- Why is my Achatina eating its shell?
Most likely, your cochlea does not have enough calcium.

- How to get rid of unwished eggs?
Freeze eggs for several days.

- How to repair broken Achatina's shell?
If not too big piece of a shell is broken, you can put plaster (Do not press into the plaster as it will provide pressure on the inside of a snail!). You can stuck broken-off piece of a shell on epoxy adhesive. Be careful, because non-dry glue is toxic for the snails.

- Is it true that snails themselves can restore the damaged sink?
Yes, but only in the case when this will affect  the shell edge only.

- How to get Achatina onto my hands?
Before you take a snail on your hands, sprinkle it and your hand with water, then allow the snail slide gently across your hand. If Achatina does not want to appear out of the shell, do not force it to do so.

- Going on vacation.There in nobody to take care of my snails. Do I have to take them with?
In this case it is the best to get snails hibernate. To do this, cease gradually the feeding, spray substrate with water and put the container with snails in a cool place. After coming back from vacation, place the container into warm water and spray the substrate. Remember that after waking up from hibernation you will have very hungry snails.

- My Achatina's become very dirty.Can  I wash it?
During clearning the container, you can wash the snails as well. To do this dip them gently into low-warm water and remove very carefully all dirt from the shell with the help of old brush with soft bristlel. If you decide to wash the young snails, be extremely careful not to damage their fragile shells. Never immerse the snail into the water completely!

- Achatina's eggs have become bluish. What does this mean?
This means that all the eggs have died.

- I've detected some spots on Achatina" body.
Most likely, your snails are attacked by mites. To get rid of them clean the snails (see above). Be sure to wash the container and change the substrate.

- What Achatina is the best to buy?
Young with the shell length  less than 3-4 cm

Material prepared: Gurieva SY, holder "Zooklub" www.zooclub.ru

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