fran
Achatina achatina
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Post by fran on Oct 20, 2011 8:29:21 GMT
hello guys and girls. i joined the forum about a year ago when i first got my two baby Achatina Reticulata snails. they are doing really well and are now living in a 3 foot long glass fish tank and eating everything from lettuce, cucumber, carrots, tomatoes, apple, bananna and any other fruits and vegetables i seem to offer them. earlier today i was cleaning them out and changing their coir substrait when i noticed i could see eggs inside the opening under the shell (sorry, i do not know the correct names for the snail anatomy)... i have never ever bred snails before and do not know what to expect... how long will it be before the snail lays the eggs? what are the chances of them hatching into babies? how long do they take to hatch once layed? is there anything i need to do? sorry for all the questions..... and thanks in advance, fran
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Post by Greta on Oct 20, 2011 15:46:53 GMT
Hi franuk I'll try and answer your questions For your first questions Snails lay eggs whenever they think its a suitable environment and so it would be a good chance of hatching 2nd question I dont get wat ur trying to say sorry:( 3rd questions some hatch very quickly some hatch very slowly my h aspersa hatched in 4 weeks but it also depends how long the snail kept them inside 4th question I would recommend you to leave them were they are so it would be a better chance of hatching when they are laid also put a plastic container on top once they are laid so the adults wouldnt crush Also this is a warning sometimes these species die after they laid the eggs because they use all their energy into it and just don't survive it is likely it will die but to decrease the chances of them dieing I'd advise you to put a lot of foods with high nutrition value such as sweet potato, goldfish food flakes I wouldn't recommend giving them cucumber because it's just mostly water Hope I helped other peps might add some more info wish u luck
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Post by Greta on Oct 20, 2011 15:49:20 GMT
And also mist the eggs once a day to keep them moist but also make sure it's not too wet or they will die
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fran
Achatina achatina
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Post by fran on Oct 20, 2011 18:35:49 GMT
Thank you for the replies and advice.
i had read somewhere that this particular species often die after laying. hopefully that will not be the case...
i will keep an eye out for eggs and hopefully nurture them into little snail babies....
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Post by Greta on Oct 20, 2011 22:46:26 GMT
Best of luck and hopefully they don't die after laying fingers crossed tell us when she starts to lay and when babies hatch
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coyote
Archachatina papyracea
Cochleas ego amo
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Post by coyote on Oct 21, 2011 1:31:44 GMT
Congrats on your eggs! You can find general info here about snail eggs. I haven't kept that species so I don't know its hatch rate, but I do know that not every single egg in the clutch is going to hatch, and not every single baby that hatches is going to survive into adulthood. That's how Nature works when it comes to these things.
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fran
Achatina achatina
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Post by fran on Oct 23, 2011 19:29:33 GMT
Thank you coyote, that link is so helpful. of course i will keep you updated..
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fran
Achatina achatina
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Post by fran on Oct 26, 2011 19:20:58 GMT
earlier today i checked in on my two Achatina Reticulata and found that the one with eggs was mostly buried beneath the coir i decided not to disturb her. she was very close to the side of the tank so i had a look through the side and could see she was laying right under the coir burying her eggs deeply. shall i leave them there, or risk moving them? it is a bittersweet time for me because these are the first snails i have kept, i hope she survives.. i do hope they hatch... i have supplied some sweet potato and was wondering about the fish food, i have tropical fish flakes will they do the trick? also, i read that chicken mash is also useful...is this true? thanks, fran
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