Snails Anyone?

Leigh · Postby **Leigh** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:03 am

As long as you use a filtration system they'll be clean Steve, its actually safer in a closed system as you know there's nothing but what you've put in it.

russman · Postby **russman** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:51 am

Does anyone know of a good source to get snails online?

Steve · Postby **Steve** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:04 am

Well you can't buy land snails from out of state...

Aquatic snails can be found on ebay, aquabid, etc.

Canned escargot snails can be found on amazon.com

russman · Postby **russman** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:06 am

And the best kinds to feed to blueys are like the mystery or garden snails?

Steve · Postby **Steve** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:55 am

Are you buying them to breed yourself?

I've never seen data on the composition of various snails, so I can't say if one type is healthier than another. It's just finding the appropriate size.

russman · Postby **russman** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:58 am

If its simple enough and they would survive the winter in my basement, I may give it a go. Dunno though. I would like to get a new staple meat other than cat food and chicken and the occassional egg.

RLeeW · Postby **RLeeW** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:01 am

Can you use snails from the grocery store? I'd love for Gordy to try them - he is such a culinary expert on food

Postby **Zach** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:29 pm

RLeeW wrote:Can you use snails from the grocery store? I'd love for Gordy to try them - he is such a culinary expert on food

Canned snails? Many additives and high in salt. Wouldn't kill your animal, but not anything you'd want to feed regularly...

Steve · Postby **Steve** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:35 pm

Not that high in salt, Zach... spices in some cans, others are just water, salt, and ascorbic acid (vitamin C)

You can also get canned snails from Zoomed. Most petstores don't stock them in stores, but online you can find them.

aggiegirl · Postby **aggiegirl** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:26 pm

I recently ran an ad on craigslist begging for large aquatic snails. Some nice lady donated at least a dozen apples and spixies to me. I had planned on using babies for my blueys but these snails are so COOL that I don't think I'll ever be able to feed them out. Roaches yes, but the snails no. Our snails are safe in their pet capacity. Can't say the same for the roaches! :wink:

Any hints for breeding snails are welcome. Anyone who lives nearby can definitely share but lie to me about feeding them to your blueys. I have two ten gallon temps and these guys are huge!
I think I spend more time caring for feeders than blueys now. Something is definitely wrong with this picture!!!!
:doh:

Tattoo · Postby **Tattoo** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:14 pm

Aggiegirl,

I hear you on not wanting to feed the aquatic snails to the skinks. I had a really hard time with it as I have kept snails as pets. This time I bought 5 snails that were all the same and refused to name them or admire them overly much. They have been portioned out as treats but it has been difficult. The only thing that has made me able to feed them out is the obvious thrill Tattoo has while she eats them. Oi ... being a parent is hard work sometimes. :roll:

Jenn · Postby **Jenn** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:05 pm

In my (and my skinks) eyes, snails = yummy, yummy food. I don't eat them though, :hurl:

Just the skinks!

SailleSkinklover · Postby **SailleSkinklover** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:02 pm

Is that why you have so many skinks? So you can farm 'em then eat 'em???
(Sorry, I am totally being silly!

I know you mean the snails, and not your darlings, but that is kinda what it sounded like! :lol:

)

Lisa · Postby **Lisa** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:06 pm

Yeah, I read it the same way. And she has the temerity to have a go at me for wanting to eat my lizards! :nono:

At least I only fantasise about it :hehe:

I had to bite the bullet and buy some. 24bucks for 60 medium to large snails. Should last about two days!

aggiegirl · Postby **aggiegirl** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:40 pm

Too late. I like all my snails. They have the coolest antennae and pink mouths. The apples are all the gold color. The spixies look like little zebra snails. Very relaxing to watch. Huge appetites. Poor Pele' and Charlotte are eating all the pest snails that the pet store gave me. Would love to feed them snails but not the pretty ones.... :oops:

I suppose I'm too easily amused, huh? Getting the kids a millipede soon. Can't convince anyone else that a spider would work. Too bad... :wink:

Leigh · Postby **Leigh** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:32 am

You'll change your mind when you cant see into the tank because the suckers on the glass obscure your view

Steve · Postby **Steve** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:59 pm

I've decided to try my hand at breeding Malaysian Trumpet Snails...

I'll report back soon on my progress and how my Pink Tongues take to them...

Leigh · Postby **Leigh** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:56 am

Steve are they land or aquatic and are they big or small?

Steve · Postby **Steve** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:02 am

small aquatic snails that are live birth.

Leigh · Postby **Leigh** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:09 am

I have seen but not been invaded by those snails, if the large ones are adult size they should be ok, I remember some one fed a skink rams horns {I think thats the name}and the outcome was the shell splintered dangerously, and that towards the top of the spiral was too hard to be broke.

Before you go potty breeding them, give the boy a few to sample and observe how he gets on with them.

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