Genus: Achatina
Type :fulica - White body
Habitat: originally coasts of East Africa, Ethiopia and Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi, introduced in almost all of Africa, now also in many East African, Caribbean and Pacific islands, Southeast Asia, South and Central America, southern North America
Size: up to 18 cm
Soft body: Very variable; from gray, black, brown, beige and his albino (White Jade), dorsal stripe can occur.
House: 8-18 cm; also highly variable, various red, green, yellow and brown, often with bright or dark stripes or elongated spots. Fulicas from the Asian region are often lighter (yellow, light pink). There are different subtypes have different house colors (such as A. fulica albino rodatzi = albino house)
Apex: white and sometimes even bright pink. Spitz, as with all Achatinas.
Columella: white, bluish shimmering, never reddish
Egg size: 3-5 mm large, round egg. The egg is yellow, but not as strong as in Archachatinas.
Clutch size: 20-500 eggs per clutch.
Housing: The terrarium should have for 5-10 adult animals, a minimum size of 60 x 30 x 30 cm. The humidity should be between 60-90% and the temperature (day / night) so will be at approx 25 ° C and at least 19 ° C at night. This snail loves the company of other snails and should therefore be kept in groups of 3 animals up.
Temperature: room temperature, about 20 - 25 ° C
Feeding: Not picky and will eat almost everything: tomatoes, sweet potatoes, salads turtle sticks, potatoes, carrots, fresh cuttlefish shells, moss etc.
Currently recognized subspecies and forms:
Achatina fulica hamilei
Achatina fulica hamilei f. "rodatzi (albino house)
Achatina fulica castanea
Achatina fulica coloba
Achatina fulica umbilicata
Further subdivisions:
Achatina fulica - Type I-VII (colors according http://www.achatinidae.com/)
Breeding forms and doubtful subspecies:
Achatina fulica sinistrosa (King snails)
Achatina fulica "White Jade" (albino body, breeding form)
Achatina fulica rufescens (rufescens is probably only a sales tag for a very light type)