch i will check on it tomorrow to see what it looks like but im sure it will be very pale as most hatchlings are, Amber breeds these she might be a good person to ask.
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Post by AlienSnail on Jun 8, 2010 21:38:00 GMT
It depends. Some rodatzi can still produce normal fulica shells. They shouldn't be able to in theory because of the way recessive genetics work, but I've seen it happen, though not often.
Could you describe the shells please? Do they have any stripes? Rodatzi shells can start off a little spotty, and these spots fade when the shell gets thicker as the snail grows, but if they clearly have stripes then you may end up with normal fulica shells.
The food you give won't make a difference to the colour of the shell, there's nothing you can do to change it.
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Post by elven on Jun 9, 2010 5:53:57 GMT
I think a picture will tell more than my words. I really really wish they would start to look like rodatziis, but now they dont.  |
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Post by AlienSnail on Jun 9, 2010 6:41:03 GMT
They do look like rodatzis. While the shell is young and thin this is what they look like. After a month or more you should see them developing a lovely golden-yellow shell. Don't worry, they look like completely normal rodatzi babies  |
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