I have a new creature!

tamsintd · 22-02-2007, 12:10 AM

I have just got a snail form my neighbour.

Her daughter didn't want it anymore, so I took it off her hands!
They got it last summer, and it was about an inch then.
Hasn't been kept that well. Has been mainly fed on apples and carrots. What other things do they eat?

I have no idea what type, could someone help with this please?

sky remote is just to give you a clue of size!

and bless her, my eldest having a hold! (no she's not drunk

she was blinking!)

Becks · 22-02-2007, 01:08 AM

very nice tammy hope you have lots af slimey fun

22-02-2007, 01:53 AM

hi tammy

it looks like a fulica
no celery

celery can kill
but all the good red lettuces
sweet potatoe
sweet corn
weeds & weeds

cucumber
fruits
carrot
porridge no sugar
peppers
beetroot
brown bread a bit and a bit damp
CUTTLE FISH all the time they munch it

i hope that is enough to keep snail going for a bit

the snails shell looks a little tired
dayly baths
change substrate weekly dirty / used substrate can erode the shell

Henry-flash · 22-02-2007, 07:24 AM

A nice snail, well done for taking him on

tamsintd · 22-02-2007, 04:56 PM

Thanks Becks, I just hope there isn't too much slime......eeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww yuk!

Thanks Linda, I have no idea what they need, this info is great!

...You might see me coming back for more!

Thanks Pete

couldn't let it go to just anyone could i?

Henry-flash · 22-02-2007, 05:01 PM

For more info I would try http://www.petsnails.co.uk/

tamsintd · 22-02-2007, 05:03 PM

Will do, thanks again Pete!

**sarah** · 22-02-2007, 05:27 PM

Hello new creature

I would say its a fulica also.

Graham · 22-02-2007, 06:00 PM

Looks just like my Fulicas but bigger!

I feed mine on lettuce and slices of sweet potato. I also made them a special snail "porridge" from oats, sunflower hearts, hempseed, and limestone flour, mixed it all up and ground to a powder with a mortar and pestle.
When I give them a piece of lettuce in the evening I put a big pinch of the porridge mix on top, then spray the tank with water making sure it soaks the porridge. When they wake up they go mad for it!

tamsintd · 22-02-2007, 06:34 PM

I have put in some sticks of carrot and some lettuce.

I also put in a piece of cuttle fish last night while it was asleep,

when it woke up this morning he/she went straight to it and stayed there for over an hour!

22-02-2007, 12:10 AM	#1
tamsintd Member Hatched Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hampshire Posts: 446	I have a new creature! I have just got a snail form my neighbour. Her daughter didn't want it anymore, so I took it off her hands! They got it last summer, and it was about an inch then. Hasn't been kept that well. Has been mainly fed on apples and carrots. What other things do they eat? I have no idea what type, could someone help with this please? sky remote is just to give you a clue of size! and bless her, my eldest having a hold! (no she's not drunk she was blinking!) __________________ Tammy x

22-02-2007, 01:08 AM	#2
Becks Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somerset UK Posts: 4,035	very nice tammy hope you have lots af slimey fun __________________ horsfields ,redfoots ,southern and northan morrocans, map turtle . http://www.redfoottortoiseplace.piczo.com

22-02-2007, 07:24 AM	#4
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	A nice snail, well done for taking him on __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

22-02-2007, 04:56 PM	#5
tamsintd Member Hatched Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hampshire Posts: 446	Thanks Becks, I just hope there isn't too much slime......eeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww yuk! Thanks Linda, I have no idea what they need, this info is great! ...You might see me coming back for more! Thanks Pete couldn't let it go to just anyone could i? __________________ Tammy x

22-02-2007, 05:01 PM	#6
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	For more info I would try http://www.petsnails.co.uk/ __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

22-02-2007, 01:53 AM	#3
aprillinda Guest Posts: n/a	hi tammy it looks like a fulica no celery celery can kill but all the good red lettuces sweet potatoe sweet corn weeds & weeds cucumber fruits carrot porridge no sugar peppers beetroot brown bread a bit and a bit damp CUTTLE FISH all the time they munch it i hope that is enough to keep snail going for a bit the snails shell looks a little tired dayly baths change substrate weekly dirty / used substrate can erode the shell

22-02-2007, 05:03 PM	#7
tamsintd Member Hatched Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hampshire Posts: 446	Will do, thanks again Pete! __________________ Tammy x

22-02-2007, 05:27 PM	#8
sarah Administrator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Posts: 11,914	Hello new creature I would say its a fulica also. __________________ Click: www.shelledwarriorsshop.co.uk STRUGGLING TO FIND WEEDS? LOOK AT OUR DRIED WEEDS 'READY TO FEED' Home of 'Grow Your Own Food' Bearded Dragon, Tortoise, Rabbit, Hamster seed mixes from 89p FREE POST Livefood, Thermostats, Housing, Heating, Mercury Vapour bulbs, UVB etc etc CHEAP PRICES TORTOISES ARE MY PASSION

22-02-2007, 06:00 PM	#9
Graham Member Hatched Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Shepperton, England Posts: 443	Looks just like my Fulicas but bigger! I feed mine on lettuce and slices of sweet potato. I also made them a special snail "porridge" from oats, sunflower hearts, hempseed, and limestone flour, mixed it all up and ground to a powder with a mortar and pestle. When I give them a piece of lettuce in the evening I put a big pinch of the porridge mix on top, then spray the tank with water making sure it soaks the porridge. When they wake up they go mad for it!

22-02-2007, 06:34 PM	#10
tamsintd Member Hatched Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hampshire Posts: 446	I have put in some sticks of carrot and some lettuce. I also put in a piece of cuttle fish last night while it was asleep, when it woke up this morning he/she went straight to it and stayed there for over an hour! __________________ Tammy x

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