Snails make great pets!
baby helix maxima snails are a great choice for a pet because they are small, easy to care for, and interesting to watch. They can live up to 5 years and will grow up to be 3-4 cm in size. These snails love to eat fruits and vegetables, so they are perfect for people who want a pet that is easy to take care of and fun to watch eat. Order your snail today on our website!
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COVID 19 UPDATE In light of these unprecedented times, and following government guidelines, we are still operating as normal with extra safety precautions in place, such as reduced staff and limited postal runs and using PPE. Please feel free to order as normal, ask any questions you may have etc but be aware there may be a slight delay on your order being sent, but please rest assured it will be sent out asap. The fact that snails are a common species has given some scientists to research
on some amazing and interesting facts about their existence. There are a number of amazing facts which an individual is worth knowing about. Snails are a certain special species which when feeling that their lives are in certain danger, they hide in their shells to present any danger which can cost their lives. Below are five amazing and interesting snail facts: 1. Snails are herbivores which feed on a well decayed vegetation, fungi, algae, plant leaves, and lichens. Some individuals identify snails as pests due to their habit of feeding on garden plants as their herbivorous diet. Common species of snails will, therefore, contain symbiotic bacteria which is located in their crop which guides them on cellulose digestion. 2. Common snails have a moist skin, which makes them more active at night or in damp weather. When weather conditions become very dry, a common snail will retreat back to its shell and seals the shell entrance with parchmen. You can mostly find snails under the garden rocks or else on a well sheltered corner of a wall. When the shell is sealed, the snail will, therefore, go in suspended animation where it can survive for a number of months with no water. 3. Like all land snails, common snails are Hermaphrodites. This will, therefore, mean that snails possess both female and male reproductive organs. This fact does not limit them from finding other snails for mating with. Mating is therefore started by one snail which Pierces the skin of its mate with a calcified love dart. Love dart leads to stimulation of the other snail into exchanging sperms. After the process of mating the the snail will internally produce eggs, which are therefore fertilized by the exchanged sperms. 4. About a month after dating a snail will, therefore, lay at least a hundred small eggs underground in a nest which is usually located on damp soil. When the conditions in the nest remain suitable for the eggs, then the snail will start hatching after fourteen days. A newly hatched snail have a fragile shell which takes 2 years or so to reach maturity. 5. Research shows that digestive secretion of a garden snail prevents stomach ulcers from human beings. 10 grams of digestive secretion powder of a garden snail will decrease human stomach acidity by 42%. This powder is therefore effective when it comes to chronic bronchitis. Achatina Fulica Juvenile Snail ![]() £ 2.99 Giant African Land Snail - Achatina Fulica Juvenile Snail
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