Snails - Do they need supplements?

Blucas · Postby **Blucas** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:51 am

I've got some GALS coming in t'post. I'm intending to breed them for skink food. Just wondering if/how I should dust them?

xxmonitorlizardxx · Postby **xxmonitorlizardxx** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:59 am

You dont need to the shells have calcium.

Blucas · Postby **Blucas** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 11:00 am

xxmonitorlizardxx wrote:You dont need to the shells have calcium.

Thanks, that's what made me wonder. Just gotta hope they breed for me now. :thumbs:

Postby **Katrina** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:06 am

If you get those breeding you have perfect bluey food!! Good luck, I'd love to have a snail breeding colony set up. If you are successful, please post pictures of your setups etc - it would be great for others to learn from.

A.VinczeBTs · Postby **A.VinczeBTs** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 12:10 am

I second this! Snail colonies sound like a nice staple if you can make it work!

Blucas · Postby **Blucas** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:09 am

Katrina wrote:If you get those breeding you have perfect bluey food!! Good luck, I'd love to have a snail breeding colony set up. If you are successful, please post pictures of your setups etc - it would be great for others to learn from.

Will do. From what I've been reading I shouldn't have any problems, most people seem to get overrun with them. :mrgreen:

Got a 2foot fishtank set up, and will get some earthworms to do the maintenance for me. Should be a cheap way to keep Gonzo well fed and happy. :thumbs:

Jenn · Postby **Jenn** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:57 am

Good luck- I tried breeding snails and could never make it work. I use to buy them at the pet store, but they don't sell them any more. I just offered them to my blueys as is. I had one that only ate enough of the shell to get to the yummy inside and another that would eat every bit of his and then it the left over shell from the other.

ReptiFoot · Postby **ReptiFoot** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:59 am

@Blucas: Where are you ordering the snails from? I was wondering where I could pick some up as feeders, and having a colony of those as opposed to crickets sounds far more appealing!

xxmonitorlizardxx · Postby **xxmonitorlizardxx** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:30 am

ReptiFoot wrote:@Blucas: Where are you ordering the snails from? I was wondering where I could pick some up as feeders, and having a colony of those as opposed to crickets sounds far more appealing!

Blucas is in the UK so I dont think you will be able to get the same snails he is getting.

Blucas · Postby **Blucas** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:00 am

xxmonitorlizardxx wrote:
ReptiFoot wrote:@Blucas: Where are you ordering the snails from? I was wondering where I could pick some up as feeders, and having a colony of those as opposed to crickets sounds far more appealing!

Blucas is in the UK so I dont think you will be able to get the same snails he is getting.

She, but yep, I'm in the UK and just getting them from someone with too many babies. From what I've read they're illegal to keep in a lot of the US?

xxmonitorlizardxx · Postby **xxmonitorlizardxx** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:38 pm

Giant land snails are illegal. Not normal garden varieties.
Sorry about the gender switch up. It must be the 5th time this year I did that :oops:

Blucas · Postby **Blucas** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 1:46 am

xxmonitorlizardxx wrote:Giant land snails are illegal. Not normal garden varieties.
Sorry about the gender switch up. It must be the 5th time this year I did that

No worries, 'tis easily done. :thumbs:

I was really shocked to read that GALS are illegal, they're pretty popular pets over here.

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