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Old 31-03-2010, 04:01 PM
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Post what can a Giant African snail have?(food)

i have 4 we give them cucumber, lettuce and celery

is there anything else they can have and what type of lettuce do they have im not 100% sure

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Re: what can a Giant African snail have?(food)

any lettuce at all. they also like cat/ biscuit, banana, apple, carrot, cabbage.

really, nearly any fruit or veg going. mine LOVE spinach. generally they do prefer leafy greens, so i'd say lettuces like hot house, or round, which are really leafy and green.

stay away from pasta and things like that - it continues to swell inside teh snail and can kill them.
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Re: what can a Giant African snail have?(food)

Hi,
As "Metame" has already said leafy greens etc are great.

I also give my lot,

Butternut Squash (good souce of Calcium)
Sweet Potato
Cucumber
Broccoli
Grapes
Strawberries
Mango
Savoy Cabbage
Carrot (sliced very thin)
Tomato's (with seeds taken out)
Alway a big piece of Cuttle fish
Lime stone once a month sprinkled on their substrate.

Hope this list gives you some ideas

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Re: what can a Giant African snail have?(food)

Thanks thats a lot of help i feed some of that to my beardies!!
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Re: what can a Giant African snail have?(food)

You know those bags of pre-packed salads? Mine really like those. There's loads of vareity and it saves you buying different things for them to eat. Mine also like tomatoes but they go bad really quickly, especially in warm humid conditions so make sure you remove them soon after they're finished with them to prevent mould.

Something different is if you soak brown bread or cat/dog biscuits in a bowl of water until they swell. My snails LOVE wet cat bics.
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Re: what can a Giant African snail have?(food)

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You know those bags of pre-packed salads? Mine really like those. There's loads of vareity and it saves you buying different things for them to eat. Mine also like tomatoes but they go bad really quickly, especially in warm humid conditions so make sure you remove them soon after they're finished with them to prevent mould.

Something different is if you soak brown bread or cat/dog biscuits in a bowl of water until they swell. My snails LOVE wet cat bics.
Hi,

I have read that you can give Bread and Dog/Cat food, However, I was a little concerned about the Salt content. Could I ask what Cat/Dog bics do you give your Snails?

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Re: what can a Giant African snail have?(food)

I have a cat too so sometimes i just put a few of her biscuits in a jam jar lid, top it up with water and they absorb it like sponges and swell. I use the go-cat brand. And i do only use it as a treat. My snails have eaten it plenty of times and they're both perfectly healthy. It's good to vary their diet as much as you can because they can very quickly become fussy eaters.
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Re: what can a Giant African snail have?(food)

Our GAL (Mr Slow) really loves a little bit of turtle food soaked in water. (I think he has pretentions of grandeur).
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