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05-25-04, 02:45 PM
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blech!! snails, yuck :P
I would imagine boiling them would take away too much of the nutrition. I suppose freezing would be an option to. I wasn't so much worried about them having bacteria, more concerned about what they may have eaten that a monitor lizard would react funny to. Like i said, i don't know our native plants, or any plants for that matter hahahaha.
I figured something healthy, that I already use to gutload my other insects may help them flush out their previous meal. Sorta leave them for 48 hours to defecate and eat fresher food.
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05-25-04, 03:11 PM
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Join Date: Dec-2003
Location: PA
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Well, I'm pretty sure snails wouldn't taste too good, but your cleaning method sounds good. Foolproof, at least.
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05-26-04, 02:43 PM
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#18
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Join Date: Sep-2003
Location: California
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Hi,
V. exanthematicus, V. niloticus, and V.albigularis all eat snails - its their natural diet espoecially good in lean times across Africa. The species they eat mostly is Achatina fulica - but regretably, the african natives/people eat them too and compete, so numbers of these animals has dropped significantly....
Snails of any kind are good for Varanus, and if you want to feed them prior some good clean fresh vegetables/leaves do so....try to avoid garden snails (Helix aspersa) that have been sprayed with bug killer, pesticides of any kind as they pass onto the lizard after eating!
cheers,
markb
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05-26-04, 02:55 PM
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Join Date: Dec-2003
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Are there any snails that need to be deshelled?
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05-26-04, 06:10 PM
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Join Date: Mar-2003
Location: Stratford
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I am going to get an african land snail and get it to lay eggs and feed the babies to my sav's.
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05-31-04, 01:44 AM
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not a bad idea there how many do they lay at once???????
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05-31-04, 07:23 PM
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Location: Stratford
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A lot
The person who sold them to the pet store I work at had two and now they have 300 or so.
Blake
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06-01-04, 11:19 AM
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After how long?
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06-02-04, 06:25 PM
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Not exactly sure but they grow fairly quickly so I dont; imagine very long. Plus the snails are easy to maintain.
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06-02-04, 06:29 PM
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Location: Ontario
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Quote:
Originally posted by Chelydraman
I am going to get an african land snail and get it to lay eggs and feed the babies to my sav's.
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You might wanna think twice about that.. There's been a couple raids of schools throughout North America recently and fines handed out.... You can't own them..
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/...tpespare.shtml
I'll have a look for the news article for you and everyone else that thinks it's a good idea..
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06-02-04, 11:55 PM
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Ok won;t be doing that then. Thanks for the heads up Matt I had no idea.
Blake
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06-03-04, 12:17 AM
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Location: Ontario
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anytime 
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06-03-04, 09:29 PM
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Location: toronto
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hey bart man did you get those snails from earl bales park?
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06-04-04, 06:16 AM
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Location: Toronto, Ontario
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hmm, i cant remember the name...but its around finch and dufferin. Its the only park like it around, big park with a pretty large body of water...
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