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herb the snail.

this is herb he is a snail. he was happy to have his picture taken. he is old and wise. and very very large.










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and in his true glory

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now that is an awesome snail i love them.
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im jsut amazed at this ones size i have never seen one this big before. was supposed to be food fro my blue tongues but i like big ol herb so he will live out his life happily.
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Damn, thats huge.
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Or are you tricking us with a mini peeler.
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Wow he is awesome.... Do you think he was a little on edge when he seen the potato peeler?
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mmmmmm yummy. my blueys are hungry...
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no trickery he is actually as long as a normal potato peeler. i've decided to give him a home and maybe a few girlfriends hahahah and yes i know they are all hermaphrodites

he is sunshine coast locale and was found almost all dried up in some horse stables
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anyone else seen one of this size.
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not that ive noticed anyway! any snail i find is straight into the blueys enclosure
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Our bluies would be challenged to get their chompers around that one!

Do you have any measurements on it?

Escargot ....mmmm
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theirs a good stud for some breeding their. time to set up a snail breeding tub?
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hahah yes a breeding colony indeed i have a tank and it is now herbs home so i might jsut breed a few for my blueies and pink tongues.



ok for measurements the potato peeler is 14.5 cm long

the shell length is 4.5 cm and width is 4 cm

circumference is 13 cm.

one big dam snail
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wow,thats the problem with this forum not enough snail pics
especialy old wise snails

you should breed this snail and establish a pedigree bloodline
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