Snail breeding. How long from romance to eggs?

[JacksJill]

I finally caught my snails getting it on this morning.
Any idea how long it will take for them to lay eggs from this point?

 

[Bush baby]

Not sure exactly, as i've never seen my snails actually mate. I would guess a few days to a week. Once they start breeding they go at it like rabbits and you'll soon be over run with snail babies!

 

[JacksJill]

Thanks. Awesome!

 

[JacksJill]

The answer is ~3 weeks.

 

[JacksJill]

At 8 weeks post mating I have snails large enough to start feeding off.

 

[bobcochran]

What kind of snails are you breeding. It's funny I never could tell how long between breeding and egg laying, because I have so many snails in the aquarium. I put them outside now and things have definitely slowed down. Are you controlling the temps?

I really like your avatar!

 

[JacksJill]

What kind of snails are you breeding. It's funny I never could tell how long between breeding and egg laying, because I have so many snails in the aquarium. I put them outside now and things have definitely slowed down. Are you controlling the temps?

They are the common yard snails we have in California, Helix asperia. They are kept in my laundry room in a screened top container. So they probably stay around the mid 70s. I was only able to find three this year to breed and only the 2 largest darted and laid eggs. I didn't count the number of eggs I transferred into the hatching container but it seems like I got more baby snails than I had eggs. Weird? I should have counted.

I really like your avatar!

Thanks he's my pride and joy.