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Giant African Land Snails [Review as pets]
Giant African Land Snails make great pets, they are easy and cheap to care for,they are also good pets for children as they are interesting and so long as the child does not drop the snail they will not get harmed. Their shell can grow to about 20 centimeters and their 'foot' can grow twice that size, if you want a bigger snail buy it a big tank, for example a large tropical aquarium.

Careing for your Snail Once you have a tank for your snail it needs pesticide free compost (ordinary garden compost will do). When you are setting up the tank you can put about 2 centimeters of reptile bark under about 4 centimeters of the pesticide free compost. Put some luke warm water into a watering can with a shower head type end on the end. Pour the water into the tank to dampen the soil, do not put too much in. Add a few plants, that are not sharp, to decorate the tank, also get a small, shallow repitle bowl and fill it with about 2 centimeters of water. Make sure there is condensation on the side of the tank and if there is not then buy a heater mat and place it under the tank, assuring the tank is raised off the mat. You should clean the tank once a week and wipe down the sides everyday to stop a build up of mucas on the glass. When you are disposing of the soil be sure to look for small balls about 4 millimeters in diameter, they can range from white to a yellow-green colour.

Feeding your Snail

Giant African Land Snails like a varity of foods mainly green vegetables. They love cucumber and apples and every so often you may give them a small saucer of ale to help strengthen their shell.