New tank

[inky]

Hey everyone!
So, since last time I had to give up my snails, we were pretty broke so I sold all my snail equipment, including a food grinder and a tank. Fortunately, it turns out someone I know had a spare tank and gave it to us for free! I had a daddy long legs spider in it for a while until it somehow escaped, so I moved my snails into the new tank. They went from a smaller carrier container into a nice clean space, I even managed to keep it pest free. Now Snowball and Gary are pretty happy again, which is great because there seemed to be something up with the carrier.
Anyway, just to make this not just about myself, I'd like to ask how many snails you guys keep. It would be fun to know how many mouths we all have to feed.

[Cashell]

A free tank? Lucky you! For the past few days I've been searching around for very cheap tanks within the $5-$12Cnd range in good condition, but didn't have much success.

[greyphoenix]

Awesome that you were able to get a free tank for your snails! Also, I've never heard of anyone keeping daddy long legs as pets. Cool! To answer your question, I only have three snails. I might raise one from an egg if they lay them, but am not really looking to have more than four total at any one time. I definitely see the appeal of having many more, but in my situation I think I'll stick to just a few. What kind of snails are Snowball and Gary?

[Deleted]

Well done , you didn't have to " shell" out for a new tank :-} sorry been a long day. But seriously good for you. Glad it worked out in the end

[muddydragon]

well done on the tank!!

I think it would be embarrassing to tell you just how many Snaily mouths i have to feed... Lots... Lots and Lots...and a serious number of tanks.. especially since i'm a fan of 2foot glass tanks...:
4 BEW Archachatina marginata suturalis: Loki, Fenrir, Fryja, Freyr (offspring of Watson and Nessus (deseased))
1 + X Albino Archachatina marginata suturalis: Sleipnir (I haven't decided on how many others i will be keeping atleast 2 more) (Offspring of Loki, Fenrir, Freyja and Freyr)
2 BEW Archachatina marginata suturalis (Offspring of Loki, Fenrir, Freyja and Freyr)
1 dark Archachatina marginata suturalis: Jupiter (from landsnails.org)
1 Leucistic Archachatina marginata suturalis: Saturn (from landsnails.org)
2 Silver Archachatina marginata suturalis: Mercury and Venus (from landsnails.org)
1 Albino Archachatina marginata Ovum: Wraith (from landsnails.org)
1 dark Archachatina marginata Ovum: Rodney (from landsnails.org)
2 Pale Archachatina marginata Ovum: Radek and Zelenka (from landsnails.org)
4 Archachatina marginata candefacta: Flapjack, Caramel, butterscotch, toffee (From evilangel)
7 Achatina fulica jadatzi form jadatzi: Diamond, Pink, Tully, Racing stripes, Dash (various parentage, some bred by me) and two offspring of aforementioned snails yet to be named
1 Achatina fulica jadatzi form rodatzi: Onyx (offspring of Jet (deceased) X Dash)
4 Achatina fulica "normal" (various "accidents" so may have some jadatzi cross heritage) yet to be named, curently called things like red, yellow tip etc but I need better names for them.
Numerous Hadra webbi (original one called "old fella") (old fella from Kempton park, 2009) (others from ness, offspring from offspring from ones owned by feebix from bristol inverts originally i think!)
5 pleurodonte isabella (again not named just called by their colour, various origins)
1 Pleurodonte marginella (not named but since ness kindly gave him/her to me along with some H. webbi i might called him/her ness )

So... 33 bigguns (plus some snailies for selling on after the winter) and an unknown number of littleuns... 8 two foot or more glass tanks, plus another (smaller) glass tank for the H. webbi and P. marginella.... Don't have all 8 glass tanks set up yet (some are in big plastic boxes for now) but i'm nearly there...

*deep breath*
...
well you asked!

[snailboat]

Oh wow! I'm glad you were able to get a new tank! I remember Snowball and Gary from your snailboops thread. I really love Snowball's shell!

I have three snailies. I got my first snail Snaily in mid-July, and then I got Dee about a month ago in mid-October. And now I have a baby snail, Bean! They're all garden snails :-)

[Dumbledore]

I have eight helix aspersa, seven neohelix albolabris, and a bunch of albolabris babies, and I got some aspersa eggs but they aren't hatching and I don't think they're fertile.

[Deleted]

I have some baby snails I don't know what their are yet. I'm hoping Achatina Fulicas as I have 5 juvenile A F ,s at the moment. I keep the babies in a separate tank with a temperature of 20℃. Really glad I found this website so far the people on here have all been very kind and helpful

[inky]

Wow, it's great to see how many snails you all have! I laughed a bit at a certain snail owner with a few snails on this thread. =P

[kb.trekkie]

I have 3 large garden snails, and quite a few babies, but I haven't been able to find out the breeds.

[Deleted]

Wow garden snails are different and fun not to mention free. I bet their happier in their new home now where their get plenty of food and their be warmer to :-)

[muddydragon]

KB - if you can get some photos uploaded on a new thread asking for ID help people here can usually help

[inky]

Thanks, Lovefive! They're definitely fun and as we only really have those as an option here in Australia, it makes it hard to not find them xD. And if anything, they need to be cooler right now, it's getting pretty warm right now! And as Muddy said, it's best if you upload photos so we can all help out. =3

[Deleted]

Wow. My sister lives in Adelaide. I'm stayed here in the UK as I don't like the heat. She's just had a baby so I'm an uncle at the grand age of 32. I feel old. Your welcome and thank s for replying , I'm sure your snails will be more than happy.

[inky]

Nov 25, 2013 8:39:15 GMT @lovefive said:

Wow. My sister lives in Adelaide. I'm stayed here in the UK as I don't like the heat. She's just had a baby so I'm an uncle at the grand age of 32. I feel old. Your welcome and thank s for replying , I'm sure your snails will be more than happy.

Haha, thanks, I'm sure they'll be fine too. Congrats on the good news with your sister! And I won't say for how long due to privacy, but I've been in Adelaide once or twice. Really nice place, although pretty hot in the summers =O.