Lifestyle- Meet the Snails

My various pets are an important part of my life and I wanted to do a small feature on some of them every so often. I have some quite unusual animals including Giant African Land Snails or GALS for short. I wanted to feature these guys first as it's almost October and they'll be slowing down and going into hibernation soon.

I have owned GALS for around 4-5 years now and I think they are wonderful. I realise giant snails are not everybody's cup of tea but I find them to be a very therapeutic creature. Back when I used to work in an office I would often come home tired, stressed and more often than not wishing I could just throw in the towel. A few minutes watching these guys and I would feel a lot of that stress melt away. There is something very calming about watching such a slow paced creature just mosey long, moving slowly, eating slowing, looking at you slowly. They would really help me relax.

This particular snail I'm holding is Eywa. She was the first snail I got and the biggest of the bunch. All my snails are either adopted from the animal shelter or are the babies of said adopted snails. The sub-species I have live for about 9 years so despite being really easy to care for they are a commitment as unlike more common pets such as hamsters they keep on going and going if looked after properly. 

And here's one of her out of her shell and expecting dinner. I think these guys are adorable!