A guide to breeding snails for your bluetongue

Postby **Scotts1au** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:04 pm

Interesting that there is virtually no information on the web about Aus native snails and I know for a fact that Native snails are pathetic little things - like the little blue snails that you occassionally find in the bush. It is amazing to me that Blueys know what to do with big Euro snails.

Scott

Lisa · Postby **Lisa** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:07 pm

Scotts1au wrote:Interesting that there is virtually no information on the web about Aus native snails and I know for a fact that Native snails are pathetic little things - like the little blue snails that you occassionally find in the bush. It is amazing to me that Blueys know what to do with big Euro snails.

Scott

I agree, the natives are pathetic little things (but their shells seem harder), but my experience with them is that they actually kill or eat the big eurotrash ones. I've put them into a container with the euro's and the euro's have died everytime and the native is still there. Could be coincidence but I don't mix them anymore.

Being smaller they're harder to find, too. Still good eating but!

Tattoo · Postby **Tattoo** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:26 pm

Shadowfax wrote:Yes, got the can of snails. Maya loved them. I (who am nearly un-grossoutable) gagged just upon opening the can. They were so foul smelling and gross, I vowed never to buy them again, poor Maya. But they don't stock them anywhere here anyway, so no longer a concern.

Thanks for the nose alert Shadow. I will make sure to open them as far away from myself as humanly possible. :lol:

If they are that disgusting I may ban them as well.

Hijinks · Postby **Hijinks** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:31 pm

Tattoo wrote:
Shadowfax wrote:Yes, got the can of snails. Maya loved them. I (who am nearly un-grossoutable) gagged just upon opening the can. They were so foul smelling and gross, I vowed never to buy them again, poor Maya. But they don't stock them anywhere here anyway, so no longer a concern.

Thanks for the nose alert Shadow. I will make sure to open them as far away from myself as humanly possible. If they are that disgusting I may ban them as well.

Yeah, they're a little gross, but not as gross as the canned silkworm pupae. :hurl:

But my skink likes to paint with poo, so as far as he's concerned the smellier the better.

MartinsPerson · Postby **MartinsPerson** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:53 pm

I've bought humane grade canned escargo before. Its still gross, but cheaper than buying the ones made specifically for pets. Or you can buy from www.petguys.com

Awesome pricing, good service, and reasonable shipping...

Tattoo · Postby **Tattoo** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:05 pm

MartinsPerson wrote:I've bought humane grade canned escargo before. Its still gross, but cheaper than buying the ones made specifically for pets. Or you can buy from www.petguys.com

Awesome pricing, good service, and reasonable shipping...

Thanks.

Postby **Zach** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:23 pm

EXCELLENT, post!

Postby **Bird_Brain** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:24 pm

I also have feed the can-o-snails with great results. THey do smell, but for the price, I can live with it. All my guys LOVE them. The local petstore sells them for $6 a can. I didnt even think about buying them online. Thanks for the link!

Leigh · Postby **Leigh** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:17 pm

Tattoo wrote:While on the snail topic ... has anyone tried the can o snails made by Zoo Med? I know they have no shell but they can always be sprinkled.

My mystery snails (which were supposed to be pest free) seem to have introduced something into my aquarium that I am unwilling to risk feeding to Tattoo. They are little tiny twitching things that look like microscopic grains of rice. First saw them on my lone baby snail and yesterday found them all over in my large aquarium. Don't know how they will affect the plecos but the boy won't be eating any of those snails. Looks like they get the pet pass. Heck with the colony ... I'm going for the can.

Sprinkle crushed egg shells on,it can be fair sized bits with no worries.

Tattoo · Postby **Tattoo** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 4:02 pm

Leigh ... will try the shell trick. Thanks mate. :wink:

rachel · Postby **rachel** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:18 pm

Shadowfax-Thanks!! I'll make sure to grab some next time it rains!!

Postby **Zach** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:21 am

I am bumping this thread back up simply because it's awesome.

Herptiles.net · Postby **Herptiles.net** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:05 am

Oh it is indeed awesome, great info!

Lisa · Postby **Lisa** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:56 pm

Garden snals grow really quick, too. I'm already feeding mine out and they aren't yet two months old.

Three days old 5th January:

Yesterday:

Blotch · Postby **Blotch** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:41 pm

Zach - you should sticky this.

Raven_Vivi · Postby **Raven_Vivi** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:44 pm

I get my snails from petsmart.
The parasitic ones are too small to actually make a meal out of unless i get A LOT. But I gave him just a few and he actually ATE THEM and LOOKED for MORE! ;O

They sell mystery snails but I'm scared they're too big and he'll choke.
You think it's safe for me to feed him mystery snails even thought they're the side of his head?? Will he crunch them to pieces or try swallowing it whole?

Fatal_S · Postby **Fatal_S** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:20 pm

He'll crunch and crunch and crunch. ^.^ Apple/Mystery snails are what I fed to Pryce several times, and he opened his mouth really wide, got it into his mouth, and smushed it. Yumm yumm. Don't want my fingers in that mouth.

sheslikeheroin · Postby **sheslikeheroin** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:49 pm

anyone have any suggestiong on getting my hank to eat snails? last time i tried he gave me a look that said " screw that i want a mouse!" perhaps i'll try again when he starts waking up.

Fatal_S · Postby **Fatal_S** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:09 pm

Most BTS adore snails. Try again, he should gobble them right up. If not, take him to see a shrink, something must be wrong :lol:

tiliqua38 · Postby **tiliqua38** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:42 pm

Ok, if I want to get snails from the pet store what do I look for? I mean, are there different kinds?

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