safe to feed garden snails (Helix aspersa) to salamanders

[spend_day]

if i were to collect and breed some garden snails would they be safe for my salamanders to eat or would parasites be passed on to the young

[stephenie191]

You can never be surer if they have come into contact with slug pellets etc -

It would be safer to buy/get some babie giant african land snails or their eggs and hatch them yourself.

Ebay have hundreds of eggs on for a couple of pound

[spend_day]

Originally Posted by stephenie191

You can never be surer if they have come into contact with slug pellets etc -

It would be safer to buy/get some babie giant african land snails or their eggs and hatch them yourself.

Ebay have hundreds of eggs on for a couple of pound

i was just wondering really

im currently trying to get some of my snails to breed but they just dont seem interested

[SW-morelia]

you may be able to feed garden snails, but you need to follow a strict detox program.
You must put the snails in a glass container and feed them cabbage for 2 weeks...If they have any slug pellets in them they will die during this time.....Then take them out of the container and clean them and the container....Place them back in the container and feed them carrots for 2 weeks....You will notice that their dumps become orange when you do this......Take them out again and clean and place them back in the container with cabbage again.....At this point you know they have been thoroughly cleaned out.... Gordon Ramsey taught be how to do this to make snails edible for humans.... I'm sure if you check this out it should be the same for animals......
But I am adding a disclaimer to this...Although it works for humans I am NOT going to guarantee it for animals...That will always be your choice......