Other Turtle Discussion :: Feeding turtles garden snails?

[Joel]

I am pretty sure someone told me it was alright to do,
And i do have the common sense to not lay any snail bait around the areas where i get them from, i also check the snail and see if it looks healthy.
my oldest slider lola loves them, she knows all the tricks to eating them, she bites the shell to crack it then spits all the bits out and swallows the thing whole!
Just wanted to check if its safe for them to eat just you average Garden snail.
Thanks

[marisa]

I don't see why, if there's no snail bait or pesticides in the area, an occasional snail would hurt.

[Joel]

Lola is obsessed with them. when she gets one out from the garden i try to take of her and she hisse's and jumps! Its so funny, but she eats so many of them.