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50 SNAILS, Helix Aspersa Maxima, Alive, Adults, (+ A Snail Gift), 2.5 -3 cm

$ 10.56

Availability: 69 in stock
  • Species: Snail
  • Difficulty Level: Beginner
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Water Type: Land snails
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Greece
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days

    Description

    50 SNAILS, Helix Aspersa Maxima, Alive, Adults, (+ A Snail Gift), 2.5 -3 cm
    Hello my friends!!! You can see my snails and their boxing at this page.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsCf1nP-UQ4
    Also you can collect informations about how to keep and breed them at this video.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_ith6tv5KM
    "Helix Aspersa" is a species of land snail. As such it is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, which include the most commonly familiar land snails. It is native to the Mediterranean area and western Europe, but whether deliberately or accidentally, humans have spread it to temperate and subtropical areas worldwide.  The snail is relished as a food item in some areas like Greece and France.
    Their reproduction is usually sexual, although self-fertilization sometimes occurs. They are hermaphrodite, producing both male and female gametes..During a mating session of several hours, two snails exchange sperm. Cornu aspersum is one of the species that uses love darts during mating. About two weeks after fertilization, the snail lays a batch of about 80 spherical pearly-white eggs into crevices in the topsoil or sheltered under stones or the like. In a year it may lay six batches or so. The size of the egg is 4 mm. The young snails take one to two years to reach maturity.
    The adult bears a hard, thin calcareous shell 25–40 mm in diameter and 25–35 mm high, with four or five whorls. The shell is variable in color and shade but generally is dark brown, brownish golden, or chestnut with yellow stripes, flecks, or streaks (characteristically interrupted brown color bands).The aperture is large and characteristically oblique, its margin in adults is white and reflected. The body is soft and slimy, brownish-grey, and the animal retracts itself entirely into the shell when inactive or threatened. When injured or badly irritated the animal produces a defensive froth of mucus that might repel some enemies or overwhelm aggressive small ants or the like. It has no operculum; during dry or cold weather it seals the aperture of the shell with a thin membrane of dried mucus; the term for such a membrane is epiphragm. The epiphragm helps the snail retain moisture and protects it from small predators such as some ants.
    Helix Aspersa is a primarily a herbivore with a wide range host plants. It feeds on numerous types of fruit trees, vegetable crops, rose bushes, garden flowers, cereals and dry flour  - pasta. It also is an omnivorous scavenger that feeds on rotting plant material and on occasion will scavenge animal matter, such as crushed snails and worms. In turn it is a food source for many other animals, including small mammals, many bird species, lizards, frogs, centipedes.
    They are so nice if you want to take them as pets, especially for children. They are very friendly with people and so simple to care about them...! If you want a large quantity I will give a better price.
    SHIPPING AND REFUNDS
    I want to inform all my customers that I will do the best to arrive my snails at the best condition to you. All snails are in a state of suspended animation. They are sleeping during shipping. So they are ready for transportation over a long distances. You will have your packet into 20 business days from the day of your buy. When you take them, raining them with water to wake up. DONT PUT THEM INTO WATER -THEY WILL DIE. If there is problem, inform me to solve it together. If there is some serious problem I am willing to send again or make refund after you send me photos of my snails. In a case of the refund, I can send the money of the price, no the money of shipping cost. I hope we will be in direct contact. I will answer as fast as i can. If you give me a positive feedback and if the weight of your package allows it, I will send you more snails as a gift...
    P.S: I can not send again the snails or send your money back if first I will not see photos. I hope of your understanding.
    With best regard,  Maria