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Post by AlienSnail on Oct 27, 2007 18:00:44 GMT
Adult with juveniles. The juveniles are captive bred, and are thought to be the product of self fertilization from the parent (pictured), from her first batch of eggs. This 'Lagos' also produced two albino babies, which unfortunately died, and several clutches of infertile eggs. The parent is approx 7 cm, age unknown. The juveniles are approx 4 months old The adults skin is warty, and all three of them have heads and tentacles darker than their tales. These produce very sticky mucus and have excellent grip.   |
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Post by Kevin on Oct 27, 2007 20:31:23 GMT
interesting how the captive bred's are so more "marginata" like than the adult, they look so different. Maybe the adults are a marginata ssp with deformed shells somehow then?
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Post by AlienSnail on Oct 27, 2007 20:33:52 GMT
But then again I've noticed with WC Margie species their shell's patterns are oftne worn or more plain that captive bred. It may be periods of hiberbation and harsher conditions wearing the top layers from thei shells that make W/C Achachatinas shells duller?
That's my guess anyway ;D
Incidentally I've got more eggs which I hope will hatch and she's carrying eggs at the moment, had been carying them for a while, hope she lays soon...
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Post by Kevin on Oct 27, 2007 20:37:59 GMT
Its not just the duller shell for the wc adult, its the overall shape of the shell as well that seems so different, wc's will always have much rougher and worn shells, but I dont think the cb snails will develop the elongated shell of the adult Snail. Ive seen another picture of sub-adult "Lagos" Archachatina which was very similar, which suggests that maybe the conditions there affect the shell shape as well as the shell patten/texture? They could possibly be deformed suturalis for some reason?
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Post by AlienSnail on Oct 27, 2007 21:07:08 GMT
Hmm. It's food for thought. I'll keep you updated on their growth. I have a feeling they will end up larger than their 'mum' but who knows? ;D
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Post by eric2 on Oct 28, 2007 18:36:57 GMT
that is quite interesting good luck with the babies
have these not been hatched in the uk before?
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Post by Kevin on Oct 28, 2007 18:39:08 GMT
I hatched and sold/traded around 12 of them last year.
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Post by eric2 on Oct 28, 2007 18:49:06 GMT
did you notice the same?
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Post by Kevin on Oct 28, 2007 20:48:28 GMT
I kept them till they were around 1-1.5cm, so it wasnt possible to tell, Ive seen a picture of some subadults though which look the same.
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Post by AlienSnail on Oct 28, 2007 22:26:56 GMT
Well I'm a happy snailypeep because tonight I found a baby Lagos in the egg tub, I recon he's a couple of days old and has eaten his shell and made his way to thye surface (I have resisted the temptation to keep checking the eggs this time because I recon this may have had a detremental affect on the eggs last time. Anyway - here he is, plus I've just put a fresh clutch of eggs in another tub.   |
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Post by kab on Oct 28, 2007 22:35:17 GMT
hes gorgeous ;D
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Post by purplelynn on Oct 29, 2007 7:40:25 GMT
so cute!
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Post by spook on Oct 29, 2007 9:25:27 GMT
Awwwww bless the little baby!!! ;D ;D
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Post by mrmikey on Oct 29, 2007 15:48:08 GMT
cute
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Post by Tigs on Oct 29, 2007 21:25:36 GMT
Brilliant news - always good to get the Rare WC ones breeding ;D
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