The most effective way to control slug and snail populations in your garden is to make sure that you have predators around to keep their numbers down. Usually, the garden snail does not have an appetite for healthy plants. However, they may eat eggs and carrion, especially if live prey is not easily available.. As well as eating plants, snails eat other organic matter too and help to recycle nutrients in your garden. The first thing to say about my very small attempt to farm garden snails for culinary purposes is that its been controversial. ” Personally, I think it’s far worse than the pig head incident…I didn’t have to kill the pig, after all. I know there are various threads on this forum about feeding various vegetables to snails, but I haven't come across one that tells me how to actually prepare the veggie and how to "serve" the snail. *looks up rhubarb toxicity information* Aha. ... eating it fresh out of the garden, I can say I've never had to consume a lot of milk afterwards. Generally, they tend to eat whatever they can easily overpower. The eggs of other snails can also be on the menu of predatory snails. In the wild, Giant African Land Snails are known to eat up to 500 different species of plant. Select a wide fruit, vegetables, seeds, and grains that are safe for snails. You can find snails in the garden most of the time. What Do Wild Snails Eat. It can actually be damaging because the slugs and snails will return and you risk killing off other wildlife that is helpful in your garden. “It’s worse than the live crabs in the sink incident“, Jenny said, “but not as bad as the pig’s head in the fridge. In the wild, snails can only consume foods available in their natural habitat. It is a good idea to feed your snails a wide variety of food, as they can become fussy. Coffee most certainly falls into this category, although some advanced studies have been conducted which proves that it can repel snails (and slugs, if you have that problem as well). In my experiance snails know what they can and can't eat and don't tend to go anywhere near things that are poisenous. In a pinch, land snails also like to eat tortoise food that has been soaked in water; However, the bulk of your snail's diet should come for fruits and veggies, as well some seeds and cooked grains. They often target gardens and crops since these areas offer plenty of edible foods. Wild snails can eat a great variety of plants, vegetables, fruits, flowering plants, algae, fungi, and other foods they come by in the wild. The garden snail (Cornu aspersum), for example, likes to eat the eggs of other slugs and snails. They are immune to the toxic skin secretions of toads and, therefore, can eat toads without any harm. Land snails enjoy eating a wide variety of foods, mainly fresh produce. I just wanted to bounce a few questions off of people who have fed their snails fresh veggies to be sure I understand correctly. 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