do u handle your snails??

[leanne]

and if so how often?
do they like being handled?

also do they get used to you if you know what i mean

[loops]

Well when I'm home somebody is always out I quite often sit at the computer or watch telly whilst being slimed.

[Buse]

I Handle Mine Every Day When I Feed Them , I Take Them Out On My Bed ( My Snail Blanket ) And Pop The Food In The Middle Wait Go On The Snail Forums And Be Slimed ;D Mine Seem To Like It Because They Climb On Me I Sit There Put My Hand On The Of The Side Bed And They Climb Up My Arm lol ( I Put The Remader Of The Food In There Tank/Storage Box )

[Kevin]

I dont handle my snails unless I need to check them, or unless im cleaning them out, I dont think regulary handling them benefits them at all.

[mandywith11]

i pick mine up at feed time to give them once over.....kids sometimes like holding them

[Miranda]

also i have a handling related question, You know people say you slide your finger underneath them how?mine just go back in the only way ive been able to hold them is to pull them and spray make them go back in and pull from the hard bit on the shell!

[loops]

I don't think pulling sounds like a good idea.Sometimes they don't want to come off so I just give them a little spray and wait patiently for them to come out but I definitely wouldn't pull them if I were you.

[rubb3rchicken]

I dont tend to handle mine that often but i like to get them out on there lid and just watch them.

[Paul]

mimi said:

also i have a handling related question, You know people say you slide your finger underneath them how?mine just go back in the only way ive been able to hold them is to pull them and spray make them go back in and pull from the hard bit on the shell!

Sometimes I'll pull gently to see if they will let go, but most of the time, I slide them. Large snails are easy to get off a tank side, you can slide your finger under their foot. Do it from the head, as you touch them, they retract and lift slightly up, allowing you to get your finger underneath.

Smaller ones are tricker, but I find sliding them will make them let go, or break the suction. It is important not to simply drag them by the shell. The way to do it is to push the shell and body as one by laying your finger against the side of the body, flat to the surface. That way you know you aren't gonna hurt hem in any way.

[LisaLQ]

I handle my babies and captive bred ones regularly. I tend not to handle my wild caughts as much, as they're shier. But there's no harm in handling friendly snails What's point in keeping them if you're not going to interact with them?

[Snail Lover.]

Well with mine , i handle them whenever not everyday because i dont want to disturb them when there sleeping or when there eating or anything, i wash ine every couple of days because they can sleep for days ! They dont mind me handling them much they just slime up me ha x

[coyote]

Whenever I handle mine, I try to set them back down on some food. That way they associate being handled with food and they don't freak out, even if they don't eat right away.