In recent years becomes fashionable to hold houses not only cats, dogs and hamsters, but also exotic animals with which it is possible to strike guests. So, from snails huge African snails of an akhatina became popular not only long ago known to aquarians of an ampulyariya and Melanija, but also. Certainly, for successful reproduction of posterity it is necessary to know a sex of your snails.
Instruction
1. The vast majority of overland snails including akhatina, are hermaphrodites. It does not mean that for receiving posterity you do not need the second individual, just these snails have both male, and female genitals. During copulation two snails become "face" to each other. Thus, female genitals of one individual are opposite to male genitals another, and at this moment there is a transfer of genetic material. If you hold several snails, but they had no posterity long ago, count age of your pets. Usually larger snails undertake a female role while young people act as males. Therefore if you want to receive a laying of eggs, start a young snail in a terrarium, and at you soon everything will turn out.
2. Ampulyariya are some of the few diclinous snails. Which, however, are all the same capable to change a floor. Ampulyariya the sorts Pila before it fall into hibernation, and at the sort Pomacea it can occur without preliminary preparation at any time.
3. Of course, it is possible to define an ampulyariya sex most reliably, having opened it. It is unlikely you will accept this way therefore exists and several simple techniques which any fan of snails can do.
4. Get your snails from water and measure their mouths. At males of an ampulyariya the mouth more round, at females, in turn, extended. Having compared several individuals, you with ease will understand who is who.
5. Also you can wait until snails open covers of sinks and to attentively consider them. On the right from above from a cloak at males the penis cover will be visible. In comparative analysis it is easy to notice such difference between males and females.
6. If you put in an aquarium a snail of a look Melanija, then you also do not have need to define its sex. They are capable and to breed parthenogenetic, that is, they do not need the partner for pairing. And soon you receive a brood of snails from one individual.