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The shells of Albino Snails can vary significantly in color and pattern, but is usually a pale yellow to white in color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn their natural habitat, Albino Snails remain hidden in submerged vegetation during the day and become more active at night, sometimes leaving the water to search for fresh vegetation. Two to four inches of open air space above the water line in the aquarium is required as these snails need open air to breathe. Albino Snails are very peaceful animals and should not be housed with any other animals that would like to make a meal of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMembers of the \u003cem\u003eAmpullariidae\u003c\/em\u003e family are either male or female. The sex of a snail can be determined if they are the same age, have been kept in the same environment, and are fed the same foods in which case females will be larger than males. 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The Gold Inca Snail is a very peaceful animal and should not be housed with any other animals that would like to make a meal of it.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMembers of the \u003cem\u003eAmpullariidae\u003c\/em\u003e family are either male or female. The sex of snails can be determined if they are the same age, have been kept in the same environment, and are fed the same foods in which case, then the female will be larger than the male. Eggs are laid in clutches above the waterline on vegetation and generally at night, anywhere between 10 to 600 eggs can be laid. Depending on the temperature, eggs hatch after two to three weeks. 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