In terms of nutrition, African Achatina are almost ideal pets. They are not picky in terms of nutrition, unless of course they are fed monotonous food to which they get used.
African Achatina, just like any other snails, eat plant foods. Basically, they prefer soft and even decaying plant parts. But lime is needed for the shell to grow. How to give it to snails? Do not worry, the snails will find it in the soil themselves, but you can put a stone of a suitable breed in the terrarium, and they will scrape its surface, while receiving the elements necessary for existence.
Young individuals prefer to feed on live plants. With age, habits change and the diet of adults Achatina, mainly includes rotting plant residues.
At home, these mollusks happily feed on zucchini, pumpkin, cucumbers and other soft, juicy vegetables. In addition, in the menu of snails, you should definitely include eggshells or sprinkle crumbs of chalk as a source of calcium, which is also necessary for the structure of the shell. In the literature, on the care of this type of molluscs, it is recommended to feed Achatins with protein products, for example, meat or boiled chicken eggs.
Be careful, because Achatina are big fussy and if you or your guests try to feed the snail with a banana, then most likely they will not eat anything other than bananas. The same story can happen with cucumbers. So be careful when pampering your pet.
In general, caring for this type of snails is very simple and even a child can easily cope with them.
