Adult snail growth survey

[AlienSnail]

Inspired by another thread I think perhaps we could post our snail-shell measurements here.

It's been agreed that information on adult shell size of all species would be useful.

The information that would be useful to collate (and please feel free to add to it) includes:

* Species (including sub-species) of snail
* Shell size (hopefully when the shell lip has started to thicken and there is very little subequent growth expected, if not full-grown then at what stage of growth/age the snail is at)
* Weight of snail
* Any shell abnormalities
* Calcium source used and average diet
* Tank size and how many tank-mates the snail lives with
* Size of parent snails if known
* Any other factor that you may feel could influence or stunt the growth of the snail.

I expect this to be a long thread and perhaps may be a bit of a chore to pick through, but unless there's a seperate survey for each snail I'm not sure of a better way of collating the information.

The more contributions the better.

[ade]

Ok I will start here and add some of the other information as observation and time allow.

Achatina Reticulata ( normal skinned )
Approximately nine months old - group of six in tank
Weight : to be added
Shell sizes : range between 12cm ( snallest ) - 13.5 ( largest ) still showing rapid growth.
Calcium Source : Limestone flour and chunks
Tank : Very Large storage tub - will add measurements soon
Parent snail : Unknown
Diet for six snails per week : consists of Approximately one very large cucumber , one large rommaine lettuce, handful of dog biscuits, three large sweet potatoes. I think thats all they eat , it may be more.
Temperature : i have founf reticulata to be as active at 22c as they are at 25/28c

Hope this helps.

[AlienSnail]

Thanks Ade, yes that's the sort of thing I'm after

[Alisha]

I'll add something then, this shall be for the biggest snail I own

Species: A. Fulica - Normal
Age: Approx. 6 Years old
Tank Mates: Was about 400 hatchlings, now just 3 snails between 3" and 5"
Food: In a week, a cucumber, a courgette and 1-2 sweet potatoes
Calcium: Cuttlefish
Size: 6.4 inches
Weight: Not known
Tank: Large viv, previously used for a Bearded Dragon
Temperature: 24*C

EDIT: I modyfied because I now own this snail, and can give more details about care.

[crossless]

I'll start to answer to this time to time.

* Species: Achatina Fulica - Normal
* Shell size: 4,5cm
* Weight 10grams
* Any shell abnormalities : I dropped him, it's that notorious accident of mine when he bounced in sub woofer after I got him out about 5mm to 1cm of shell edge snapped off
* Calcium source used and average diet: Cuttle fish. Main diet is based on iguana pellets radish stems, sweet pepper, sweet potato, potato, basil, rose hip (baby food, I'm not able to pick up any from wild might be poisoned) shrimps (soaked in water changed at least 2 times), peas and beans, courgette, leaves of cauliflower, rucola, eggplant then I'm trying to try always when different harvesting season sometimes new as treats so I could make their diet more changeable. In summer snails will be getting about 1/2-1/4 diet wild picked, but this fellow has only got few times food from outside first summer for him.

* Tank size and how many tank-mates the snail lives with : About 10litres, he don't have house mates.
* Size of parent snails if known : Egg layer that I noticed was about 7,5cm or 8cm other parrent size range can be 7,5 to 10cm normal sized anyways..
* Any other factor that you may feel could influence or stunt the growth of the snail. : This snail is living lonely, with my first babies I had problem that biggest babies was all the time on cuttle and food so nother on needed to wait turn for food and cuttle was very sad about it. Now this one it living long time alone it might affect bevause I'm able move him with others when he is at last 7cm and then he would neither need use energy on mating which my other babies did after coming mature they have layied eggs since they have been able which happened when they where six months old.

[stixandsnailsyork]

I have just found this thread will add to it in a while with tiger and ghana tiger weights and measure ments as well as flemmea weights and measurements if i can get a good reading for them as they are so small and some other species i have.

[stixandsnailsyork]

It may take a while to list them lol. I will do each species in 1 post

Species... Tiger
Shell size... 6.5cm
weight... 50g
Calcium source and diet... i use cuttle, oyster shell, limestone flour, limestone chip they are spoilt and get corgette, tomato, sweet potato, cucumber, lettuce, passion fruit, banana, apple, pear and dog biscuits I try and give them 3 different foods at a time so they have the choice.
Tank size and mates... She is in a 2" tank with 9 other juv tigers
Parent snail size... unknown
Shell abnormalities... none


Species... Tiger
Shell size... 14cm
weight... 300g
calcium and diet... same as tiger above above just more of.
Tank size and mates... 4" tank with 3 other adult tigers their weights to follow
parent size... Unknown
shell abnormalities... none

Species... tiger
Shell size... 16cm
weight... 390g
all others are the same as the tiger above

Species... Ghana Tiger
Shell size... 17cm
Weight...350g
facters that may affect weight... This snail laid on 05/06/2010 i will add weight again in a couple of weeks to see how it has changed
All others the same as the snail above

Species... Ghana Tiger
Shell size... 18cm
weight... 475g
Calcium and diet... As above
Tank size and mates... 4" tank with 3 other adult tigers
Parent size... Unknown
Shell abnormalities... None
other factors that may affect the weight... The snail this one has been in with untill my new pair came on the 03/06/2010 has recently laid so i am hoping this snail is also full of eggs.

