Talk:Helix (genus)
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[edit] Picture
I don't know what is it on first picture, but this is not Roman snail (Helix pomatia). I'm sure.
Mirek Przyrodnik 19:29, 14 May 2005 (UTC)
I completely agree. Also, does anyone know about keeping snails as pets? I have had one for over three months now and it is great fun and easy to take care of. They only need to eat left over salad and have some dirt to play around in. Has anyone else shared my experience?
~Rainshimer@aol.com
I keep a number of snails also! Join the Petsnails forum if you want to talk to others about it and get more information. --Thegreatloofa 21:24, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Article
I think that much of this article can be merged with the snail page. Some information here is just about snails in general, which could be better placed there. --Thegreatloofa 21:21, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Please clarify this sentence
The following sentence:
<The snails produce both eggs and sperm in the ovotetis (also called the hermaphrodite gland), but it is later separated into two divisions, a sperm duct and oviduct, respectively.>
doesn't make much sense. Which snails produce both eggs and sperm? Surely only the hermaphrodites do, not all snails, right? What is separated: the ovotetis? (Shouldn't it be "ovotestis", with an "s"?) Is it separated at a later period in the snail's life cycle? At what point in the lifecycle? Or is it separated at a physical place later (as in further along) in the reproductive tract, rather than at a later stage in the snail's development? Someone who knows about this stuff should fix it. Dveej 08:11, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
