Hiya Matzoball, thank you for you're warm welcome!
When I was young we had a 'zoo man' come to the school and I got to look after a snail for half an hour and to a 5 year old those things are HUGE
They are fantastic creatures and so peaceful I got to be part of a breeding programme for the tiger snail, it's close to extinction in Africa it gets to roughly 18inches! Not the most traditional of pet but I love my chaps! I have albino as well as standard species!!
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