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It is also called the "Common giant African snail or the giant tiger land snail"
Care information
Care information
Environmental conditions:
Environmental conditions:
Tempreture🌡️- 22 to 26c some sources recommend an even higher tempreture may be prefered
Humidity💧- 60 to 70%
Achatina achatina has shown a preference to higher humidity at night
Diet - More can be read about snail nutrition here!
Habitat - A calculator to how big of an enclosure you need can be found along with other important information here!
Important snail info:
Important snail info:
Origin - West Africa, but predominantly around southern coastal regions in Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria and Sierra Leone
Shell size 🐌- 15 to 20 cm
Life expectancy 🕰️- between 5 and 10 years
Sexual maturity ♥️- after 18 to 24 months
Clutch size (egg amount)🥚- up to 500 eggs between 5mm and 8mm
Other information - This is considered the largest land snail in the world
Pictures by Charles J. Sharp
Sources for information on page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achatina_achatina
https://www.schneckenpost.shop/en/achatina-achatina-albino-body.html
https://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/gaint-tiger-snail.html
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