snails.

[Eddie2257]

hi guys i have had a female pink tongue skink for about a month or so now and i can nly get him to eat snails( this was fine untill the pet shop couldent get them anymore), iv tryed everything from fruit to cat food, does anyone know were i can get bulk snails?
thanks eddie
also im in the central coast area but willingt o travel to sydney or souronding areas.

 

[dihsmaj]

Don't think it's your fault -- Pink-tongues, in the wild, only eat snails and slugs.

 

[PythonLegs]

Reptile Food

If you email them, they'll usually do a good price for bulk.

In the long term, especially if you're getting more snail eaters, it'd be worth your while setting up a small aquarium and breeding golden apple snails- they breed quickly, year round, get pretty big and the skinks love them.

 

[Eddie2257]

thanks pythonLegs, i just emailed them, i have another pink tongue but he eats anything its just this one,
eddie.

 

[spongebob]

Try scenting cat food with slug/snail slime

 

[Eddie2257]

ok spongebob ill try that tomorrow thanks,

 

[mysnakesau]

You can buy snails in cans. They look disgusting and stink, but your pink tongue might not mind.

 

[snakeluvver]

Mine were the opposite, they used to refuse snails. Now I get fresh ones from the petstore for a decent price.
Mysnakesau, I tried those but my pink tongues refused them, they only like the expensive fresh ones :|

 

[TaraLeigh]

I breed my own. I'd suggest that. It's not hard. At all. You can find info on the net or you can message me and I'll tell you what I do.
I just moved my 3 Pink Tongues into the bedroom yesty. Love the fussy little critters.
Mine didn't even look at the canned snails either.

 

[Chris1]

im nice to people with kids, on rainy nights they send their kids out snail collecting fro teh shingles,..

otherwise theres a place called snails bon appetit in the hunter valley that sell them by the half kilo or kilo,....and will ship them

 

[mysnakesau]

Chris is that a place that sells them for human consumption? Yuck! The thought sounds disgusting, but my X, coming from a French background, was a fan of snails. He never ever warmed to my humor, though, when ever I pulled them off my plants. hehe

 

[Chris1]

lol, yep, it is fro human consumption,...theyre kind enough to put pet packs together too!

after reading on teh weekend about the kid that died from the bacteria slugs and snails carry i wouldnt be eating them myself!!

 

[thebluesnake]

My grandmothers property is infested with snails she would usually collect 200+ snails a day im sure she can get you lots for a very low price.
Jarrod

bye the way im also on the central coast (davistown)