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Post by ofarja on Oct 1, 2011 17:16:49 GMT
Hey i have a A.Fulica and I some of it's shell was flaking from growth is this normal. I just want to know if there is anything else that could cause the flaking X Cheers Guys X
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Post by SnailsPace on Oct 1, 2011 18:21:18 GMT
Do you mean the new growth? That bit is very fragile and can flake if caught at all. However it grows back super fast so don't worry about it
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Post by ofarja on Oct 1, 2011 19:03:52 GMT
thanks i was really worried x
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Post by SnailsPace on Oct 1, 2011 19:08:28 GMT
No problem, how big are your fulica?
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Post by ofarja on Oct 1, 2011 19:23:57 GMT
i only have the one I think it was the pet shop not providing calcium X I just checked and it's healed :S X I was morre worried about mites X but I gave my snail the clean when i got home and no more mites XD(in size or age?)
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Post by SnailsPace on Oct 2, 2011 12:38:31 GMT
size
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Post by ofarja on Oct 4, 2011 22:26:24 GMT
the shell is about 3 cm long X
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Post by hopea2 on Oct 5, 2011 16:24:21 GMT
Awww thats tiny
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Post by SnailsPace on Oct 5, 2011 18:30:56 GMT
So maybe 2-4 months depending how much calcium they've had
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Post by ofarja on Oct 5, 2011 23:48:19 GMT
The lady in the shop Said" there 6 months" i didnt believe her lol X i think it was lack of calcium the shell that has formed underneath said Flake is strong x growth after said flake is stronger X i'm doing something right me thinks llol XXXX
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Post by SnailsPace on Oct 6, 2011 18:41:29 GMT
lol well done, looking at my babies yours could be a min of 3 months not 2, mine that are 6 months are generally about 6 cms but even babies from the same batch of eggs can vary alot. I suppose the lady has no reason to lie, although unless she bred them she wouldn't know exactly
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Post by ofarja on Oct 6, 2011 23:35:38 GMT
I think they where shoved onto her lol X the flake is ok atm its still flaking if touched, but when i handle i have to be xtra careful just incase i start a new wound :(X i wasn't impressed with the way the snails where kept in the petshop X they did the bare minimum XD (edit: i Couldnt tell if they where bred from the snails in the store because she had snails from 2-6 months in the same tank so she prob said 6 months to be safeX )
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Post by SnailsPace on Oct 8, 2011 18:31:46 GMT
It might come off altogether when new shell grows
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