Frothing mouth when eating snails

[Suzle87]

ventress is currently doing his best Jack the Ripper impression with a couple of live snails, is it normal for there to be a little bubbley froth involved? He got some round his mouth so I’m now panicking about RI even though it could be the snails!!

[splashy07]

More than likely it's just excess saliva as they tend to chew on these on these a while. They REALLY like them. Too bad those darn snails are so expensive, two of my guys just split a can.

[splashy07]

Oh, heck, I just realized yours were live snails. Sorry can't comment on that as I only have used canned.

[jdheff1982]

Hey splashy, what brand of snails do you buy and how much would you feed an adult northern? Been wanting to try my guy on snails. Thanks!

[kingofnobbys]

ventress is currently doing his best Jack the Ripper impression with a couple of live snails, is it normal for there to be a little bubbley froth involved? He got some round his mouth so I’m now panicking about RI even though it could be the snails!!

The snails will create a bit of froth/foamy/bubbling when attacked.

I often see this when I give live snails to my BTs.

[Angel_BTS]

ventress is currently doing his best Jack the Ripper impression with a couple of live snails, is it normal for there to be a little bubbley froth involved? He got some round his mouth so I’m now panicking about RI even though it could be the snails!!

The snails will create a bit of froth/foamy/bubbling when attacked.

I often see this when I give live snails to my BTs.

Agreed. Snails start frothing from their shells when they feel threatened or are under attack. When your Bluey eats the snails and they start frothing, it can often appear like the froth is coming from your Bluey’s mouth. Nothing to worry about, just the snails doing their thing Also if this helps, I use canned snails by exoterra, which I find makes feeding my blueys snails a lot less messy!

[Suzle87]

ventress is currently doing his best Jack the Ripper impression with a couple of live snails, is it normal for there to be a little bubbley froth involved? He got some round his mouth so I’m now panicking about RI even though it could be the snails!!

The snails will create a bit of froth/foamy/bubbling when attacked.

I often see this when I give live snails to my BTs.

Thankyou! I thought it would be from the snails, but I do like to double check just incase.
So fun feeding them live snails, I've never seen him so happy/in his element!! (although it did result in me having nightmares about snails!!)

[Suzle87]

ventress is currently doing his best Jack the Ripper impression with a couple of live snails, is it normal for there to be a little bubbley froth involved? He got some round his mouth so I’m now panicking about RI even though it could be the snails!!

The snails will create a bit of froth/foamy/bubbling when attacked.

I often see this when I give live snails to my BTs.

Agreed. Snails start frothing from their shells when they feel threatened or are under attack. When your Bluey eats the snails and they start frothing, it can often appear like the froth is coming from your Bluey’s mouth. Nothing to worry about, just the snails doing their thing Also if this helps, I use canned snails by exoterra, which I find makes feeding my blueys snails a lot less messy!

Thanks for the input, glad to hear its the snails and not Ventress!!
I tried the canned snails but found that they didn't last long as hes only a baby so takes a while to get through a whole can, so money wise I thought it'd be best to resort to live snails... which he seems very happy about, he's completely come out of his shell (pardon the pun!!!) since I fed him the live ones,it seems to have given him a lot more confidence somehow.
Once he is bigger I will try the canned ones again sometimes, just for variety.
Thanks very much for the input and suggestions, I appreciate it.

[splashy07]

Zoo med's Can 'O Snails, tiny little can for like 3.99 at most of the online retailers, Foster and Smith, Pet Mountain, etc.
I use them to entice picky eaters when coming out of brumation, and for weekend treats. Usually two of my adults will split a can. I don't use them all the time, (it would cost a fortune!!) so when I do I let them have all they want.

[Angel_BTS]

The snails will create a bit of froth/foamy/bubbling when attacked.

I often see this when I give live snails to my BTs.

Agreed. Snails start frothing from their shells when they feel threatened or are under attack. When your Bluey eats the snails and they start frothing, it can often appear like the froth is coming from your Bluey’s mouth. Nothing to worry about, just the snails doing their thing Also if this helps, I use canned snails by exoterra, which I find makes feeding my blueys snails a lot less messy!

