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to a 6 mm diameter in the Giant African Land Snail. After 2 to 4 weeks of favorable weather, these eggs hatch and the young emerge. Snails may lay eggs as often as once a month.

There have been hybridizations of snail species; although these do not occur commonly in the wild, in captivity, they can be coaxed into doing so.

Parthenogenesis has been reported only in one species of slug, but many species can self-fertilise.

C. obtusus

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