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Post by evonnetracey on Jul 29, 2010 8:56:12 GMT
hey i bought to snails off ebay said they were tiger snails but when i first got them they were tiny so couldnt tell what they are but there not tiger snails so can anybody help i would really like to know what there x i947.photobucket.com/albums/ad317/evonnetracey/baby.jpgthanks evonne |
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Post by Alisha on Jul 29, 2010 9:30:13 GMT
I can't really tell from the pic, but you're right, deffo not a Tiger.
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Post by stixandsnailsyork on Jul 29, 2010 9:32:50 GMT
Look more like fulica to me 100% sure they are not tigers for 1 they have grown way to quick. x
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Post by stixandsnailsyork on Jul 29, 2010 9:38:38 GMT
Looking at it it look a bit like my hamellei x i will get a few pics of my fulica babies and my hamellei for you to compare.
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Post by AlienSnail on Jul 29, 2010 10:12:09 GMT
Yeah I'm betting they are fulica, though you won't be able to tell if they are 'standard' fulica or hamillei (sorry Gem).
Can you see a raised 'v' on the tail of the snail? Tiger snails have this.
It's not unusual for sellers to sell their fulica as tigers, either deliberately as we've found before now, or accidentily. Either way, it's quite annoying, even though yopu do have beautiful new snails they're not what you expected.
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Post by stixandsnailsyork on Jul 29, 2010 10:36:25 GMT
Mine are hamellei cross so they don't look like standard fulica, they are crossed with rodatzi, I will get pics uploaded so you can have a look. x
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Post by muddydragon on Jul 29, 2010 16:35:08 GMT
probably a fuli. does anyone else think it could be a retic though? how exciting i look forward to seeing it.
stix: i am fairly certain (i'm sure i will be corrected if wrong) that rodatzi is a form of hamellei. i.e. a rodatzi is still a hamellei so they dont classify as a cross. a bit like a golden and black labradors, they are both still labradors. I think the genetics for hamelli is even less pronounced than the case of the labradors, two normal looking hamelli can produce rodatzis and i think two rodatzis can produce hamellei (not so sure on the second point)
unless you mean it's a rodatzi cross 'normal' fulica, in which case ignore me.
usually best to ignore me anway.
cake is great ;D
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Post by stixandsnailsyork on Jul 29, 2010 17:38:40 GMT
Lol, They are a yellow shelled form and dark shelled form I know they are both hamellei its just easier to put that way. ;D
Only just sat down been a long day will try and get the pics on today if not will be tomorrow
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Post by evonnetracey on Jul 29, 2010 19:07:24 GMT
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Post by stixandsnailsyork on Jul 29, 2010 19:45:16 GMT
I would say fulica they havent got the right pattern on their shells to be retics when i add the pics will put a pic of a young retic as well. Infact will go and get the retic pic now and put it on before i forget and start doing some thing else. x
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