Post by metaphysicalninja on Nov 25, 2010 17:35:07 GMT
Basics: www.snailsandtails.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=care&action=display&thread=22
Right, so, retics. These guys come from east Africa, and as such they like the climate of east Africa. That is, hot and humid.
They also get quite big, much bigger than your average GAL's, that means that adults will need a larger housing arrangement than fulica. I use a 50/64l Really Useful Box for my adults, and this works very well in my opinion. My albino adults are around 9 inches long now, and still have some new shell growth coming through.
Temperature: They like it warm. I keep mine at about 26-28*C, with a cool end so they can move to where they want to be. I do this with a heat mat over one end of the tank, which I control with a thermostat.
Feeding: I haven't found much these guys wont eat, and they will eat a lot. I often buy Florette bags which provide a good mixture of different leafy veg. They readily take cuttlefish bone and will demolish them given the chance.
Breeding: My adults laid when they were happy, and I just left them to it. The last clutch they laid was about 180 eggs
I separate the eggs into a hard container and keep them in the same conditions as the adults, as the adults are more than capable of crushing the eggs when they burrow.
hatchling care is identical to the adults, but with less food of course. They need the extra calcium so cuttlefish is a must at this stage, as they grow very very fast.
They are quite long lived snails, about 7-10 years I think if kept well. They mature at around a year or so, just under.
If I've missed anything, I'll add to it later
Right, so, retics. These guys come from east Africa, and as such they like the climate of east Africa. That is, hot and humid.
They also get quite big, much bigger than your average GAL's, that means that adults will need a larger housing arrangement than fulica. I use a 50/64l Really Useful Box for my adults, and this works very well in my opinion. My albino adults are around 9 inches long now, and still have some new shell growth coming through.
Temperature: They like it warm. I keep mine at about 26-28*C, with a cool end so they can move to where they want to be. I do this with a heat mat over one end of the tank, which I control with a thermostat.
Feeding: I haven't found much these guys wont eat, and they will eat a lot. I often buy Florette bags which provide a good mixture of different leafy veg. They readily take cuttlefish bone and will demolish them given the chance.
Breeding: My adults laid when they were happy, and I just left them to it. The last clutch they laid was about 180 eggs
I separate the eggs into a hard container and keep them in the same conditions as the adults, as the adults are more than capable of crushing the eggs when they burrow.
hatchling care is identical to the adults, but with less food of course. They need the extra calcium so cuttlefish is a must at this stage, as they grow very very fast.
They are quite long lived snails, about 7-10 years I think if kept well. They mature at around a year or so, just under.
If I've missed anything, I'll add to it later
