Small-Life Supplies for Giant African Land Snails and Snail Enclosures

Dorothy Floyd, BA (Hons) Cantab	Giant African Land Snails and Snail Centres
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Giant African Land Snails

We have been breeding Giant African Land Snails for decades now and have discovered quite a few things about them...

Young Giant African Land Snails do well in the Professional Snail Centre, adult snails do best in the larger Professional Snail Centre XL. We have designed this housing and use it to breed and keep all our snails.
It is a good idea to give snails a mix of different vegetables because this promotes nice patterns on their shells. Suitable foods include potato and carrot peelings, also slices of courgette, avocado, marrow and sweet potato.
Giant African Land Snails need an extra source of calcium to promote strong shell growth. We stopped using cuttlefish bone years ago when we realised its salt content is too high. The snails do much better on rinsed out eggshells from hens. You can see the snails put their heads inside the eggshell and eat it from the inside outwards!
Giant African Land Snails need access to fresh cold tap water.

Their shells are 6cm
(2 inches) long at the moment.

These Giant African Land Snails are £12 for two - they are sent with the housing (see below)

Professional Snail Centre (PSC) Kit Small-Life Supplies manufacture the PSC (Professional Snail Centre). This is is the mess-free way to house Giant African Land Snails with a shell length of 2cm or more. The sides are crystal clear solid plastic (PVC) and so you can easily see the snails sliding up the sides and then resting under the clear lid. Sometimes a snail falls off the lid and that is why it is so important to have a Soft Liner to cushion the impact of the snail when it lands. Without a soft landing the snail would damage its shell. Line the base of the PSC with the Soft Liner provided. Place the food and eggshells on top, together with the shallow Water Dish provided. Change the water daily, the food every few days and the Liner every week. Once a week, lift up the top part of the PSC and immerse into a bowl of warm water with Snail Centre Cleaner added. Use the cleaning sponge to effortlessly remove the slime and then rinse well with cold water. The Professional Snail Centre is 30cm, 12 inches high and 23cm, 9 inches square. The wipe-clean white base tile is 30½ cm, 12 inches square. This item is supplied flat packed. To assemble it, just push it together (the clips are already on the panels and easily engage onto the white uprights). Clear assembly instructions are included. .
	The PSC is delivered by express courier to mainland UK (except Scottish Highlands). A signature is needed on delivery.
Prices of PSC Kit (includes PSC, Water Dish, one Soft Liner, one bottle of Snail Centre Cleaner and cleaning sponge and a care sheet: 1 PSC Kit £27.00 + £9.95 delivery 2 PSC Kits £54.00 + £9.95 delivery 3 PSC Kits £81.00 + £9.95 delivery Optional extra: PSC Soft Liners, pack of ten (twenty halves), £10.65 Optional extra: Snail Centre Cleaner + cleaning sponge £2.70 Optional extra: Two Giant African Land Snails £12.00 To order click buy PSC

Professional Snail Centre - XL (PSC-XL) Kit Small-Life Supplies manufacture the PSC-XL (Professional Snail Centre - XL). This is is the mess-free way to house large Giant African Land Snails. Fill the yellow moat with water - the snails drink from here and cannot tip the water over! The sides are crystal clear solid plastic (PVC) and so you can easily see the snails sliding up the sides and then resting under the clear lid. Sometimes a snail falls off the lid and that is why it is so important to have a Soft Liner to cushion the impact of the snail when it lands. Without a soft landing the snail would damage its shell. Line the base of the PSC-XL with the Soft Liner provided. Place the food and eggshells on top. Change the food every few days, the Liner every week, and check the water in the moat is still clean. When you want the adult snails to lay eggs, fill the Foil Dish (supplied) with soil or John Innes potting compost. At other times, you can put more watery food, such as melon, in this dish. Once a week, lift up the top part of the PSC and immerse into a bowl of warm water with Snail Centre Cleaner added. Use the cleaning sponge to effortlessly remove the slime and then rinse well with cold water. The Professional Snail Centre XL is 31cm, 12 inches high, 57cm, 22½ inches wide, and 24½ cm, 9½ inches deep. The wipe-clean white base tiles are 61cm, 24 inches x 30½ cm, 12 inches. This item is supplied flat packed. To assemble it, just push it together (the clips are already on the panels and easily engage onto the white uprights). Clear assembly instructions are included
	The PSC-XL is delivered by express courier to mainland UK (except Scottish Highlands). A signature is needed on delivery.
Prices of PSC-XL Kit (includes PSC-XL, Foil Dish, one Soft Liner, one bottle of Snail Centre Cleaner and cleaning sponge and a care sheet: 1 PSC-XL Kit £45.00 + £9.95 delivery 2 PSC-XL Kits £90.00 + £9.95 delivery 3 PSC-XL Kits £135.00 + £9.95 delivery Optional extra: PSC-XL Soft Liners, pack of six, £8.60 Optional extra: Snail Centre Cleaner + cleaning sponge £2.70 Optional extra: Two Giant African Land Snails £12.00 To order click buy PSC-XL

Snail Centre Cleaner Small-Life Supplies use the Snail Centre Cleaner every week to clean all our snail centres. It is far better than conventional washing-up liquid and other household detergents at removing the snail slime. It really does the job very well - just pour a dollop of Snail Centre Cleaner into a bowl of warm water and wait a few moments for it to dissolve. Then immerse the Snail Centre and, using the cleaning sponge provided, effortlessly wipe off the slime. Rinse well with cold water and dry using a soft tea-towel. The Snail Centre Cleaner works well on plastics and is also great for cleaning glass tanks too. The Snail Centre Cleaner is supplied in a a large 1 litre bottle and a cleaning sponge is included. .
	The Snail Centre Cleaner is delivered by express courier to mainland UK (except Scottish Highlands). A signature is needed on delivery.
Prices of Snail Centre Cleaner: Twin-pack (two bottles plus two Cleaning Sponges) £5.40 + £5.95 delivery Six-pack (six bottles plus six Cleaning Sponges) £16.20 + £9.95 delivery Twelve-pack (twelve bottles plus twelve Cleaning Sponges) £32.40 + £9.95 delivery To order click buy Snail Centre Cleaner

Soft Liners for Snails Small-Life Supplies use the Soft Liners for all our snails. These Soft Liners are an easy way to keep the snails in clean conditions because they are extremely absorbent. This means that surplus liquid is absorbed and mess is reduced. Because they are so soft, these Soft Liners also play a valuable role in cushioning the impact of snails when they fall off the lid of their home. In these situations, it is vital that the snail lands on a soft surface which cushions its impact thereby preventing shell damage. If a snail landed on a hard surface it could crack its shell and this is serious because it is difficult for a snail to repair shell damage. The Soft Liners are available in 3 different sizes: PSC Liners, pack of ten (twenty halves). PSC-XL Liners, pack of six. Uncut Liners, pack of six. You cut them to size with scissors (38cm x 25cm, 15 inches x 10 inches)
	Liners are delivered by post to anywhere in the UK.
Price of Soft Liners: 1 pack, ten (twenty halves), to fit PSC, £10.65 + £1.95 delivery 2 packs, twenty (forty halves) to fit PSC, £21.30 + £2.95 delivery 1 pack, six, to fit PSC-XL, £8.60 + £1.95 delivery 2 packs, twelve, to fit PSC-XL, £17.20 + £2.95 delivery 1 pack, six, Uncut, you to cut to size, £8.60 + £1.95 delivery 2 packs, twelve, Uncut, you to cut to size, £17.20 + £2.95 delivery To order click buy Soft Liners

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