Snails in the US

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Snails in the US

Postby NiftyJosh » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:54 am

I live in Rhode Island which is on the east coast and too cold for a large snail population. Besides the 4 or 5 a year I can locate, I really can't find a store or a site that I can grab a few live ones or even some eggs.

Any help would be cool as I would like to see my little girl as healthy and happy as possible!
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Postby NomadOfTheHills » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:57 am

Petsmart!
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Postby Blotch » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:31 pm

yeah - you could breed Mystery snails - they are apparently good for bluey food.
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Postby NiftyJosh » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:56 pm

I picked up a Giant Thin Shelled Snail at the pet store and put it in her water...as big as it was she managed to get it and leave the shell and the foot thingy
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Postby Blotch » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:06 pm

foot thingy?

Breed mystery snails - they breed like crazy apparently. I was watching a friends breed the other day.
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Postby NiftyJosh » Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:11 am

Can't the US has a ban on all snails and slugs it looks like.....

I searched around last night..
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Postby Blotch » Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:37 am

uhh - they are for sale in your pet stores. People on the board here in the states have them.
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Postby Leigh » Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:52 am

get some earth worms outta the garden/park and give em a try.
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Postby Brigget » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:23 pm

i didnt know earth worms were good for them. can you do caterpillars because come spring we have an outbreak everywhere
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Postby Leigh » Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:32 pm

I did last year, the baskets ate all the Kale I grew for him, so at least they were well gut loaded.
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