Reproduction

http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2005/130705/Snails%20eggs.jpgThe Olive Vertigo is hermaphroditic and both sexual partners will lay eggs after mating. They are able to reproduce up to 6 times a year, and will lay eggs in soft soil after doing so. It lays an average of 85 eggs which hatch in 2 to 4 weeks (Hubricht 1985)