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Achatina iredalei - Achatina iradeli imported from East Africa, so in the home detention, they are active in summer and less active - in the winter.

Achatina iredalei also called "lemon" because of the characteristic yellowish color of the shell. Shell length: 5-7 cm in adults.
At home Achatina iredalei lodges in the forest litter, not to catch the eye of a potential predator (as Achatina iredalei bright and visible on a dark background) and comes to the surface very rarely.

Reproduction.
Achatina iredalei become sexually mature at 6 - 9 months. The peculiarity of this snail is that it does not lay eggs and do not build a nest, and brings into the world already viable pups, fully formed, ie, it is viviparous. The development of cubs in the egg is inside the body of adult snails, there is hatching from an egg, and then exit from the body (birth). Adult large Achatina iredali brings into the world of about 20 - 25 Greenshank, in captivity, on average 5.10 children (depending on conditions). Newborn achatina iredalei bigger than the other snails Achatina (about 1 cm), which can cause difficulties at birth.

Mating takes place somewhat differently than in other species of Achatina, when partners fertilize each other. When pairing a snail plays the role of the male and the other - the female. After a while, when re-pairing, as partners change. After 16-18 days, one of the species produces offspring.

Feeding.
Feeding Achatina iredalei no different from other types of Achatina. Also, the diet of snails contains components of litter - Rotten birch leaves.

Content.
For the maintenance in captivity, you can use a plastic container or a small aquarium, a terrarium altered. Ventilation for Achatina iredalei required minimum. Since the snail most of the time, buried in the ground, then at the bottom should lay a thick layer of a mixture of moss and rotting birch leaves. Be sure to spray daily. The temperature of the contents Achatina iredalei is the same as for all Achatina, 25-28C. Perhaps the content at a lower temperature 18-24C, and at moderate humidity, but under these conditions, the growth slows Achatina.