Feeding Giant African Land Snails

Here is a guide to feeding Giant African Land Snails.

*Cuttlefish – snails MUST have a source of calcium for their shells to grow. Eggshells or limeston flour can be used as an alternative.Rock chalk has also been used effectively.

*Raw food has a higher nutritional content than cooked or processed foods. This is not a comprehensive guide, and some snails enjoy foods that other snails would even dream of eating.

*The more variety a GALS has the happier it will be!

Experiment with feeding your snails, and if they don’t like it, they won’t eat it!

Fruit: Apple, Grapes, Melon, Blackberry, Banana, Peach, Satsuma, Apricot, Pear, Kiwi, Orange, Plum, Strawberry, Tomato, Mango, Raspberry

Vegetables: Sweet potato, Pumpkin, Kale, Swede, Leek, Lettuce, Sprouts, Cauliflower, Courgette, Cabbage, Carrot, Sweetcorn, Peas, Beansprouts,Turnip, Broccoli, Watercress, Mushroom, Parsnip, Cucumber, Potato

Other: Dog biscuits, Dandelion leaves, Hemp, Digestive biscuits, Raw egg, Bread, Chicken mash, Milk powder

Dangerous Foods *BEWARE foods that that may have been treated with pesticide or contaminated by vehicle fumes, e.g. home-grown fruit and vegetables and dandelions

*PASTA – can cause bloating and the death of the snail

*We all know what happens when a slug comes into contact with salt, so, no salt!

* Foods containing Oxalates are said to be harmful in high amounts. This is due to the oxalates preventing the absorption of essential nutrients, mainly calcium. Foods containing oxalates include spinach, parsley and chives.

Baby Giant African Land Snails feeding

The more varied your snails' diet, the happier they will be.

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