Albino Helix aspersa?!

[Josh]

Heres pics of one of the snails that i THINK are albino helix aspersa, sorry about the quality, only have a camera phone... lol
Can anybody tell me wether they are actually albino helix aspersa?... i doubt youl be able to tell anyway because of the badness of the pics =P













Thanks =D

[Tom]

My 2 baby ones are liek that.
I think they might get there colour when they get older.
I will get some pics of mine to show

[Tom]

Here are some very bad pics of mine.
Enjoy







Tom Sorry rushed the pics just now

[Josh]

oohhh yours look quite alot like mine =P
So your saying they aren't albino and that they get their darker colour as they get older?

=D

[Tom]

I have no idea.
But if my babys are white and yours are.
Then theres a chance that that is the normal colour.
I dont think u can get albino helix much in the wild.
Im sure someone will come along and help you out

[Josh]

Well i guess only time will tell =P

Will try and get some pics of them with my mums digital camera next week...

Then someone will be able to get a better look at them and properly identify them for me =D

=D

[Tom]

Yeah that will be best.

Are you planning on keeping them forever ??

[Josh]

I don't know, i have the space though

Theres about 12 - 13 of them, so if anybody on here wanted any of them i would be willing to part with a few =P

I would like to keep at least 2 though, never properly kept Helix aspersa in the past, only big huge fulicas and margies, so would be a new experience for me =D

[AlienSnail]

Well Albino Helix certainly do exist, there are some who keep them. I think Val had some young Helix Aspersa that stayed white for quite some time, and it was assumed that these were albino (we were all really chuffed!), but they turned darker eventually, so they weren't....

You never know though - they do exist so it's worth hanging on to them for a while to see

[Josh]

Well like i said, I have plenty of space for them, I'l probably release a few back where i found them though because there are quite a few of them and they are eating alot

I'l keep 2 - 4 of them for a while, see what happens =D

Even if they aren't albino, they have nice shells for Helix aspersa =p

[Tom]

I will like mine even if they turn brownish.
Maybe they will go darker if raised in captivity

[Val]

Joshwaa: I don't think those babies are albino, they look a very pale beige colour in the photos so I would guess that they will definitely darken as they get older.

Val