Passion for various exotic animals has long been surprising, so it seems rather familiar to find a creature such as a snail in the house. Reproduction of shellfish is not too laborious process, so those who want to do business on their sale need only buy two individuals, equip a terrarium and have enough patience to safely overcome all the difficulties that arise.
Most representatives of this species are hermaphrodites, but not all. For example, aquarium yellow snails are of opposite sex. Reproduction of them under comfortable conditions can occur all the year round, so before starting to cultivate them, it is up to oneself to answer the question why. The fact is that in one masonry there may be more than a hundred "clean". If these are huge ahatines, then it will not be easy to attach a hundred or two young animals to the hands of caring owners. If you just want to look at the kids, then it's better to give up this idea altogether, because they have enough trouble with them, and they eat a lot.
Almost all snails-achatins grow tremendously. Reproduction takes a lot of energy from the female, so pregnancy adversely affects its growth. After laying eggs, it will grow slowly or at all will remain the same size. The mother's body is weakened, because babies need calcium for the shell and shell. To reproduction it is impossible to suppose individuals from one masonry, sick snails. Although they reach puberty in 6 months, but for this period there is an active growth of mollusks, their shell increases, so it is better to reproduce them after one year.
There are cases of self-fertilization, but they are still rare. For the reproduction of the offspring the shell needs another snail. Reproduction involves the fertilization of a larger and older specimen, but this rule only works in a natural habitat. In captivity, sometimes there can be surprises - for example, offspring leads a smaller snail or both. In this difficult period mollusks need to provide full-fledged care. As a litter, a coconut substrate with a thickness of about 10 cm is used. The soil and soil should be sprayed twice a day, the temperature should be maintained within 28 ° C.
Before mating, augmented calcium supplement should be consumed by each snail. Reproduction takes too much calcium from the body, so in the diet should be added crushed shell rock, fodder chalk, crushed shell of quail eggs or chicken eggs. Opening of the masonry begins in a month or one and a half after mating. A snail lays eggs in a previously dug hole. Reproduction can occur even after the mollusks are planted in different terrariums. They are able to make a few more clutches, in one there are from 20 to a couple hundred eggs.
Young growth appears after 2-3 weeks, sometimes in a month. First he lives with his parents, but if the cage is too crowded, then the young snails can be transplanted to another house. Their shells are very fragile, so you need to be careful. Small snails should be fed daily, they need constant access to food, because nutrients are needed for active growth. If progeny is not desired, then snails should be kept separately.