Giant African Land Snails Reviews

~~Introduction~~ We got a Giant African Land Snail from our friends for Christmas 2008, he is now affectionately known as Mr Slow. ~~Description~~ Mr Slow arrived with us about the size of a small marble. He liked burying himself in soil and hiding away. With much persistence he has grown - his shell is now the size of a ...  Read the complete review

It's unfortunate to say that a lot of people would think that having Giant African Land snails as pets is a bit pointless. Why not just get some snails from the garden?, they say. However! I've got 3 of these wee fellas and I have to say they are some of the most interesting pets you can have. They start off the size of a standard ...  Read the complete review

I'm sure that a lot of people without much thought just dismiss the idea of having any sort of snail as a pet, and I can completely understand why. They're slimy, they don't show affection and they won't play fetch with you. But they are such interesting things to have! I've had mine for 2 years now and watching them grow has been ...  Read the complete review

Giant African land snails or GALS make brilliant pets as they're so easy to look after but they're also fascinating. Many people go "eurgh!" when they first meet them but after they learn about them they see that they're not as disgusting as they first thought. I take my "Bobs" (Bob and boB!) into schools to do talks ...  Read the complete review

giant african land snails make great pets! they are intresting and so easy to look after... when i was younger me and my brothers and sisters always nagged my mother for some after a family friends had some but she always said no... we had snakes, lizards, cats, gerbils, guinea pig and rabbit - but snails were a no go... i never quite ...  Read the complete review

I first got in to the idea of keeping GALS (giant African land snails) as pets when my little boy brought the class pet's home one weekend and he loved them so much he cried when we had to give them back. So after a bit of research on how easy they are to keep I ordered 3 of eBay would you believe? Apparently it is ok to sell them on ...  Read the complete review

i own two snails. well when i say that i do i mean that my boyfriend does as he is the one who looks after them and cleans them out, i just buy the cucumber. they are called bryan and gary. we were inspired by the magic round about and sponge bob square pants. we thought that they were appropriate. well we have had ours for about a ...  Read the complete review

Giant african land snails are realy easy to care for pets and ideal for young children. They can grow to over 30cm long excluding the head if looked after properly. They have both male and female sex organs, this doesnt mean that one can breed on its own you will still need 2 but they dont have to be a male and female pair like ...  Read the complete review

my african snails are getting big now, brilliant to watch they grow realy fast but still want to know can my baby snails have babys since there only 2 weeks old can they mate and have babies now??? please tell me sum one. my snails have a diet of snail mix and fruit and veg brilliant pets reccomend to anyone! great for little kids first pets under ...  Read the complete review

Why do I own a snail? Well its simple, my husband wanted a spider – which will NEVER happen (too many legs – though how we got a millipede I don’t know). I think it’s good to have some more unusual animals in the house especially when you have kids. I even take mine to my kids pre-school and show them and do talks about them. It isn’t my ...  Read the complete review

Giant African Land Snails (often abbreviated to GALS) make fascinating, and easy to care for pets, with a range of different species with similar needs, which I'll try to outline here. *** WHAT SPECIES ARE THERE? *** Ranging from the small achatina iredalei to the massive achatina achatina (Tiger Snail), there are ...  Read the complete review

I was given four Giant African Landsnails or GALS for short by my sister as pets. She was working in quarantine in a uk airport and they would have died had they not been adopted. There were two large snails and two baby ones. The largest measured 22 cms in length! Initially I thought they were strange, smelly and horrible creatures. ...  Read the complete review

Ugghh, I can hear lots of you say, why would anyone want to keep snails as a pet. But Giant African Land Snails are actually becoming quite popular. These snails are cheap to buy, (50p - £2.50 depending on size), easy to look after and fascinating to watch. The snails grow so that their shell is about the length of a hand. Most ...  Read the complete review