My 1st Lettuce Seeds !!!

Oh Jacque...these African snails are beauties.Jane here...had some in a tank for the kids at work and they loved watching /holding them !

arent they lovely, beautifull shells

Thanx Jane the 1st Snail Pic & 2 on the Left in the tank r The Parents"Dollop&Plug" & R 3yrs old now ! & The other Three r their 8month old Babies :) :)

Glad u like them 2 San :) They enjoy being washed in the Sink with warm water :)

They are lovely ! Now why have we not met them before ?

Well i have put them on b4 Jane back in Feb 2008!! Thats where the 1st Photo of them came from "Page149";) Since then theyv had hundreds&hundreds of Eggs as u may know but iv kept careful control of them & just let them have the 3 last yr :)

Oh dear, Jacque - I have sooooo much trouble with snails outside that I couldn't keep them as pets without seeing them as 'the enemy' I'm afraid.

I think I'll stick with my furry friend. :-)))))

LOL :D Thats ok Spritz i know their not every 1s cup of tea :) I love`m as much as all my other Pets :) U should listen 2them Eat !!!! They really do munch very loud :)

Oh..well we didnt join until April 2008 so thats why missed them ! Have pmed you my friend......

:) Thanx Jane/Ray :)x

Have just show Ray the pics Jacque and he says he has put the pan on with a bit of garlic butter and he will give them a go ! Have told him to go away ! Lol

OMG ! LOL il Fry him if he dont be have himself Jane lol ;) They say Men r full of Calcium ;) lol

LOL..Noone tells them to eat all their greens do they ? He is well in his place Jacque,dont you worry ! x

:D They Like Lettuce & Cucumber Best Jane :) Not to keen on Cabbage !!! They even like Dandelion Leafs from the Garden 2 which i wash really well in case outdoor Garden Slugs /Snails may have been on ! :/

The kids bring in lettuce for them Jacque.They hold one in their hands and time how long it takes them to reach their fingers ! Snail races ! Lol. Great fun and learning too !

It is Clever how they know when iv put their Food in the Tank Jane as they all wake up & go 2 eat it! The Races sound great fun & my kind of speed 2 :) lol

OMG....S&S as friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....I don't believe it....................lol

LOL :) Hi Amblea or should i say Victor lol :)

Hi Jac.....I' m no Victor.....lol

:) lol X

Now I've never seen pet snails before :D
I suppose they are all right as long as you keep them under controll :o) I like their names lol

Hi Hywel im glad u like My Snail Family :) Theyr very controlled ;)

Where do you keep them Jacque ?

Their in My Liveing Room in a Large Glass Tank Hywel so i can watch them 2 my hearts content along with watching My Fishys in another Tank :)

It must be fascinating to watch them :o) I like fish in a tank too. They are so relaxing to look at.

It is Hywel :) When theyr on the Tank sides u can see their Muscles underneath them working as they move along! It looks like Sea Ripples & when they eat u can see/hear their tiny lips munching away :)

They sound great. I had a marine aquarium once and I had periwinkles in it. They used to slide up the side of the tank and I used to like watching them and their little mouths opening and closing :o)
How old are your snails ? Will they live a long time ?

Dont know how long they live Hywel? But My Biggest 2 r 3yrs now & their babies r about 8months :)

Oh Nice to have them breeding aswell :o)

No Problem with their Breeding Hywel !! They lay Hundreds of Eggs in a yr which i have to sadly remove so they dont hatch its 1 of the downsides of keeping them :(

Oh well, I suppose that's nature's way of making sure they survive.

They lok nice but like Barbara think i'll pass on them.

Im sure u rite Hywel :) lol Ok Clarice i understand your mixed feelings about them :)

I love their names Jac! :~))

Thanx Skill :)

You will keep some for your own salads, won't you? :-)

Yes David im Sowing a good 6/7 pots so plenty 4 all :)

i thought you were going to say.. that you had to keep the snails away from your lettuce...lol......i didnt realise they are your pets..... : O )

LOL :D Luckly Holly these can only eat what i feed them :)

lol...... ive never seen snails like this before... : O )

Really!! I thought every 1 knew about Pet African Snails ? These Beautys eat a good 3 Lettuces a wk & have the Odd Cucumber treat between :)

ive had many pets over the years, and used to breed ginuea pigs.. but never heard of pet snails..lol

O well u have now Holly lol :) My Daughter has 2 Guinepigs we call the Girls for short but their names r Dora & Dolly :) Iv still got Mr Hash My Loop Earred Bunny who`l be 3 in May & My Son has a Lion Head Bunny Called Sniff :) My Daughter also has a Hamster called Milly so u could say were all Big Pet Fans here :)

you sound like my house used to when my children were young....we always had pets of of one sort or the other..... i used to have a beautiful budgle.... who lived till he was 8........... over the years have had cats hamsters rabbits and when i was a child i even had a pet vole which my cat brought in it wasnt injured and i put it in a little cage and kept it 4 a while till my mum said it was cruel to keep a wild animal and made me let it go in the field......lol

LOL what a Lucky Vole Holly :) i think il always have Pets as iv had them all my life :)But like u when My Teenagers leave home il have fewr as Summer ,Puss ,Mr Hash, The Snails & Fish r only My Own ;)

Lol Jac the more the merrier I say! Must admit never thought of keeping snails. I do have Cassie though - she is a 9ft North American pine snake. She hibernates under the dishwasher/floorboards from October till March. In the summer we take her out in the garden to bask in the sun and swim in the pond.

Hi Skill your Cassie sounds great i didnt know they hibernate ? I bet she loves the Summer time like us :)

They do look nice?Jacque but not for me.

They r a little slimy 2 hold Mavis so i understand your feelings :)

I can just about manage live meal worms .I can remove slugs and snails from my plants with the aid of a clothes peg.I then put them on the grass outside my house.

Theres not many things i wont pick up Mavis but i draw a Line @ Frogs & Huge Black Spiders :( Eeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwww "Shuddering"