rescue gals (Snails)

rescued these little guys recently

Are they snails Ceiron? And if they are - how easy are they to keep cos my 5 year old keeps going on that she would like one

Ps - how do you know they are girls?

haha foxy, you make me giggle.

yes they are snails.

giant african land snails to be precise.lol

they are extremely easy to keep and i would highly reccomend them, seeing as i have over a hundred of them.lol

all you need to do to keep them really is a large glass or palstic tank, some peat or i use coir in the bottom for a few inches and maybe a hide.

feed them a constant supply of cuttlefish, keep them mosit, not too wet though and then feed them fruit and veg and they should thrive.

very handeable too.

your 5 year old will love them.

as for girls, i m afraid they are hermaphrodites so are both male and female.lol

so yo ucan call em girls or boys.lol

does mean they do breed too but when they lay eggs you can just throw them away and its fine.

if you want more info then pm me and iwil lfind a caresheet and if yo uwant some i cna sort you out soem babies form a friend or i can put you in contact with some adults if you prefer.

i dont have any babies at the minute unfortunately.

hopefully will soon.lol

Thanks Ceiron I will show her those pictures when she comes home from school tomorrow. How big do they grow cos they look pretty big and do you handle them at all?

those ones are 3 - 4 inches shell size, get to like 5 inches max, not huge but still a safe size.

and yes i handle mine all the time.lol

if i cna get photobucket to work i will show some pics of me handling my bigest snails.lol

they are like 7- 8 inches shell length.lol

lovely snails.

Oh I don't know if I can live with a 8 inch snail in the house do they leave a slimy trail on your hands afterwards like a slug does?

http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...g%20my%20hand/

my big snails.

the ones i am suggesting for you will reach 4 - 5 inches max hun.lol

he big 8 inch ones i have, pictured above are rare.lol

although i do have a few babies at the minute.

they do leave atrail but its not very slimy.

I never thought I would say this about snails, but they are lovely! I like the green worm too, has a real cheeky look!!!

Foxy, I don't think there is much Ceiron doesn't know about snails, so you will be able to learn pretty much all you need from him.

wow that is MASSIVE cool pets

Just had a look at you handling your snails Ceiron and I'm sorry but I don't think I could EVER touch one Furries I can deal with but I don't really think I could ever handle a snail Thanks for putting the piccies up anyway