Description

Species: Archachatina marginata ovum (L. Pfeiffer, 1858)
Special lineage designation: “XXL”
Color variation: standard

Offered young specimens of the best generation – CB1.F1, from an unrelated parental pair WC/LTC. The snails have an initial pedigree.

One of the largest land snails, the undisputed giants Archachatina marginata ovum XXL, in the color variety standard, captivate at first sight with their colossal size. Known among snail lovers brown giants reach impressive dimensions – more than 16 cm of shell. However, this is not the limit – there are also specimens of exceptional size, ranging from 18-20 cm. The shells of true giants are very wide and massive, and one snail of this species weighs more than half a kilogram.

The matte shell does not have a uniform color scheme – it presents a scale from yellow, orange, brown to black colors and their shades of varying intensity and saturation. The background of the shell is densely dotted with distinct stripes, zigzags and spots. The stripes, zigzags and spots are sometimes so densely distributed that they can almost completely cover the corporeal coil of the shell and give it a deep orange-brown color or significantly darken the shell to intense brown-black shades.

Like most species in the genus Archachatina, these snails are undemanding and thrive when provided with basic maintenance conditions.