those things are kinda cool in their own way. what do they eat ?
Mostly just plants. Their favourate is big leaf maple, but they'll eat other wild plants too. They also really like the strawberries in my mom's garden, hah. They will also munch on the bones of dead animals whenever they can find them, because they need the calcium for their shell.
Those are some pretty large snails! I never thought of keeping land snails before, I've always kept aquatic ones. Although when I was little I was always disappointed we never had any living out in the garden and my friends did.
Yep, they're one of largest species of land snails in North America (I think in the world, even). My mom has a hard enough time trying to keep them away, let alone miss their presence. I try my best not to let her poison them, so I think she usually just puts out stuff that smells bad to them or something like that.