01-11-2014, 08:37 AM
I'm getting my son a pair of juvenile giant african snails. It all started when the catalogue from Insect Lore came through the post this morning. A couple of years ago I got the Butterfly kit for the kids and they were able to watch the caterpillars grow and change into butterflies and release them. I noticed that they sold the snails as well as other bugs and creatures, so I asked my kids which they wanted. My daughter chose the butterflies and my son picked the snails. He's so excited about them that he keeps asking when are they going to be coming?
The thing with these is they are permanent pets whereas the butterflies get released, but my daughter was rather disgusted about the idea of having a snail. Can't see why? I believe that they live anything up to 5-7 years.
The thing with these is they are permanent pets whereas the butterflies get released, but my daughter was rather disgusted about the idea of having a snail. Can't see why? I believe that they live anything up to 5-7 years.