Who keeps snails?

jamest0o0 said:
This is the one feeder I've struggled with the most. Some are lively, others die for no apparent reason. I'd like to see who here keeps them with success so I can figure out what it might be I'm doing wrong. I've been trying everything.
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What kind of snails? I keep some in my fishtanks but I've had others before
 
@Zenyatta The Chameleon yup helix aspersa or other land snails.

@NickTide 5$ each on ebay? I thought they were cheaper. I got like 25 awhile back for a better price than that. One thing too, the ebay snails are adults ready to breed. To get them as babies it would take well over a year to start a colony that was reproducing ready to be fed off.

@Bush baby yeah I've had that issue too, maybe I'll put a sundew on top of the bin lol. Springtails breed better than I've ever seen in snail bins, they swarm every surface and break down any waste. I think it might be so much that they annoy the snails though just by crawling all over them. Isopods dont bother the snails, but I can bet they'd eat the eggs.
 
jamest0o0 said:
@Zenyatta The Chameleon yup helix aspersa or other land snails.

@NickTide 5$ each on ebay? I thought they were cheaper. I got like 25 awhile back for a better price than that. One thing too, the ebay snails are adults ready to breed. To get them as babies it would take well over a year to start a colony that was reproducing ready to be fed off.

@Bush baby yeah I've had that issue too, maybe I'll put a sundew on top of the bin lol. Springtails breed better than I've ever seen in snail bins, they swarm every surface and break down any waste. I think it might be so much that they annoy the snails though just by crawling all over them. Isopods dont bother the snails, but I can bet they'd eat the eggs.
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the only helix i saw were 3 adults for $15. I never really looked before. I was looking at the giant African snails. So cool. They are edible so I guess they work for chams. I used to raise some kind of native snails years ago for my plated lizard. Not sure if they are ok for chams either.
 
@NickTide are the giant african snails available in the US? They look like big slimy rabbits lol. I'd guess most/all land snails are safe in the US. I'd have to look into it though. The main worry is lungworm. Which you can separate the eggs from the breeders and raise separately to prevent.
 
Brodybreaux25 said:
Yes. I said they were wild here but that was an in accurate statement. They are invasive in South Louisiana and we have been having a lot of problems with them eating all the vegetation in our Wetlands, they’re becoming a real problem ...
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Ah yeah that's why a lot of snails are illegal, they are very dangerous to the vegetation. Snails eat anything lol.
 
Seeing this thread just is totally ironic to me, my local pet store had snails, helix whatever it was, they were by where they keep the horn worms and such when I went in today. I just thought they were for fish tanks.
I honestly didn't think my chameleons could eat them!
I'm curious to see your set ups for the snails as well. I would love to have a colony food supply, but crickets are so stinky and noisy and dubias give me the heebeegeebees, I buy them but only the small ones so they aren't so creepy. I should raise meal worms, since other lizards that also eat them regularly, but now I'm intrigued by this idea of snails. This is new to me, I would have questiones the guy at the pet shop today about them had I known, I probably annoy them we all my questions anytime they get something new in lol
So they eat the shell and all? I cup feed, would my chameleons even see it or do how do you offer it to them? Do you think my bearded dragon or leopard geckos could eat them too? The shell isn't too crunchy that it causes any digestion issues? Do they smell?
 
@Frigga yup shell and all. The snails would easily climb out of the cup, I just set them on a branch and the snail will start moving. No reason a leopard gecko or beardie couldnt eat them, just give them an appropriate size. The shell is made up of mostly calcium carbonate which is readily metabolized. Plus snails are filled with moisture which aids digestion. They don't smell, if anything their bin can smell a little musky over time due to high humidity, stagnant air, and any food/debris breaking down. Overall it's not bad at all though, just smells earthy.
 
funny this should come up now, my Ebay snails finally successfully bred and I have my first batch of babies this week. Been away for a few weeks so not sure how well they are doing, but yeah I bred them. I don't feed them off though (yet)
 
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