I hope this is the sort of thing you are looking for if i have missed any thing off them please let me know and i will add it.

Will do some more species in a new post

[stixandsnailsyork]

Species... Margie suts
shell... 8.5
Weight... 100g
calcium and food... they get about the same as my tigers above
tank size and mates... 4" viv with 15 other ovum and suts
Parent size... unknown
Shell damage... quite bad shell damage on the new shell growth this happened in the post.

Species... Margie ovum
Shell size... 8cm
Weight...90g
food and calcium... they get the sam as all my other snails
Tank size and mates... 4" viv with 15 other ovum and suts.
Shell damage... Quite bad shell damage but this was how i bought them.

Species... Reticulata-Normal skinned
shell size... 10cm
Weight... 95g
food and calcium... same as all my other snails
Tank size and mates... 2" tank with 13 baby retics
Parent size... Unknown
Shell abnormalities... The point to the end of his shell is missing this is how i received him i would say there is about 1cm missing this is just a guess though.

Species... Rodatzi
Shell size... 7.5cm
Weight... 50g
Food and calcium...the same as my other snails
Tank size... 4" tank with lots of other smaller rods it would be hard to try and count but i would guess at 20
Parent snail size... unknown

Species... Full albino jadatzi
shell size... 4.5cm
Weight... 25g
food and calcium... same as all my other snails
Tank size and mates... 2" tank with a few other full albino jadatzi's and a couple of baby rods
Parent size... Unknown

Species...Immac var unknown but have been told they may be panthera
Shell size... 7cm
Weight...40g
food and calcium... same as all the other snails
tank size and mates 3" tank with 7 other of the same var unknown and 4 immac var immac
parent size... unknown

Species... Puy
Shell size... 5.5cm
Weight... 25g
Food calcium... Same as all my other snails.
Tank size and mates... 3" tank 3 other smaller puy's and albopicta
Parent snail size... Unknown but can find out

Species... Albopicta
Shell size... 6cm
Weight... 30g
all others as above

Species... Jadatzi, Dark skinned/shell
Shell size... 6.5cm
Weight... 40g
food calcium... same as other snails
Tank size... 3" Tank with other jadatzi and a couple of full albino jadatzi
Parent snail size... unknown

If i have missed any thing out please let me know and i will add it.
I tried to get the flemmea but i couldn't get a weight from them i will add this another time.

[crossless]

UPDATE this is the same snail as in my last post

* Species (including sub-species) of snail
Achatina Fulica - normal
* Shell size
6 cm
* Weight of snail
26 grams
* Any shell abnormalities
I dropped him, it's that notorious accident of mine when he bounced in sub woofer after I got him out about 5mm to 1cm of shell edge snapped off
* Calcium source used and average diet
Cuttle fish. Main diet in summer time is based on leaves to minimize fruit flies and some vegetables is given too time to time courgette, potato, carrot and time to time some seasonal special treats like strawberry etc.
* Tank size and how many tank-mates the snail lives with
241litres 11tank mates.
* Size of parent snails if known
Egg layer that I noticed was about 7,5cm or 8cm other parrent size range can be 7,5 to 10,5cm normal sized anyways..
* Any other factor that you may feel could influence or stunt the growth of the snail.
Snail lived alone till it turned to 6months age.

Edit// Really weird and "shocking" to notice that baby snail has double it's weight in just 4months. o.O

[picklepies]

Species: A fuclia [normal]
Shell Size: 14cm/ 5.5"
Age: 7 years
Weight: TBA
Shell Abnormalities: None
Calcium source: Cuttlefish Bone
Average diet: Lettuce, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, pak choi, kale, turnip, carrot, and basil
Tanks size and Mates: Depth 43.18 cm/17" Width 53.34 cm/21" Height 25.4 cm/10". 2 tank mates.
Temperature: 23-26C
Size of parent snails: 10-12 cm/ 3-4"


[thought it might be nice to bring this back?]

[etana]

Oh, nice idea. I don't have a very accurate scale for weighing snails though and I only have a few who are really adults, most are still growing. I'll have to remember this though!