Katerina

1 child

Can a 6-year-old take care of it? Just so it doesn't die, without any special conditions. I read onl…

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Can a 6-year-old take care of it? Just so it doesn't die, without any special conditions. I read online that according to the description, you need the whole family to jump around the snail from morning till night 🤣 But I suspect Google just loves animals more than I do. In theory, at a minimum, do I just need to feed it cabbage, not throw it on the floor, and occasionally clean the terrarium? 🤔

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Orlova Natalya

1 child

She's doing great! I give her calcium, and my daughter, since she was 5, feeds her and pours water for her. She takes care of her and bathes her under the tap. We have some kind of African species. 🙈😂

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November 5, 2026 at 9:27 AM

Mariya Glebova

1 child

Maybe fish instead? 😁 The thought of a big, slimy snail living nearby just gives me the creeps!))

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November 5, 2026 at 9:27 AM

Anna Klyuchevskaya

1 child

Orlova Natalya Achatina?

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November 5, 2026 at 9:27 AM

yuliya simakova

And don't forget to clean up the eggs. They reproduce super fast!

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November 5, 2026 at 9:27 AM

Katerina

1 child

yuliya simakova You too?

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November 5, 2026 at 9:27 AM

Orlova Natalya

1 child

Orlova Natalya Yes, achatina, and after each time you handle them, you must wash your hands, they are carriers of some parasites.

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November 5, 2026 at 9:27 AM

Orlova Natalya

1 child

yuliya simakova You don't reproduce alone, you do it together.

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November 5, 2026 at 9:27 AM

Anna Klyuchevskaya

1 child

Mariya Glebova To be fair, it's easier to create conditions for a snail than for fish.

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November 5, 2026 at 9:27 AM

Mariya Glebova

1 child

Mariya Glebova Setting up fish tanks can be tricky. It takes a lot of effort to get the biome right, and the aquarium can get cloudy or smelly. Now I've filled it with plants, snails, and shrimp, and it's zero hassle. I just top up the water and feed them a little twice a day. The snails even eat all the waste, so I don't have to clean anything – I just add water as it evaporates. There might be some tricky species, but I'm keeping the easiest ones.

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November 5, 2026 at 9:30 AM

Mashunya

2 children, pregnant, 40 weeks

We had an achatina snail. I don't recall any special stories about it. The most energy-consuming part is changing the substrate in the tank, which is a job for an adult. We used coconut coir. They eat vegetables and gammarus. You also need to add a calcium source to the tank; I used food-grade chalk.

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November 5, 2026 at 9:30 AM

Anna Klyuchevskaya

1 child

Mariya Glebova I have a snake. Zero hassle. I keep an eye on the water, feed it every 2 weeks, and clean when it messes up the terrarium. )))

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November 5, 2026 at 9:30 AM

Mariya Glebova

1 child

Mariya Glebova You have snakes, and they make me cringe 😂
Snails, snakes. I guess it's just an acquired taste, not my thing))

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November 5, 2026 at 9:33 AM

Mashunya

2 children, pregnant, 40 weeks

Mashunya

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November 5, 2026 at 9:33 AM

Katerina

1 child

Mashunya OMG, that's awesome! 🥰🥰

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November 5, 2026 at 9:36 AM

Mashunya

2 children, pregnant, 40 weeks

Mashunya A type of panther immaculate. Achatinas can have different shell colors, ours was black with stripes.

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November 5, 2026 at 9:42 AM

Vinitskaya yana

2 children

A hamster is better, you throw in a ton of bedding and forget about it for a year, just occasionally topping up the water and food.

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November 5, 2026 at 9:54 AM

Olga

We have one living with us. No fuss. I feed it special food. The terrarium has a coconut substrate. I change it, not my daughter. I throw out the eggs regularly.

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November 5, 2026 at 10:03 AM

Tatyana K

1 child

The main thing with them is to not let them reproduce (even if there's only one), otherwise they'll kick you out of the apartment))))) They reproduce very actively...

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November 5, 2026 at 10:18 AM

Katya

2 children

Achatinas? My son still has them. They really love cucumbers. They live in a big container with coconut substrate. They've been around for about 10 years now. Periodically, some leave this world, but they reproduce actively.

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November 5, 2026 at 10:57 AM

Chudaeva Elena

1 child

We have three living with us. The baby got bored of them quickly, so I take care of them. I clean the terrarium and the snails twice a week, and feed them every evening. I don't give them cabbage, only cucumber, apple, carrot, and snail treats. In the summer, we add watermelon and melon. Honestly, I think they're the easiest pets to care for!) There are plenty given away for free on Avito, you just need to buy a terrarium, a coconut mat, moss, and a water dish. We just washed ours yesterday.

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November 5, 2026 at 11:27 AM

Valeriya

2 children

We had 2 [pets] who lived with us. They gave birth one after another without restraint. The children quickly lost interest in them. So-so pets...

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November 5, 2026 at 11:48 AM

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