Good places to get snails

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SkittleTheSkink
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Good places to get snails

Postby SkittleTheSkink » Mon Nov 29, 2021 6:11 pm

So I have had my blue tongue skink for about a year now and he (or she) never had snails and I would like to learn a good place to get snail in New York Long Island thanks.
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Re: Good places to get snails

Postby splashy07 » Tue Nov 30, 2021 5:25 am

Zoo med makes a product called can o' snails, very expensive though for a small can. I am also from Long Island. Repxotica is owned by a friend of mine and he carries them. They are also sold from online vendors such as Chewy and Pet Mountain. I assure you though, you'll get a case of sticker shock when you see the price. It's gotten so out of hand I have stopped buying them.
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Re: Good places to get snails

Postby Herpin Man » Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:50 am

Many Asian grocery stores sell frozen snails. That’s what I do for my pink tongues.
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Re: Good places to get snails

Postby splashy07 » Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:54 am

I was afraid to buy from markets not knowing how these things are processed...have you been using long term?
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Re: Good places to get snails

Postby Herpin Man » Wed Dec 01, 2021 8:14 am

I’ve had pink tongues for about four years, and their staple foods are snails and cat food.
The frozen snails I use are usually cooked, occasionally raw. As near as I can determine, nothing is added. I think it’s safe to assume that there are going to be more additives in the cat food, regardless.

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