Florida Apple Snail
Pomaceapaludosa
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Bartow, Florida
Lutz, Florida
Ocoee, Florida
Okeechobee, Florida
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Titusville, Florida
West Palm Beach, Florida
Slidell, Louisiana
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Digdeeper
Saint Petersburg, FL (Zone 10a) |
July 2018 |
Positive
I have seen a whole waterway populated with them in Sarasota, FL. It’s the first time I had ever seen freshwater snails that big. There were so many, I thought it couldn’t be good for the environment and that they were probably invasive.
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mikeyb44
Myrtle Beach, SC |
September 2008 |
Negative
Pomacea canaliculata one of the top 100 (#73) most invasive species in the world. These snails can destroy senitve eco systems,and spread diseases to humans. Apple snails,once introduced are almost impossable to erraticate. many states have a Quarantine on such snails. These snails are best left in the Aquarium or better yet thier own native habitat . these large snails are very very bad news.The smaller florida species Pomacea paludosa as stated by paulzie 32 is a native to florida and occures natrually in many ponds. Its not smart to release any (pet) non native species into the wild.
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paulzie32
Lutz, FL |
December 2007 |
Positive
Pomacea paludosa may NOT be the snail you are both thinking of. They are almost never seen in the pet trade, are a Florida Native, are not collected or bred commercially and do NOT do well in captivity. The RARELY ever breed in captivity if they even survive long enough. When they do lay eggs outdoors, they usually will lay up to (maybe) Fifty (50) fairly large white (to a very light pink) eggs about the size of a pea or so. Most of the babies will not survive to adulthood.
As for food, they only eat dead or decaying plant matter and some types of algae.
They have never become a pest anywhere they have been and are rarely even seen in "the wild" as they like the mud.
The snail(s) you may be thinking of, may be one of the several types of Pomacea from othe... read more
As for food, they only eat dead or decaying plant matter and some types of algae.
They have never become a pest anywhere they have been and are rarely even seen in "the wild" as they like the mud.
The snail(s) you may be thinking of, may be one of the several types of Pomacea from othe... read more