Euglandina rosea (Férussac, 1821) Eggs And Egg Laying (Page One)

Case Study Number One
    The 48.8 mm. specimen pictured below was collected in a wooded area of southern Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida on 4/7/2011 and kept in a terrarium in solitary confinement. On 5/20/2011, some six weeks later, the specimen began depositing eggs. The egg laying process, during which the snail remained virtually motionless, took approximately 24 hours and ultimately 35 calcareous eggs were deposited.

Eggs Being Deposited On 5/20/2011

Eggs Deposited On 5/20-21/2011

Euglandina rosea (Férussac, 1821) Depositing Eggs On 5/20/2011

Thirty Five Euglandina rosea (Férussac, 1821) Eggs Deposited On 5/20-21/2011
Post Egg Laying Meal 5/21/2011 Juveniles That Hatched On 6/18/2011
Euglandina rosea (Férussac, 1821) Post Egg Laying Meal 5/21/2011 Euglandina rosea (Férussac, 1821) Juveniles That Hatched On 6/18/2011
 Juveniles On 6/25/2011 (one week old) Released Into The Wild On 6/26/2011
Juveniles Photographed On 6/25/2011 (one week old) Released Into The Wild On 6/26/2011

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