Giant African land snails (free to good home)...

[sloth]

... Or reasonably good home...

 

... Or a standard home...

 

... Or a hungry French fella...

 

Anyone want any giant African land snails? I have around 50 to spare (don't ask!) Shells currently approx 2 inches long, nice markings.

Collection from or can deliver around Colchester, or post if you cover cost of a little tupperware box and p&p.

Make great pets, or go well with garlic. Also with that many you could farm their plentiful eggs to sell as snail caviar, so a business opportunity maybe....

[se7enthdevil]

i thought these things were on the not wanted nasties list???

 

it's only a matter of time before they escape and we find out just how damaging they can be.

 

Giant African Land Snail / Pests & Diseases / Plant Industry / Divisions & Offices / Home - Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

 

have i got the wrong species?

[Daniël Bos]

That website is for Florida, where the climate is friendly to things like alligators, giant Burmese pythons, zika mozzies, and indeed giant afro snails.

They need a temperature of over 20c to live I believe, so not much threat to the UK?

 

Dear Mr Sloth, I may well be interested in a couple, if that were possible?

[sloth]

Of course, do read up a little first though. They are very easy to keep, we don't use a heat mat or anything - just a cheapo glass tank in a warm living room, eating left over veg and off cuts, just don't let their eggs hatch! Sticking them in a bag in the freezer will kill them, or they are genuinely edible apparently, not that I've tried.

Let me know if you definitely want any, and pm address details etc.

 

7th, I believe it is illegal to release them into the wild in this country, but no threat in captivity, and I expect our winters would kill them off anyway...

[Jonny Burch]

 

We already have two!! Gary(don't ask) and humbug

 

Zara loves them!

 

 

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[Daniël Bos]

Of course, do read up a little first though. They are very easy to keep, we don't use a heat mat or anything - just a cheapo glass tank in a warm living room, eating left over veg and off cuts, just don't let their eggs hatch! Sticking them in a bag in the freezer will kill them, or they are genuinely edible apparently, not that I've tried.

Let me know if you definitely want any, and pm address details etc.

 

7th, I believe it is illegal to release them into the wild in this country, but no threat in captivity, and I expect our winters would kill them off anyway...

Cool!

I'll discuss this with the management later today and let you know.

[sloth]

OK, if you only have one you won't get eggs, but they do seem to like company, honestly! Just make sure you turn the soil every week to check for eggs if you get more than one.

They are quite interesting really, especially when they get bigger...

[Mark Bolam]

They look well cool.

Surely you can't post them though!!!

[sloth]

Yep, Bix must be marked as 'live food'...

[sloth]

Box...