were gettin a new pet

our goldfish died so now were getting an african land snail.

caseys gonna call him shelf apparently. her aunties sposed to be bringing it 2day.

bit of a change of pet there then lol bless

is that them giant snails?

yea, lee's sis has a couple for work n then she got babies.

casey loves them, she loves the snake 2 but am not having one of those, even just a lil cornsnake.

how do snails have babies?

im not sure i think theyre asexual n have eggs. ill ask if/when she turns up.

Giant African land snails are hermaphrodites meaning they are both male and female. They mate using a love dart, a part of their anatomy that they 'spear' into their partner and the sperm is transmitted.

They then lay anything up to 100 eggs which if kept warm will hatch in about 3 - 4 weeks.

A word of warning GALS breed worse then rabbits and if you do not dispose of the eggs (unless you want babies) you will be over run in a matter of months. I speak from experience

app they give birth from a whole in there necks 2.

if i miss any eggs ill just give them to leanne to get rid of.

weve got 2 one hasnt grown very well so we got the 2 incase small 1 dies.

Eggs are easy to dispose of. simply pop them in the bin, they won't hatch as they need to be kept very warm.