Apple Snails

[armthehomeless]

Are apple snails legal?

[Andrew_B]

From what I could find in google, they're not illegal to own, but illegal to import without a permit. Considered an invasive species on the tpwd website

[armthehomeless]

Re: Apple Snails

Illegal to sell?

[Andrew_B]

Doesn't look like private breeding/sales will be affected. I still wouldn't ship them or anything, but I don't see why you can't do a local sale

[Geral]

they look really nice !!!!!

[armthehomeless]

Re: Apple Snails

Doesn't look like private breeding/sales will be affected. I still wouldn't ship them or anything, but I don't see why you can't do a local sale

I don't have any... and wasn't planning on getting any. Just curious.

[Andrew_B]

Ahh okay, figured since you have every other snail known to man, that you would have those big ugly things too!

[armthehomeless]

Ahh okay, figured since you have every other snail known to man, that you would have those big ugly things too!

I don't want to carry things that are known invasives and destroying the environment. :)

I am looking at new snails though . . .

[TheHighestCrew]

my golden apple snails breed like crazy, they have about 4 egg sacks in my snail/shrimp breeder right now. Last time took about a month to hatch. They make great puffer food lol. I will give you some if you want any next time I stop by.

[sunkenmetal]

just go to a creek or bayou they are every where. I find empty apple snail shells all the time.

[troy tucker]

I know a little lake on the south side by the dowm. has lots of them big as your fist.

my golden apple snails breed like crazy

Do you snails get as big as you fist?

[sunkenmetal]

I know a little lake on the south side by the dowm. has lots of them big as your fist.

Do you snails get as big as you fist?

I am pretty sure the racoons around here eat them. I find there empty shells on the banks of the shallow creeks surrounded by coon footprints.

I was thinking about picking up some of the bigger ones for my shell dwellers.

[LooksLater]

I wouldn't mind having some, provided they aren't illegal. In which case, I would never...did we decide if they are, in fact, legal?

[sunkenmetal]

I wouldn't mind having some, provided they aren't illegal. In which case, I would never...did we decide if they are, in fact, legal?

Having the empty shells or the live apple snails.

[sunkenmetal]

I don't usally post stuff like this I'm no snitch but here is the info on apple snails From the TDPW website.

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulations/fish_hunt/fish/exotic.phtml

Click on shell fish or scroll to it and you will see the apple snail listed.

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/exotic/prohibited_aquatic.phtml