african land snail

[slither9192]

Why are they illegal in the US? By the way awsome. wish I could have one!

[frankykeno]

Does your daughter watch Sponge Bob Squarepants and love his pet snail as much as my son does? LOL What a cool pet! Though I'm sitting here at my computer giggling insanely at the thought of you all standing around waiting for the slowpoke snail to slime it's way back home and forget the whole mating snails thing and hahahahahahaha...oh heavens if I'm finding this all that funny I need a nap...badly! LOL

Congrats on the new pets!

[recycling goddess]

no she doesn't. but she did wait for him to get back into his enclosure LOL

she's sooooo thrilled about this. she thinks i'm the coolest parent in the world... i told her nope, i'm not, there's a lot of cool parents on this site!

[Karma]

aww your daughter is so cute!

[recycling goddess]

thanks... i think so too

slither, i'm guessing they are illegal because in the lower states they could survive the winter and would multiply very quickly... eating many crops.

[Blu Mongoose]

oh yes she is. and when i was done taking photos of her snail this morning i went to put him back and she sternly explained to me that snails DO NOT like being taken off something they are stuck to. i should just leave it alone and she'll make sure he makes his way back into his enclosure! (cause mom, why do you think they shrink right into their shell... cause they're scared of YOU that's why!!! *said with a definite DUH!!! at the end*)

she then told her dad that when he puts the little steriline containers back on the shelf under her fish tank he is to hold on with BOTH hands until they are safely on the shelf... then he can let go!

(yes, she's 7)

WAY TO GO!! Your daughter will make a great vet someday.

[recycling goddess]

she'll make a great activist too