What do yours like best?

[2steps]

I thought it might be interesting to see what different people feed and whats prefered by the snails are there differences in what types like etc

I'm not sure what my snails are but they love marrow ;D they like carrot, pepper, lettuce, pear, corgette and apple but don't touch swede or cabbage (can't blame them lol)

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sweetcorn and sweet potato

[sonicsnail]

Ok, I think all of mine are fulica 99% sure of that.

What they really like:

Parsnip
Cucumber
Pear
Apple
Banana
Lettuce

What they eat sometimes:

Grapes
Satsuma
Carrot
Tomato
Baby corn

What they dislike:

Broccoli
Cauliflower
Porridge
Sprouts

[Daniel]

mine like pears,cucumber,sweetcorn,lettuse,chickary (not sure how to spell that) lol

[LisaLQ]

Mine are fussy gits, and only like melon, lettuce and cucumber. Sometimes banana or apple too, and Sam is sometimes quite partial to a bit of tomato. I've tried many other things (kiwis, courgette, pears, etc) and they've always been left untouched.

Haven't tried sweet potato yet, but Kathy's snails like it so might have to.

[sezzy5889]

ok right....

Margies like: Cherry tomatoes, corn on a cob, lettuce, banana, apple, layers pellets, hemp, porridge, orange and the two babies like courgette.

dislikes: cucumber, grapes, peppers, chick crumbs.

Tigers like: Cherry tomatoes, corn on a cob, lettuce, banana, apple, layers pellets, hemp, grapes, orange and porridge.

dislikes: courgette, peppers, chick crumb.

Fulica likes: Cherry tomatoes, lettuce, banana, layers pellets, hemp, orange, courgette, cucumber and porridge.

dislikes: corn on a cob, peppers, grapes, apple and chick crumb.

Iradelei likes: Hemp, Porridge, cucumber, lettuce, layers pellets, courgette.

Dislikes: orange, banana, corn on a cob, peppers, grapes, chick crumb and cherry tomatoes.

Smithii likes: Hemp, Porridge, cucumber, lettuce, layers pellets, courgette, orange, cherry tomatoes.

Dislikes: banana, corn on a cob, peppers, grapes and chick crumb.

Dimidiata likes: Hemp, Porridge, cucumber, lettuce, layers pellets, courgette, orange, cherry tomatoes, banana.

Dislikes: corn on a cob, peppers, grapes and chick crumb.

Reticulata likes: cucumber, lettuce, courgette, cherry tomatoes.

Dislikes: unknown as yet

Fulica rodatzi likes: Lettuce, cucumber, courgette.

Dislikes: unknown as yet


Corrected Latin name for search purposes - paul

[snailywaily]

Mine also liked herbs! I once found some of those packaged supermarket herbs (like coriander and parsley etc.) in the fridge so gave them some out of interest, they loved it!

Mine get the usual fruit n veg but also occassionally get some meat, bread, soaked seeds and yoghurt.

[eric2]

mine love thin sliced carrot and chick crumb best

[sezzy5889]

none of mine will eat carrot

[section8angel]

None of mine like cabbage. 2 tanks touched a -tiny- amount of it, but I have no idea which snails lol. There was loads left though.

Apart from that they eat everything I put in, even if it's only a small bit that they eat. My fulica have always loved cucumber though, and the other week when I tried the hemp they literally licked the bowl clean so that seems to be another hit with them. Have yet to try it with the others though.

Orange was a sort of hit with all of them, they didn't eat it all but most of it went.

And Freddie used to love courgette, he doesn't seem that bothered now though.

[sonicsnail]

sezzy5889 said:

none of mine will eat carrot

Mine like carrot sometimes, they hate Broccoli, never touched it.

[Val]

I think what they like BEST is sweet potato, lettuce, cucumber and tinned pear (softer than fresh variety).

Val

[ian]

My fulica go crazy for cucumber and some times soft fruits like melon, pear and they gave avocado a go.
One of my marginata will eat anything and goes through half a cuttlefish bone every two days, the other wont eat much but seems to like melon and banana, however she goes off things quickly or if i give her too much, so i have to offer different things every day.
The iredalei are easy too they eat anything as long as i put them on top of it.
The dimidiata are a bit mre challenging them seem to only like eating their own shells other than that they will eat a tiny bit of cucmber or banana every so often.
My fulica quite like leaves too like kale, dandelions, spinach i was quite surprised by them liking kale because its quite dry and they usually like things that are nice and moist.

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woah i managed to get some of my juveniles to eat raw sprouts!

[Caity Australian]

I'm really worried ebout my helix pomatia. I dont know if they have ever been eating! I've tried everything. Got to keep trying though. If they just dont eat anything i might have to set them free!

[burnaron]

My fulicas love the koi's food

[Jess *Trumpton GALS*]

My GALS love cucumber and leafy lettuce!! ive tried them on tomatoes and they hardly touched it alond with peppers (red and green)

they like apple and grapes

im yet to try strawberry, courgette (if thats right) corn on the cob *fingers croosed they might like something new* lol

this isnt food related but they love their "chins" tickled and being put under running water (this came about by one of the snails having a bit of lettuce on its shell and i couldnt get it off) lol it wakes them up as well!