Snails

[Drachenjager]

Anyone know what kind of snails these are?

 

[beetleman]

it could be helix aspersa? not possitive on that 1.

 

[Drachenjager]

it could be helix aspersa? not possitive on that 1.

good for eating?

not that snails are edible for humans lol

they seem to make cool pets

 

[beetleman]

they are good eating,not that i would eat them but i hear they are eaten alot by many. as for pets yeah they make great ones,very easy to keep.

 

[Drachenjager]

they are good eating,not that i would eat them but i hear they are eaten alot by many. as for pets yeah they make great ones,very easy to keep.

i keep mind on wet news paper lol they eat the heck out if it lol

 

[beetleman]

i keep mind on wet news paper lol they eat the heck out if it lol

oh yeah, they will eat just about anything:drool: their kinda like goats w/shells

 

[bugmankeith]

They are all over my yard. They will eat romaine lettuce, rotten tomatoes, many fruits and vegetables, carrots, dog or cat kibble, white bread, and they need a cuttlebone in their tank at all times. Their shell varies in color.

Looks like that one sealed it's shell with mucus and is waiting for a rainy day to emerge.

 

[Drachenjager]

They are all over my yard. They will eat romaine lettuce, rotten tomatoes, many fruits and vegetables, carrots, dog or cat kibble, white bread, and they need a cuttlebone in their tank at all times. Their shell varies in color.

Looks like that one sealed it's shell with mucus and is waiting for a rainy day to emerge.

lol it has been rainy days here for weeks ...months lol

 

[AnthrpicDecadnc]

there are snails like that around here too. They also show up in a yellow phase. they're wierd. when you pick them up, they do the opposite of their defense mech. they come OUT of the shells, usually to crawl all over your fingers.

 

[slimtim454]

good for eating?

not that snails are edible for humans lol

they seem to make cool pets

Ever heard of escargot?

 

[Drachenjager]

Ever heard of escargot?

yeah i was just wondering if these would be good for that . never know what kind of snails they used.

 

[Kevin_Davies]

the shell looks like Helix lucorum

 

[Spyder 1.0]

i just recently found 6 or so of these snails http://www.kscience.co.uk/as/module5/seashore_web_site/organisms/images/cepea.jpg
pretty common around here. i have a small ecosystem growing in a tank. they are wicked to watch at night.

 

[Black Widow88]

I don't care what kind of cute, adorable snail it is I want it!

I Snails!

Black Widow88

 

[dangerprone69]

yeah i was just wondering if these would be good for that . never know what kind of snails they used.

Well if you are going to eat them feed them apples- snails will pick up the flavor of whatever you feed them.

 

[beetleman]

yeah, snails are awesome critters:clap: i keep em aswell,but i don't eat them

 

[Black Widow88]

No I don't eat them either. I couldn't live with myself if I did that. And that's an interesting fact about snails picking up the flavor of what ever you feed them. Not that I'm going to eat them I just find that interesting.

Thanks for the info.

Black Widow88

 

[Matt K]

NO. Not Helix aspersa. I have had a culture of Helix aspersa. I have also eaten them...very nice with garlic. Here is a photo of H.aspersa:
http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/misc/gastro/brown_a.htm

There is a place near me that cultures them for the restaraunt market and they wholesale for $30 /pound!!

 

[nepenthes]

Man I need to get into the snail business!

 

[Kevin_Davies]

Helix aspersa are probably the most common snail here in the UK, and possibly Europe as well, I could probably find hundreds on a rainy day, as I mentioned in my last post, the Snail in the first pictures looks like Helix lucorum though, which isnt native in the UK, and may be introduced in the USA, though im not sure?