So, I've been trying to find information online, and unfortunately rabbit snails are a little harder to come by as far as information is concerned.
I have 3 adult giant orange rabbit snails, and I've had them for several months. At least one if them is female, because she has dropped a few babies in that time, and I have at least two of them separated to keep an eye on, but my question is, do they show their adult coloring from a very young age?
These two babies both have similar shell colors and they don't have the bright orange bodies. They honestly look like chocolate rabbits, which would be somewhat disappointing. If anything, they have clear/brown bodies, but I don't know if that's normal and they will grow into the color or not. I'm concerned that the female was holding sperm from a mixed color tank wherever she was before the LFS had her, because all three are the same color morph of bright orange.
Does anyone know if it takes time for these baby rabbit snails to grow into their color, or should it show right away? I'll include some photos of the adults and the babies for comparison.
The oldest/largest baby, almost half an inch long, probably 2 months
Full grown adult
On the up side, pretty sure I saw a male/female mating just a few days ago, so maybe these will be the last non-orange babies I get? I'll just find them a home in a different tank when they get older.
I have 3 adult giant orange rabbit snails, and I've had them for several months. At least one if them is female, because she has dropped a few babies in that time, and I have at least two of them separated to keep an eye on, but my question is, do they show their adult coloring from a very young age?
These two babies both have similar shell colors and they don't have the bright orange bodies. They honestly look like chocolate rabbits, which would be somewhat disappointing. If anything, they have clear/brown bodies, but I don't know if that's normal and they will grow into the color or not. I'm concerned that the female was holding sperm from a mixed color tank wherever she was before the LFS had her, because all three are the same color morph of bright orange.
Does anyone know if it takes time for these baby rabbit snails to grow into their color, or should it show right away? I'll include some photos of the adults and the babies for comparison.
The oldest/largest baby, almost half an inch long, probably 2 months
Full grown adult
On the up side, pretty sure I saw a male/female mating just a few days ago, so maybe these will be the last non-orange babies I get? I'll just find them a home in a different tank when they get older.