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Post by brgwnth on Jul 12, 2011 17:38:09 GMT
Hey everyone  I ordered an Achatina Albopicta today, and for the past few days I have been trawling through the forum and the internet to find some information on care. If anyone has any information it would be greatly appreciated Love Taran xxx |
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strangemouse
Archachatina marginata
Captive bred pet snails and other invertebrates at www.mostlymolluscs.co.uk
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Post by strangemouse on Jul 12, 2011 22:56:40 GMT
Hi Taran
These are one of my favourite species! They are closely related to Achatina reticulata and I have found the care to be similar. Mine are in a shed heated to about 20-22C and I don't give them any more than that, no heat mat or anything. They seem pretty hardy although like reticulata they can loose condition and die after egg laying - I lost my adults last year although it might have been due to my heater failure too - so I recommend lots of feeding up and tlc after breeding.
Sorry that is not very detailed but if you have any questions I will do my best to answer.
Victoria
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slackie
Archachatina marginata
Please excuse my bad English ;)
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Post by slackie on Jul 13, 2011 9:53:58 GMT
Hi, I haven´t had them yet, but it´s quite common species in CZ. It can grow up to 16 cm, mostly 8-12cm. It grows very quickly (similar to a. reticulata) and it can reach its final lenght a few months after its birth. Unfortunately it tends to interbreed with reticulata so you have to be careful while buying it. An "clean" albopicta´s leg is all beige without a stripe typical for reticulata and also a red or dark pink apex. There are more informations on our czech site (http://www.achatina.cz/view.php?cisloclanku=2009040002)... I can translate it, if you like, but this what I wrote is the most important from it  . |
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Post by brgwnth on Jul 13, 2011 14:29:24 GMT
THankyou very much I plan to keep it with my Fulica, will this be okay? Or will I need to make some space elsewhere? Thankyou for your help Taran xxx |
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Acha-Roby
Achatina achatina
Acha-Roby
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Post by Acha-Roby on Jul 13, 2011 17:07:43 GMT
There's no problem to keep them with other species |
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slackie
Archachatina marginata
Please excuse my bad English ;)
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Post by slackie on Jul 13, 2011 17:29:11 GMT
As Acha-Roby says, it shloud be fine with fuli, or I think so . I haven´t heard about interbreeding Albopicta with different species except reti Good luck with your and don´t forget to post pictures  |
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Post by brgwnth on Jul 13, 2011 19:28:38 GMT
awesome thankyou for your help everyone, and I'll post pictures as soon as he arrives!  Taran xxx |
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