Kung Fu Snails By: Caleb

Hi, it's Caleb again.

  I have always liked pets.  We haven't had many pets in the past (one fish and Summit our dog) but I wanted one while we live in Singapore.  Well, more like four. 

At first I wanted to catch some geckos but as they eat bugs, feeding them would be a problem.  Here at our apartment complex there are plenty of snails that crawl the paths at night after it rains.

 So after doing some research I bought a cage, some cuttle fish bones (for calcium), and used a piece of bamboo that I found on the coast of Malaysia, in order to make a snail appropriate home.

Four snails now inhabit the snail home. 

 First off we have Houdini.  He is the baby of the group.  He was the first one that I Caught.  As his name implies, he likes to escape so caching him was very tricky as he consistently got of the lid I was using to catch him.  He also likes to hide.  He is the fastest one of the four.

Next we have Snacky Chan. He is all over food.  As soon as he got to his new home he went to the food, some small pieces of organic apple and turtle pellets.  When he is not eating he is sleeping in small cozy corners.

Here is a picture of.... Arnold Snailzenegger.  Yes, he has muscles.  Yes, he is big.  No, he does not carry a sub-machine gun (it IS Singapore you know).  He is the largest one of the four, and when he wants to go somewhere, he's going somewhere.  Just try and stop him.

Finally there is Ninja.  He is the most mysterious one of them all.  He is darker than the others (almost black).  Not as curious as the others.  While the others are sleeping on the ground, he is hanging from the ceiling upside-down.  He always sleeps with one eye open.  Seriously.  While the others sleep with their eyes pulled inwards, he has one in one out.  It's awesome.

So who says you can't have pets in a high rise apartment in Singapore.