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ACHATINA RETICULATA

A.K.A : Retics, ​Achatina (Lissachatina) reticulata.
Required Temperature : 25-27°C
Required Humidity : 80 - 90%
Average adult shell length : 15cm
​Average adult shell diameter : 7cm
Origin :  Tanzania,South East Africa coast


Care : [Easy] [Moderate] [Hard]
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Lissachatina (achatina) reticulata or 'Retics' for short, are a friendly and fast growing snail species, able to reach the size of 18cm in shell length. This species like high humidity and quite a wet environment. Their shell texture is very distinctive, it contains ridges , almost like scratches all over their shell making them easily distinguished from other GALS. 
Breeding Information:
Clutch size : 10-350 eggs
Egg Size : 9mm
Hatchling time: 1 day-2 weeks

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  • HOME
  • WHAT ARE G.A.L.S ?
  • TYPES OF G.A.L.S.
    • ACHATINA ACHATINA
    • ACHATINA ALBOPICTA
    • ACHATINA FULICA
    • ACHATINA IMMACULATA
    • ACHATINA IREDALEI
    • ACHATINA RETICULATA
    • ACHATINA ZANZIBARICA
    • ARCHACHATINA CAMERUNENSIS
    • ARCHACHATINA MARGINATA
    • ARCHACHATINA PAPYRACEA
  • FEEDING SNAILS
    • SNAIL SAFE FOOD, PLANTS & TREES
    • Snails Eating Animals & Meat
  • HOUSING SNAILS
    • HEAT MATS & THERMOSTATS
    • ADDING VENTILATION HOLES
  • HANDLING SNAILS
  • SNAILS CARE
    • BATHING SNAILS
  • EGGS & BABY SNAILS
    • ANIMALS THAT EAT SNAIL ​EGGS / HATCHLINGS
    • PACKAGING INSTRUCTIONS
  • SNAIL FUN PAGE
    • Merchandise
    • SNAIL CRAFTS
    • FREE CROCHET PATTERNS
    • SNAIL BOOKS FOR KIDS
  • CONTACT US!
    • Sources