KamaKamaChameleon!
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So I was wondering if veild chameleons could eat snails? Because I was thinking of getting some snails for him Thank you!
Snails?
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Curlytails
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i heard they absolutely love them. ask for info around though. ive never fed them myself but im sure the french on the other side of the sea will be willing to send some edible ones for me to try.
Remkon
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Snailsbare a good foodsource as their shell contains calcium... You can use
Helix aspersa which is the escargot.
If you have em crawling in your backyard have em lay eggs, then seperate the eggs to a different container since wild snails will often carry parasites.
I wouldn't feed the full grown adults since their shell can be thick.
Helix aspersa which is the escargot.
If you have em crawling in your backyard have em lay eggs, then seperate the eggs to a different container since wild snails will often carry parasites.
I wouldn't feed the full grown adults since their shell can be thick.
KamaKamaChameleon!
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Where Are usually the eggs?
CamrynTheCham22
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The eggs are probably going to be real hard to find outside, so your best option is to take a few in and breed them yourself. Just remember the parasite thing. Once you see that the snails have laid eggs, I think you can take the parents out of the container, no? Then when the babies are born the parents do not give them the parasites that they may or may not have.
KamaKamaChameleon!
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Questions= Cause I'm new to this so how do I tell if one is a male and one is a female?
CamrynTheCham22
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If I were you I would just grab multiple or look it up.
KamaKamaChameleon!
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heheh turns out they can be both 
CamrynTheCham22
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Oh lol I did know that I totally forgot! Does that mean that they are parthenogenetic? Or do they still need two snails? Maybe only some species are parthenogenetic. What a curious little investigation!
KamaKamaChameleon!
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They can do eggs by there self, but it turns out that it's better to do two for a better chance surviving babies!
JessG
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Interesting. I know what I’ll be doing once it warms up over here lol
KamaKamaChameleon!
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Hmm, I can't seem to find any snails that are five years old cause that how old they need to be to breed.
CamrynTheCham22
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I did a little research and apparently they only have to be one year until they reach sexual maturity. I would still grab as many adults as you can and see if they will breed.
KamaKamaChameleon!
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yeah its weird like some people say five other people say one!
Mine reproduced one year after they hatched. I'm on my second captive generation.
They lay eggs about two weeks after exchanging genetic material. I scoope the eggs out of the soil of the wild ones container and move them to a fresh container to keep them from getting parasites from contact with the adults. I feed them the same gut load as my other feeders plus calcium.
They lay eggs about two weeks after exchanging genetic material. I scoope the eggs out of the soil of the wild ones container and move them to a fresh container to keep them from getting parasites from contact with the adults. I feed them the same gut load as my other feeders plus calcium.
KamaKamaChameleon!
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Can't Seem to find any snails in my backyard lately have anywhere that I can get snails from?
CamrynTheCham22
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You can probably find some from one of the site sponsors
KamaKamaChameleon!
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Remkon
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You can try to buy escargot.
Remkon
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maturity in 5, sexual maturity in 1 or 2 years.... Their total lifespan is around 6years so they hate growing up apparently.
