Giant African Snails

[Catherine]

Quote: The hibernate if the temperature goes low. With the adults it wasn't a cold night at the delivery place so they didn't go into hibernation. With the babies last week, we did have some really cold freezing weather.

The adults will continue to keep growing. They do seem to like the food especially the cucumber. It was quite funny to watch because they eat the middle out of the slices and the one had a cucumber necklace on while he ate the other slice.

My son loves them and he has named the adults, Tommy Zoom and Smog (childrens' TV programme characters).

It is a good thing they hibernate. It allowed them to survive cooler temperatures. I hope they come out of it safely.
It seems they know what they like with food. The centre of the cucumber is softer and easier to eat. I could picture a snail at the end of the day wearing the rings of a number of foods. It must be funny to see them like that.
Are GALS are one of the creatures that grows its whole life? They could get quite big if the eat enough cucumbers. So much for veggies being slimming.

Tommy Zoom is an interesting choice for a snail name. Smog is different. I an not familiar with the show. I think it doesn't play in Canada. I hope your son likes the snails. They are not the fastest pet, but they are interesting.