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Post by feebix on Aug 27, 2009 11:23:28 GMT
I`ve been waiting for my medium sized Tiger to lay his self seeded eggs for ages, I think he may have done so now !! I spotted a few eggs on the surface, dug down a bit and there he is ! But the eggs are small, very small, so I`m not certain. The ones I can see are only a bit bigger than C.Marginella eggs, has anyone else has small Tiger eggs?  |
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Post by Amber on Aug 27, 2009 19:31:10 GMT
wow, extra small! Ours are bigger than normal fulica eggs but ive only had the one clutch laid here. We bought some on line that were a bit smaller than the ones ours laid and there was a very low survival rate on the hatchlings and they arent growing very well at all..... in fact, you have a couple of them dont you... (Duh) and they are a few months old now so should be bigger really.
Very probably not tigers....... expecting anything else to lay?
Or maybe he was having a practise test run!
I had some immacs lay eggs recently and some of the snails ate most of the clutch of eggs...... maybe he has breakfast on his mind.
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Post by feebix on Aug 27, 2009 19:37:24 GMT
Hmmm.... Yeah... not sure. I do have a Fulica in there. That`s the only other thing that could possibly have laid such small eggs. Bear in mind that this Tiger has self seeded, I know it`s a long shot but I wonder if it`s possible? I`ll find out soon I suppose ! The babies are doing well, the newly hatched ones are really growing ! I`ll count them tommorrow I think, they don`t look fragile anymore lol The other two are perfectly happy though, I see them often, they`re the first on a new bit of food lol Closely followed by the Puys  Cor I love my snails so much...  |
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Post by Amber on Aug 27, 2009 19:41:39 GMT
I must admit the little tiger babies here are doing really well, eating me out of every possible.... they seem to really like aubergine i found yesterday. The other older ones are eating alot but just not growing. Im using liquid calcium in their spray water as well as in their dish and they all (the ones that have survived this long) seem healthy and active enough..... just hope they manage that for the rest of ther lives, even if they are a bit smaller than average. How is Tonka doing.... destroying the tank overnight and undermining all of your efforts to make them fantastic new hides...... (I'm not bitter) !?
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Post by feebix on Aug 27, 2009 19:48:21 GMT
Oh no ! Not at all, He`s being a good Tonka ! lol I think he`s getting bagsies on the hiding spots though, lol he can bulldoze like no oter snail I have lol I just love his flesh ! It rteally does look like stone or something.... |
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Post by Amber on Aug 27, 2009 19:55:46 GMT
he he he. They are great at bulldozing! I have to admit their flesh was one of the first things that struck me when we first got one. Photos dont do it justice, until i actually had one i dint realise how cool their skin was. Ive tried doing some close up shots of the skin but havent got a great photo yet.
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Post by feebix on Aug 27, 2009 20:02:47 GMT
I`ll consider that a challenge then lol I`ll get my macro set out and give it a go ! I`ve been meaning to do some photos for a while anyway....... |
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Post by feebix on Aug 27, 2009 20:48:24 GMT
Aaaw here he is....  Bless him, lol he`s quite active tionight ! I think he wants my home made loaf of bread lol |
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Post by AlienSnail on Aug 27, 2009 21:15:03 GMT
Hmmm, fresh bread... You'd better watch it, you may find Tiger snail trails on that..... Is that a retic in the background?
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Post by Simon on Aug 28, 2009 11:03:32 GMT
Yummy Bread, ''Urm, Feebs! Someone's Stolen Your Bread!'' Hey! Dont look at me  |
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Cor I love my snails so much... 
