Post by lorisarvendu on Apr 13, 2007 10:32:17 GMT
Oh no I've signed up with another forum!
Hi there, I'm from the UK. East Midlands to be specific. Long Eaton (near Nottingham) to be even more specific.
Last summer we stayed with friends in Essex, who had a massive African Land Snail called Brian. (looking back at the photos I took, I think he was a Tiger, but I've just heard he's now died.
Andrew, our 9yr old son (who had recently started keeping garden snails in a tank) was fascinated at this huge creature. When we got back, after much pestering, we bought 2 snails on eBay.
That's how it all started. Andrew named them Namibia & Botswana. Their shells are about 5" long now, and they're about 9 months old now, and I'm fairly certain they're fulicas.
We've just let a clutch of eggs hatch and now have another tank with 15 small babies in! We've got a few takers, and there's a couple of pet shops in Nottingham that will probably take them...but if you're in the Nottingham area and want a free snail or two...?
Our son still likes the snails, but I'm the one who cleans them out, feeds them, lets them crawl on his hand, and takes all the photos (and let's face it, I'm the one who's just signed on to the forum!).
I'm hooked! ;D
Now if anyone out there has a couple of Tiger snails going begging...
Hi there, I'm from the UK. East Midlands to be specific. Long Eaton (near Nottingham) to be even more specific.
Last summer we stayed with friends in Essex, who had a massive African Land Snail called Brian. (looking back at the photos I took, I think he was a Tiger, but I've just heard he's now died.
Andrew, our 9yr old son (who had recently started keeping garden snails in a tank) was fascinated at this huge creature. When we got back, after much pestering, we bought 2 snails on eBay.
That's how it all started. Andrew named them Namibia & Botswana. Their shells are about 5" long now, and they're about 9 months old now, and I'm fairly certain they're fulicas.
We've just let a clutch of eggs hatch and now have another tank with 15 small babies in! We've got a few takers, and there's a couple of pet shops in Nottingham that will probably take them...but if you're in the Nottingham area and want a free snail or two...?
Our son still likes the snails, but I'm the one who cleans them out, feeds them, lets them crawl on his hand, and takes all the photos (and let's face it, I'm the one who's just signed on to the forum!).
I'm hooked! ;D
Now if anyone out there has a couple of Tiger snails going begging...
