Get acquainted - Gina!

In our house a few weeks ago a new pet appeared. This is an African snail ahhatin.
It appeared at us quite by accident, the employee unexpectedly formed offspring in the amount of 200 pieces, so the kids had to look for the owners. We were one of the lucky ones. They called her Gina. She lives with us while a little temporarily in a glass cup, but we are already thinking about buying an aquarium.

For one snail, a volume of about 10 liters is needed. They grow throughout life, and this is up to 10 years. The shell size can reach up to 20 cm. The bottom should be placed on the ground, it can be coconut shavings or bark of oak, you can also use the soil to transplant flowers, but only to be without fertilizers. Keep the soil moist at all times. It can be moistened with an atomizer.

Akhatiny likes to burrow into the ground, but while Gina digs into the pieces of food that covered the bottom of the cup. The most remarkable thing is that these snails are very unpretentious, both in food and in content. Our snail loves cucumbers, zucchini, lettuce, oatmeal, daphnia, ground egg shell. I give more carrots, potatoes, an apple, but I do not see any special predilection for them.

Akhatins are very social, they say that they can even be trained and they know their owners well. It's interesting to watch them, especially when they move around on the arm. Sensations of dumb ticklish, I'd say.

So, as an alternative, I advise everyone to have such a miracle at home. They do not whine, they do not have to walk especially, feed adult snails, in general you can once in 3 days. And suddenly, if you need to leave, then the ahatinov can be left for a long time, without moisture and food they fall into a hibernation, it is enough just to sprinkle water on them to wake them and they wake up. Here are such amazing animals, my daughter is delighted!