One hundred posts at MadelineDyer.com
Yes, this post is the 100th post at MadelineDyer.com so today we’re going to take a look back at all that we’ve achieved. A brief history of the site: Ok, so I started this website about 5 years ago (around 2004/5) but it looked completely different then. In fact I first started thinking about making […]
August 13, 2010
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My Giant African Land Snails’ New Home
So, yesterday I bought a new vivarium for my three beautiful giant African land snails, and it’s twice the size of their last one. In fact the vivarium that I chose is the biggest one in the ‘Geo’ range; it being ‘Geo maxi’. It measures 41.3 x 26 x29.8cm. Ok, so I know my giant […]
August 11, 2010
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My Pets: Shelley, Claire and Felicity
Names: Shelley, Claire and Felicity Animal: Giant African Land Snails Colour: Stripey Browns and Yellows Breed: Unknown – believed to be Achatina Achatina Gender: hermaphrodites Birthday: 8th May 2010 (Not known for certain). Shelley, Claire and Felicity are my first three Giant African Land Snails! I got all three of them when they were babies […]
June 26, 2010
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Giant African Land Snail Photos
So, about a week ago I got three baby giant african land snails! They’re called Felicity, Claire and Shelley. Here’s some of the first ever pictures I took of them: enjoy! Also if you now which species they are please comment. I’m still in the process of identifying them but will appreciate all the help […]
June 11, 2010
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Breeding Giant African Land Snails
Many people get interested in molluscs by keeping giant African land snails. If you keep more than one giant land snail then you are likely to become a giant land snail breeder, whether you like it or not! Giant African land snails are hermaphrodites, (each snail contains male and female parts), so any two snails […]
June 6, 2010
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How to make a suitable home for your giant land snail
Giant land snails are considered to be great pets for a young child, as they are easy to look after. Before you buy yourself or your child a giant land snail you must consider it needs and make sure you have a suitable home for it. Generally your giant land snail should be kept in […]
May 28, 2010
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Giant African Land Snails: Achatina Fulica Rodatzi
After hours of searching the web for information on this species I have come to the conclusion that there is a lot of contradicting information about the Achatina Fulica Rodatzi. A lot of owners who think they have this species apparently have Achatina Fulica Hamillei or Achatina Fulica. So the Achatina Fulica Rodatzi is an […]
May 23, 2010
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Giant African Land Snails: Achatina Fulica Hamillei
The Achatina Fulica Hamillei is a sub subspecies of the Achatina Fulica species, and is often confused with Achatina Fulica Rodatzi, which is the albino variant of the A. Fulica Hamillei. Information about this snail is quite hard to find as many snails believed to be of the Hamillei species are actually Achatina Fulica Rodatzi […]
May 23, 2010
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What Do Giant Land Snails Eat?
Whether you have a giant American or giant African land snail, they will most likely have the same dietary requirements. Of course when you buy a giant land snail you should always ask then what it eats so you have some idea of what it is used to eating. As a rough guide here are […]
May 22, 2010
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Giant African Land Snails: Archachatina Degneri
This species, also called the ‘Giant Gold Coast Snail’ is one of the smaller members of the Archachatina family with a shell length of 8-9cm, compared to the Archachatina Marginata shell length of around 12cm. Archachatina Degneri has a fairly smooth and shiny shell, with the first three and a half whorls being of a […]
May 8, 2010
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Giant African Land Snails: Achatina Achatina
This snail, also called the ‘Tiger Snail’ and the ‘Giant Ghana Snail’ is the largest land snail in the world. Due to its vast size of an average 18-20cm shell length, this species is very popular for pets. A shell length for this snail can easily exceed 30cm, with an average diameter of about 9cm! […]
May 8, 2010
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Giant African Land Snails: Achatina Immaculata
This is another species of Giant Land Snail that is often kept as a pet, though not as often as Achatina Fulica.  These two species are often confused with each other due to them looking fairly similar, although there is a lot of variation between the two if you know what you’re looking for. Achatina […]
May 8, 2010
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Giant African Land Snails: Achatina Fulica
The giant African land snail Achatina Fulica is one of the most common giant land snails in the world. They are east African snails and are a popular choice and most common choice for pets due to the fact that their shells can grow up to 25cm in length! In fact, the largest ever Achatina […]
May 8, 2010
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Giant African Land Snails: Archachatina Marginata
The giant African land snail Archachatina Marginata is the largest of the Archachatina sub-species of giant land snails. This species of giant land snail can be found native to West Africa and can have a shell of up to 12-15cm in length! The family of Archachatina Giant Snails are generally more primitive than Achatina snails […]
May 8, 2010
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