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Date: | Wed, 16 Jun 1999 14:44:25 -0600 |
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Thanks for the information. So, apple snails and mystery snails the same
thing, - species of Pomacea? Because of the sub-zero temperatures here in winter
there is nothing, including most plants that will survive in my pond over
winter. In fact since the pond is plastic, I have to empty it in the fall or it
will freeze solid and crack. So there is no danger of any potential escapees
doing any damage to the environment. I think they will live happily during the
summer in my pond since the water will remain over sixty degrees, and in the
winter I will bring them in the house if they are still alive. Hopefully they
will only eat algae and not my pond plants.
[log in to unmask] wrote:
> Ampullaria is not a valid Genus name according to Fred Thompson in his book,
> Freshwater Snails of Florida. The apple snails commonly sold in stores are
> usually the South American Pomacea bridgesi and P. caniculata and not both
> are now found in the wild in parts of South Florida. I would not suggest
> putting any non-native species into these ponds (this is the way the P.
> bridgesi and P. caniculata got into the waters of south florida). In addition
> I'm not sure they would make it due to the cold since these are tropical
> snails.
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