Single mother got rich by breeding snails (6 photos + 1 video)
Chris Buckley owns a snail farm that is home to more than 5000 individuals. A woman specializes in breeding Achatina - large gastropod mollusks, whose shell alone can reach 23 see Buckley's business took off after she started posting videos about their snails in the social network. 
A resident of Munich, Germany, became interested in Achatina, when her son fell ill. The boy spent several months in the hospital due to perforation of the gastrointestinal tract. The mother of two was forced quit my job because my son needed constant care. family not there was nothing left but to live off welfare and food donations from the local church. 
To escape from the problems, the German woman decided to start unpretentious pet. Paying 60 euros for an African overland snail and terrarium, Chris ended up changing her life. 
"I was a single mother with two children, living on allowances,” says Buckley. - My life consisted of caring for others. At I had nothing of my own, and the idea of having a snail seemed very attractive. They don't need much attention." 
In 2019, the woman began posting videos with her pets.
"Now people recognize me. It's strange because I'm very a private person, but thousands of people daily ask me questions about snails,” says Chris. Her eldest son helps her work with social networks, it was he who invited her to make publications. 
In 2021, a woman began to breed Achatina, and now she has the whole farm. Chris sells pets for up to 60 euros each. Business so successful that the family waived benefits and now lives comfortably. Buckley has three employees and monthly revenue is five digit number.
