Daily care

No matter which subspecies of African giant snail you own, the daily care looks about the same. Spray water if necessary in the nest based on the humidity value your snail species needs. Check the value of air humidity and temperature every morning and evening.

During the winter, the temperature can be difficult to maintain, and then some good ideas are to use a heating mat under the nest or to place a bottle of warm water near the snail. The latter should, however, be done under supervision and only in urgent cases of emergency when the temperature must rise quickly.

During the summer, the problem can be the opposite and above all for species that thrive at room temperature. The suggestion is then to use a selected cooling clamp that is placed in the nest. Often these have a surprisingly large after when warm air meets the cold. Personally, I use a well-cleaned fly net during the summer as a roof, which also causes the temperature to drop quickly against spraying water more often.

Regarding the above daily routines, you should also be in the habit of cleaning the glass walls of the nest and cleaning away poo and old food scraps. Also take the opportunity to take a quick look at the snail to see how the shell looks and how the general condition appears. Once a week is enough to pick up the snail for a closer look, but this should not be done more often than a few times a week. With this routine, your snail also becomes increasingly tame over time, which for the owner is a very fun development to see.

To do sometimes

There are some things that aren't part of daily maintenance and may not even need to be done weekly, but I'll highlight it in this section anyway to include all the maintenance. An example of such a thing is showering the snail under running water. This is not a must, but is loved by many snails and is also great enrichment. Under soft rays, these little animals enjoy themselves enormously and it is very cute to watch.
For a growing snail, you should avoid rinsing the shell. Once or twice a year, you should clean out the entire snail's home and clean it properly.

The environment in the nest usually takes care of itself a lot, but for the sake of freshness, a human hand is sometimes necessary. Put the snail in another nest, such as a plastic box with soil, while cleaning its actual nest.

After the snail has moved back, you may notice behavioral changes up to a few days later in the form of an otherwise happy individual perhaps not eating or it is not as active. In the first few days after the major cleaning, there is nothing strange as the snail is settling in to all the new things and don't worry if it stops eating. Snails can live for up to three years without food! However, some individuals are more sensitive to change in their home environment and then you should take that into account when refurnishing. Just like us humans, snails also have both personality and mentality🐌❤️