rosiesnail04
Archachatina marginata
9 snails make a happy girl. XX
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Post by rosiesnail04 on Apr 10, 2011 16:36:35 GMT
Hi As you know I've been triing too get a snail. and today I HAVE! Also. How do you get common snails to mate? and also, how long after mating do they lay eggs? Any way bye. ;D Attachments:
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Post by ness on Apr 11, 2011 12:49:10 GMT
Hiya Rosie. Garden snails (he looks like a Helix aspersa from the photo) will mate when they're ready really. For many this will be a seasonal thing. Misting them in the evenings and keeping them with a fresh supply of food can help. Good luck.  |
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coyote
Archachatina papyracea
Cochleas ego amo
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Post by coyote on Apr 11, 2011 21:14:12 GMT
Nice little snail. As ness said, snails will mate if and when they feel like it. There is little a person can do except to make the tank as comfortable as possible for the snail. After that, it's up to the snail. |
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rosiesnail04
Archachatina marginata
9 snails make a happy girl. XX
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Post by rosiesnail04 on Apr 12, 2011 9:43:40 GMT
ok, thanks. ill try that. |
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rosiesnail2
Achatina immaculata
3 Albino Achatina Reticulata on sale with tank ♥️
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Post by rosiesnail2 on Jan 20, 2012 11:25:14 GMT
Tried and failed but im getting some more GALS!
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Post by snailloverxoxo on Feb 28, 2013 19:00:23 GMT
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Post by vallery on Mar 5, 2013 23:46:40 GMT
I have only been able to know my snails have mated by witnessing the act. I leave them alone to lay their eggs in the same tank. I have had to many problems separating the baby snails into a baby tank so This last batch I am leaving in the adult tank for now, until they get bigger and before they start rasping on the adults shells for calcium. vallery |
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snailwhale
Achatina achatina
Yes. I bite.
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Post by snailwhale on May 2, 2013 10:11:37 GMT
My original first garden snails I had didnt mate for 2 years and I had them from a very early age! They were much smaller than my fingernail lol! I have had them just over 2 years now, so we only just received a first batch of eggs a few months ago. Sadly only two babies survived, but I think that was to do with the fact we removed a plant from the tank which was dying to re-pot it, which is when I discovered the eggs buried against the side of the original pot! So we had to move these eggs as they couldn't stay where they originally were. So I think if they had better conditions and had they not been moved they would have been alright. But from the picture your snail looks quite large already, so I assume its already sexually mature and could mate any time in the near future - providing he has a mate of course! ;D Good luck with your new snail Snailwhale xxo |
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Dumbledore
Achatina immaculata
#heavily caffeinated
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Post by Dumbledore on Jul 11, 2013 1:27:38 GMT
If you want to encourage them to lay, make sure that they have a lot of substrate that's good for burrowing. It also might help to keep the tank warm (heat pad?) and make sure that it's light from like 6 AM to 9 PM so that the snails think it's summer, like with the seasonal thing. And provide lots of good cuttlefish, because egg-laying takes a lot of calcium. And maybe also make sure that there are a lot of nooks and crannies for the snails to feel like it's safe to lay their eggs.
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