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Old 05-20-2020, 09:46 PM   #1
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Sexing mystery snails!

Hey guys I was wondering if anyone could help me sex this mystery snail? I’m pretty sure this is a male but not 100% certain. I have two more but they’re so tiny I can hardly even hold them yet! Here’s a picture just to show the size of each! Click image for larger version

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Can't quite see that inside the shell
this has excellent pics - no affiliation or connection or knowledge about this site other than they have a very good M/ F pic Scroll down a few pics for really clear views
https://floridamysterysnails.com/201...ystery-snails/
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Can't quite see that inside the shell
this has excellent pics - no affiliation or connection or knowledge about this site other than they have a very good M/ F pic Scroll down a few pics for really clear views
https://floridamysterysnails.com/201...ystery-snails/


Wow that site does have amazing pictures! I’ll try to get Turbo out of the shell again tomorrow, I didn’t want to stress them out because they’re very shy and don’t like coming out on command! Thank you!!
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Sexing mystery snails!

I thought most snails possessed the capability of being asexual therefore being female /male at the same time kinda?
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I thought most snails possessed the capability of being asexual therefore being female /male at the same time kinda?


From what I’ve read, that is not the case for mystery snails.
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Not the case entirely or they only do so in brackish water?
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Not the case entirely or they only do so in brackish water?


As far as I know, (don’t quote me for sure) mystery snails cannot reproduce asexually.
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There are male and female MS.
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