Post by metaphysicalninja on Nov 25, 2010 18:59:30 GMT
Firstly, have a read here if this is your first snail: www.snailsandtails.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=care&action=display&thread=22
Right, so tigers. They are the biggest land snails on earth, and are matched only by the Marginata v. ovum for weight.
Tigers are spread across quite a large part of Africa, around the coastal regions, and are found in the hottest areas, such as Ghana. They are also known as the giant Ghana snail. And guess what? In Ghana they are considered a delicacy.
Anyway, keeping them as pets.
Temperature: These guys like it hot. Hotter than any of my other snails I've kept. Day time highs of 30*C are ideal, with a drop into 27*C at night.
Feeding: Quite fussy sometimes. Mine would only eat leafy greens when I first got them however now they are ok with most things, but still prefer the greens.
Breeding: When they do, they can lay many hundreds of eggs. However they are one of the trickier species to breed, and often will not play ball at all. They are very specific about conditions before you'll get them to do the deed it would seem. However every year more people master breeding Tigers and they are rapidly becoming more common, so it is perfectly possible to do
General behavior: This of course is entirely based on what I have observed. However I have noticed they are not active at all during the day, and tend towards burrowing quite deeply to escape the daylight. However at night they become very active and are big eaters while they are up and about.
Any questions, shout
Right, so tigers. They are the biggest land snails on earth, and are matched only by the Marginata v. ovum for weight.
Tigers are spread across quite a large part of Africa, around the coastal regions, and are found in the hottest areas, such as Ghana. They are also known as the giant Ghana snail. And guess what? In Ghana they are considered a delicacy.
Anyway, keeping them as pets.
Temperature: These guys like it hot. Hotter than any of my other snails I've kept. Day time highs of 30*C are ideal, with a drop into 27*C at night.
Feeding: Quite fussy sometimes. Mine would only eat leafy greens when I first got them however now they are ok with most things, but still prefer the greens.
Breeding: When they do, they can lay many hundreds of eggs. However they are one of the trickier species to breed, and often will not play ball at all. They are very specific about conditions before you'll get them to do the deed it would seem. However every year more people master breeding Tigers and they are rapidly becoming more common, so it is perfectly possible to do
General behavior: This of course is entirely based on what I have observed. However I have noticed they are not active at all during the day, and tend towards burrowing quite deeply to escape the daylight. However at night they become very active and are big eaters while they are up and about.
Any questions, shout
