Container: You will need a container with a lid that has small air-holes. While the snails are small, this needs only be roughly 15cm wide by 20cm long and 15cm high – or big enough for them to move around comfortably in. Most pet-shops sell small plastic aquariums like this for a couple of pounds.“Bedding”: The snails like to burrow in about 2” or 5cm of peat. Garden soil can be used and if you provide leaves or twigs they will enjoy going underneath them. Smooth stones or bark chippings can be used, but we found that our snails didn’t like these so much and spent a lot of time on the container sides or lid. Obviously, snails would not like anything sharp or prickly.
Temperature: Inside a centrally heated house is fine; they like to be between 17-24 degrees on average. Direct sunlight (eg windowsill) is not good; they may overheat and die.
