Here are Henry, Jules, and Karen.
Henry (land snail shell) is huge compared to my others! His shell opening is an inch, but he is too big for it. I think his leg span is 2 inches. That makes him a large, right? I can't find the size chart. I can't believe how resourceful he is with those large legs! And quick! It's a little frightening.
Karen (turbo) is about the size of my others, a medium/small. She appears docile.
Jules (painted shell) is small, but part of that is she is missing two leg nodes. I think it's old wounds. She had to be dug up to be transported. I was planning on ISOing her, but since she's pretty active and was able to dig before, I put her in the main tank since there is lots of space and it's all set up right. I hope that's right. She has a molt sac, so she's definitely getting ready to molt soon.
I dipped them all in fresh water and added them to the tank. There was a bit of "boxing" going on between Henry (the big one) and Jules (the missing leg one). I was on a stressful standby with a ruler ready to intervene if necessary. They held out their claws in the air, antennas going crazy, but eventually passed each other in peace. This happened twice. Is this just a dominance display? I could be wrong, but it almost seems like the smaller one Jules could be the instagator.
My newbie Lassie was up high on a cholla wood investigating this whole thing. My other two are still burried.
This will be my last adoption. I think 6 in my 55 is enough. Stressful happenings here! I SO want everyone to get along. I'm worried about shell and territory fights. I guess I'll be stressed about it until it happens?
Any words of encouragement, advice, or education are welcome!
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