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Post by picklepies on Apr 27, 2017 20:13:39 GMT
Hi all I have a mystery snail! I brought him off a gumtree guy, who could tell me absolutely nothing about it, apparently it was his daughters who left it when she went to uni? He's a very sweet little guy, wouldn't day the best set up, and i don't think he knows other snailies, but a sweetie none the less  flic.kr/p/SZgXUCHe's only about 4cm, he has a bit of new growth now but not sure if that's adding as an extra or just normal growing? X |
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Post by etana on Apr 28, 2017 5:20:21 GMT
Ooo pretty shell! The face looks like fulica to me, but can you tell us how his columella is coloured? |
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Post by jolovessnailies on Apr 28, 2017 8:54:15 GMT
He is gorgeous love, he looks as if he has just had a shower, all nice and shiny.
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Jo xx
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Post by picklepies on Apr 28, 2017 11:34:14 GMT
I thought the face was fulica-esque too Etena, it's the shell stripes that confuse me! I haven't looked at the colour yet, but I'll give them a go when I get home x |
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Post by jolovessnailies on Apr 29, 2017 13:45:42 GMT
I think he is having a little giggle with us love because we cannot figure out what he is and he is not going to tell us lol!
Hugs
Jo xx
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Post by picklepies on Apr 29, 2017 19:01:51 GMT
That he is Jo! I'm afraid I'm having a bit of a moment lol, which bit is his columella? X
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Post by picklepies on Apr 29, 2017 19:11:49 GMT
So I googled it, think this is it? flic.kr/p/T6i7yxLooks like the same colour as his foot of the helps like a light brown? X |
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Post by etana on Apr 29, 2017 20:02:29 GMT
His mantle is covering his columella in the pic, we're looking for the colour of the shell underneath. With fulica, it's white. Many others have a very distinct colour like pink, orange etc. You can try to catch the colour when he's fully retracted, or very very gently push his mantle away with a water colour brush or something like that. It's not attached to the shell at that point of the snail, but it's sensitive. For help: www.petsnails.co.uk/images/identification/columella_difference.jpg |
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Post by picklepies on Apr 29, 2017 20:29:57 GMT
Ooo okay, I'll try that, it won't hurt him? X
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Post by picklepies on Apr 29, 2017 20:41:40 GMT
I managed to see a little bit, it looks white? It's the consistent strip pattern, is that a type of fulica? Sorry for all the questions lol x
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Post by etana on Apr 29, 2017 20:53:24 GMT
He doesn't appreciate having his mantle touched, but it's for good purpose and you won't be doing it often, so hopefully he'll forgive you. Fulica shells can grow very stripy. The face, skin and columella are better indicators. So with all those it sounds like you have a particularly pretty fulica!  |
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Post by picklepies on Apr 29, 2017 20:55:17 GMT
Aww it'll be lonely to see what shell any babies might be, I think I've got every tie of a in the tank now lol x
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Post by jolovessnailies on Apr 30, 2017 14:22:41 GMT
Oh bless him. When you touch them in certain places they think we are being too personal LOL!! I am glad you have been able to determine the colour of the inside of his shell though. Everything crossed for the babies love.
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Jo xx
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Post by picklepies on May 9, 2017 10:35:22 GMT
Lol Jo absolutely I just got a reply form the seller (finally!) Who's saying he's a fully grown Cravani snail, which seems odd primarily because he's grown a good inch of shell which isn't stripy, though still beautiful lol. I don't want to say the sellers wrong, but it just seems weird he's now growing, I have no idea about the Cravani aspect though! X |
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Post by jolovessnailies on May 10, 2017 15:45:41 GMT
I have never heard of Cravani snails either love, have you googled them? You may get an idea of what they do look like and if indeed that is what the little one is. Please let us know. Hugs Jo xx |
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