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Giant African land snail! Or the world of the many different species of giant African land snails:
Are you head over heels in love with these peaceful giants and interested in keeping giant African land snails as pets? Would you like more information? Welcome to the world of Slimeside!
First, it is important to know that there are many different types of agate snails and other types of snails, and each is different: different in size, life expectancy, behavior, appearance, etc.
Snails are molluscs and are as diverse as mammals.
A hedgehog is not the same as a whale, but both are mammals, so you can imagine the differences
between snails in the same way.
But unlike mammals, snails have not yet been fully studied, which means that sometimes
species names change because they are reclassified.
This might sound quite complicated at first, but don't worry, one thing at a
time, we will help you:
The most important thing is that you choose the type of snail that is right for you. To do this, you should ask yourselves a few questions:
- Can I manage to freeze/kill eggs and baby snails with this?
- How much space do I have for a terrarium? The larger the snail, the more space you need.
- How important is it to me that the snail is also active during the day sometimes?
- It is more important to me that she is approachable than that she has a special color/shape.
- How long should she live? Would I prefer 2 years as a starting point, or can I even imagine a native species that can live up to 35 years?
If you are looking for direct advice, you can also book a snail call in the shop, in which Kris finds out by asking which type suits you. If your time is important to you, then this is a quick and intensive alternative and afterwards you will know everything you need to know to properly keep your snail type.
Snail CallWe will introduce you to some of the most common genera of agate snails, into which they can be classified:
- Lissachatina/ many eggs, up to 500 every week, tame, sometimes diurnal, varying
in size - depending on the species, very sensitive to change (can die from changes during terrarium setup even in old age)
- Archachatina / only up to 12 eggs in a clutch, rarely active during the day, less curious, more frequent
husbandry issues, more diseases, varying in size - depending on the species, not as sensitive to
change.
- Achatina/ grows slowly, lays many eggs, very large snail, often goes missing for days,
but is also active during the day, like intervals.
- Limicolaria lives for only up to 2 years, must be kept in groups of up to 6, is tame,
small as a snail, does not lay that many eggs but lays them often. Very beautiful shell color, small
terrarium, tame, sensitive in large terrariums, avoid imports, only captive-bred,
imports are wild-caught and die quickly.