New Garden Snails

[monssnails]

Hello I just joined last night because a few days ago I brought in 4 Garden Snails. I'm from Australia and they're just normal snails from the garden. I have 1 large, 1 medium and two little babies. I was wondering a few things

1. When I found one of the babies she had a crack along her shell, will that heal? I gave her some egg shells but I don't know if she's eating them
2. Is potting soil okay for them?
3. I've been giving them cherry tomatoes, Avocado, tomato leaves and egg shells recently, any food to avoid?
4. I know tap water is bad for them, is cold boiled water okay?

Thanks so much! Xoxoxo

[astana]

Hey, welcome to the forums! ^-^
To answer your questions:
1. When I found one of the babies she had a crack along her shell, will that heal? I gave her some egg shells but I don't know if she's eating them
-The crack will heal! Egg shells for calcium will definitely help. To encourage the consumption of the eggshell , you may want to crush/grind them into tiny bits. At least, that's what it took for my snails to eat it.
2. Is potting soil okay for them?
-As long as it has no fertilizer mixed in, potting soil should do fine.
3. I've been giving them cherry tomatoes, Avocado, tomato leaves and egg shells recently, any food to avoid?
-A full list of snail-safe and snail-unsafe foods was compiled by users on this forum here: petsnails.proboards.com/thread/9416/feed-snails
4. I know tap water is bad for them, is cold boiled water okay?
-Tap water is actually not necessarily bad for snails. If the water quality in your area is poor/ your tap water is heavily chlorinated, then the boiled water you seem to be using now is good! On the other hand, if water quality in your area is good, then tap water shouldn't be a problem for your snails.

[finch]

Adorable snails!

[kaidashade]

Aww, what cuties!