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Post by bookitten on May 21, 2005 14:03:16 GMT
hey -
this just about how old and big snails are when they usually breed.
All achatina and archachatina usually mate when they around 9 months old at the earliest, and should be 9 or 10 cm.
sophie
Just altered title - paul
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Post by anjieburdett on Jun 21, 2005 16:28:47 GMT
Is that right? I was going to post a message asking how old Tigers usually are when they decide they want to mate.
My baby from Arno is around 8-9 months old (is that right Sophie? can you remember when we got them?) but is only 5cm - but on a growth spurt at the moment!!. Would his size rather than age be a bigger factor in when he decides to mate?
Anjie,x.
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Post by bookitten on Jun 21, 2005 16:33:01 GMT
I dont know how old our tigers are. ha. 1 of mine is 9cm! the smaller 1 is only 6 though.
sophie
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Post by Paul on Jun 21, 2005 21:26:31 GMT
Apparently tigers only breed from about 2 years old onwards. In the wild this tends to be in their 3rd year but in captivity that is probably reduced a lot, I would imagine anything from a year onwards is possible. Just don't be disappointed if it takes longer.
I think Tigers are much more related to Archachatina that other Achatina snails are. They have the V shape, the heat requirements, the slow growth and the tricky breeding situation.
paul
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