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ARCHACHATINA MARGINATA 

A.K.A : ​West African Land Snail, Banana Rasp Snail, Margie, Ovum, suturalis, suts
Required Temperature : 27-29°C
Required Humidity : 85-90%
Average adult shell length : 18cm
​Average adult shell diameter : 13cm
Origin :  West Africa 


Care : [Easy] [Moderate] [Hard]
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Archachatina Marginata are are usually easy to distinguish. They are the second largest of the G.A.L.S. in shell length, and are the largest shell width and in body and thus the heaviest. Their shell is less pointed then other G.A.L.S. Their most distinguishable feature is a visible raised V ridge on their tail. Their skin is also more finely textured than Achatina, These are traits found in all ​Archachatina marginata. They come in a variety of skin colours and have a typically mixed colour shell. ​
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​Archachatina marginata has a few subspecies.

Below are the main 3 most commonly kept as pets,
​they can be distinguished by the colour of their columella & apex


​Archachatina marginata var. marginata

Bluish-white
​columella 
& apex

Archachatina marginata var. ovum

Peach-orange 
​columella & apex

Archachatina marginata var. suturalis

Red-dark pink
​columella & apex
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​Lifespan in captivity:

8-10 years
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Breeding Information:
Sexual maturity : 12 months
Clutch size : 4-40 eggs
Egg Size : 15mm
Hatchling time: 30-50days

These subspecies should NOT be housed together

Marginata Marginata

​Columella & Apex colour : Bluish-white
Average adult shell length : 17cm
​Average adult shell diameter : 12.5cm
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Marginata Ovum

​​Columella & Apex colour : Peach-orange ​
Average adult shell length : 18cm
​Average adult shell diameter : 13cm
Archachatina Marginata Ovum are one of the biggest snail species there is. They are a chunky giant snail species not only having a big shell length they also match this with how wide their shell gets.  This species are said to be absolute food monsters and are not fussy when it comes to feeding. 
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IMAGES COURTESY OF DRAGONFISH66 REPTILES & EXOTICS ​

Marginata Suturalis

​​Columella & Apex colour : Red-dark pink
​Average adult shell length : 15cm
​Average adult shell diameter : 9cm
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Information gathered from :  
​Giant African Land Snails Facebook group
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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 G.A.L.S.
  • HOUSING G.A.L.S
  • HANDLING G.A.L.S.
  • G.A.L.S CARE
  • EGGS & BABY G.A.L.S
  • CONTACT US!
    • Sources