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Old 07-05-2008, 10:38 AM
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ok another question about gient snails (i don't want one i am just feeding my curiosty) are thay like british snales as in they do not need a mate to have babies?
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Old 07-05-2008, 12:14 PM
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Yes, they can have babies on their own. They are hermaphrodites (both sexes at once).
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Old 07-05-2008, 12:17 PM
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I was told they have to mate the first time, then after that they can produce on their own?
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Old 07-05-2008, 03:48 PM
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Although haemaphrodite they do need a mate but any snail of same sp and size will do.
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Old 07-05-2008, 03:59 PM
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Although haemaphrodite they do need a mate but any snail of same sp and size will do.
they like certain frogs taht can manipulate their sex depending on circumstances? or simply a hermie with both sex organs?
spose the latter of the two, as with slugs iirc
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They need to mate to have babies, but they can change their sex.
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Old 07-05-2008, 04:49 PM
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They both sets of bits. Girly things and boy things.
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