Thanks, Kurt.
The small one has a thickened lip but lacks the teeth. Sculpture is pretty
similar.

Maybe I can keep it alive and see how it develops. Does it matter what kind of
leaves and humus it's in?

David

On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 08:55:20 -0400 Kurt Auffenberg <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

It could be ... as those babies don't develop those recognizable shell
characters until adulthood.  Polygyrids also develop thickened aperatural
lips usually when adult, so if the little one has a thin, fragile lip, it's
probably a juvenile........look at the shell sculpture and
periostracum.....If they match....you have a match...

Kurtles

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