Snails.....good food for lizards? as staple?

[Lizard Loft]

hi all, im looking for some good staples, ive got a turkistan roach colony, going to get some dubia roaches, obviously crickets will be a big part, but im looking to get some Giant African land snails, and i want to know if they make a good staple? and are the shells easy for lizards to digest?

[R0NST3R]

My Tegu loves GALS, he doesn't take in the shell though, I crack it for him so all he gets is the nice juicy meats ^_^

[Lizard Loft]

Originally Posted by R0NST3R

My Tegu loves GALS, he doesn't take in the shell though, I crack it for him so all he gets is the nice juicy meats ^_^

cool, i have a junglerunner and i know he will love them!!

[monitor mad]

My lot get snails as an added part of there diet and they love em as well

[ShaneLuvsMonitors]

I try to avoid staples as such and just try to vary it as much as possible but GALS Are an excellent addition to any feeding although some species will struggle with the shells.

[Lizard Loft]

Originally Posted by ShaneLuvsMonitors

I try to avoid staples as such and just try to vary it as much as possible but GALS Are an excellent addition to any feeding although some species will struggle with the shells.

Thats what im trying to do, ive got a colony of turkistan roaches which are breeding wel atm, im looking to get some lobster roaches and some dubias, aswell as GALS and maybe even breed a few locusts,

[ShaneLuvsMonitors]

Originally Posted by Lizard Loft

Thats what im trying to do, ive got a colony of turkistan roaches which are breeding wel atm, im looking to get some lobster roaches and some dubias, aswell as GALS and maybe even breed a few locusts,

Good luck with the locusts fussy sods,

Beardies dont fair so well with gals there not to bad with the little babies but otherwise they cant deal with the shells... so you could winkle them out...

[Lizard Loft]

Originally Posted by ShaneLuvsMonitors

Good luck with the locusts fussy sods,

Beardies dont fair so well with gals there not to bad with the little babies but otherwise they cant deal with the shells... so you could winkle them out...

Ok thanks for the head up, i think i will be wrinkling them out for most of if not all of my reps anyway, are there any easy ways to do this or do i just pull them out of their shells lol?

[ShaneLuvsMonitors]

Toothpick and a good eye for winkling with the bigger ones youll proberly have to bash them open with a rock and peel the shells off but itll work on the smaller snails.

[Lizard Loft]

Originally Posted by ShaneLuvsMonitors

Toothpick and a good eye for winkling with the bigger ones youll proberly have to bash them open with a rock and peel the shells off but itll work on the smaller snails.

thanks , cabt wait to start breeding them should be fun, i know alot of people get over run with them, but i doubt there is any chance of that happening, with 3 basilisks, 4 beardies, 2 tokays, 1 junglerunner, to feed lol