Thanks for the input, glad to hear its the snails and not Ventress!!
I tried the canned snails but found that they didn't last long as hes only a baby so takes a while to get through a whole can, so money wise I thought it'd be best to resort to live snails... which he seems very happy about, he's completely come out of his shell (pardon the pun!!!) since I fed him the live ones,it seems to have given him a lot more confidence somehow.
Once he is bigger I will try the canned ones again sometimes, just for variety.
Thanks very much for the input and suggestions, I appreciate it.

That’s alright! I agree with you, as just last week I did find myself having to throw away an unfinished can of silkworms - both my Blueys’ are still quite young too (3 months and 5 months old). I would love to get my blueys onto live snails soon - do you order yours online or get them from your backyard?

[Suzle87]

Agreed. Snails start frothing from their shells when they feel threatened or are under attack. When your Bluey eats the snails and they start frothing, it can often appear like the froth is coming from your Bluey’s mouth. Nothing to worry about, just the snails doing their thing Also if this helps, I use canned snails by exoterra, which I find makes feeding my blueys snails a lot less messy!

Thanks for the input, glad to hear its the snails and not Ventress!!
I tried the canned snails but found that they didn't last long as hes only a baby so takes a while to get through a whole can, so money wise I thought it'd be best to resort to live snails... which he seems very happy about, he's completely come out of his shell (pardon the pun!!!) since I fed him the live ones,it seems to have given him a lot more confidence somehow.
Once he is bigger I will try the canned ones again sometimes, just for variety.
Thanks very much for the input and suggestions, I appreciate it.

That’s alright! I agree with you, as just last week I did find myself having to throw away an unfinished can of silkworms - both my Blueys’ are still quite young too (3 months and 5 months old). I would love to get my blueys onto live snails soon - do you order yours online or get them from your backyard?

I bought them online and have now set up a little tank for them, feeding them foods I’d feed my bts and I’ve popped some cuttlefish bone in there aswell to get a bit more calcium in them.
I’m hoping they all decide that it’s lovely in their little death row house I’ve made for them and produce more snails then I won’t have to keep buying them as il have my own supply, but time will tell if that happens!!

[kingofnobbys]

Agreed. Snails start frothing from their shells when they feel threatened or are under attack. When your Bluey eats the snails and they start frothing, it can often appear like the froth is coming from your Bluey’s mouth. Nothing to worry about, just the snails doing their thing Also if this helps, I use canned snails by exoterra, which I find makes feeding my blueys snails a lot less messy!

Thanks for the input, glad to hear its the snails and not Ventress!!
I tried the canned snails but found that they didn't last long as hes only a baby so takes a while to get through a whole can, so money wise I thought it'd be best to resort to live snails... which he seems very happy about, he's completely come out of his shell (pardon the pun!!!) since I fed him the live ones,it seems to have given him a lot more confidence somehow.
Once he is bigger I will try the canned ones again sometimes, just for variety.
Thanks very much for the input and suggestions, I appreciate it.

That’s alright! I agree with you, as just last week I did find myself having to throw away an unfinished can of silkworms - both my Blueys’ are still quite young too (3 months and 5 months old). I would love to get my blueys onto live snails soon - do you order yours online or get them from your backyard?

Never had much luck getting skinks or dragons to eat canned silkworms .... even the wild skinks outside who are perpetually hungry sniffed them and turned their collective noses up at them.

I buy my snails from a snail farmer who is up in the vineyards (about a 1 hour drive away , he sends them to me by express post in punnets), and he cultivates snails for the restraunts. Not cheap but safe.

I harvest my own silkworm eggs and hatch as needed , I buy fresh mulberry leaves when in season , blanch & freeze for out of season & have chow in powder form as backup for out of season. I generally hatch 200 - 300 eggs in a batch and these wind up becoming 70 - 100 adult worms (some which get to become moths who provide me with eggs).
My adult BTs and beardies get 1 - 2 large silkworms each per day + their daily rations of crickets.

Dead silkworms wind up outside with the dead or sick crickets - they feed the wild skinks and geckos and birds (who are all very well fed at my place).