Achatina species kept in captivity

[rosanna123]

i would like to know if any of these species are kept in captivity and if yes could anyone give me any infomation on them:
achatina allisa
achatina dammarensis
achatina dimidiata
achatina fulgurata
achatina iostoma
achatina monochromatica
achatina mulanjensis
achatina nyikaensis
achatina passargei
achatina schweinfurti
achatina schinziana
achatina semisuulpta
achatina stuhlmanni
achatina sylvatica
achatina tavaresiana
achatina tincta
achatina tracheia
achatina variegata
achatina weynsi
achatina zanzibarica
achatina bandeirana
achatina capelloi
achatina elenanaraea
achatina erlangeri
achatina kilimae
achatina pertix
achatina rugosa
achatina welwitsicii
achatina smithii
achatina vignoniana
achatina murrea

thanks in advance

*Renamed - CroSSLeSS*

[cepealove]

I recall smithii being in captivity although i dont know much about them x

[pleurdonteisabella]

Zanzibarica are i know someone that has them

[rosanna123]

ok thank you both, i am writing a book on the care on land snails and so i need to know what ones are kept in capitivity, so any help is much appreciated

[haworthii]

you write a book? mmmmmmmmm i 'm dubious.....

[rosanna123]

what do you meen. yes i am writing a book but i cant do it about every species of snail there is, so i am trying to find out what snail are in captivity (that im not sure about)

[strangemouse]

I have seen the following from your list offered for sale (at least under that name but that doesn't mean it is actually that species) but few people have them and not much captive breeding has occurred as far as I am aware.

A. iostoma & A. bandeirana (these are part of the same complex)
A. tincta
A. zanzibarica
A. stuhlmanni

A. monochromatica is a synonym of A. achatina var. monochromatica which I believe has already been mentioned in another thread.

To me care seems similar in all Achatina ssp. so I don't think species is that relevant. Is your book planned to be restricted to this genus?

Victoria

[rosanna123]

no, it is for all speices kept in captivity. i have owned over 23 species in total now. but i have now had to sell all my snails but i am still doing my book. i have 3 lever arch folders full of reaserch but there so much more i need