ails ▁are ▁raised ▁and ▁kept ▁in ▁temperature , ▁light ing ▁and ▁climate ▁controlled ▁conditions ▁to ▁encou rage ▁maximal ▁reprodu ction , ▁which ▁produces ▁the ▁eggs . ▁Since ▁sn ails ▁are ▁herm aph rod it ic ▁( h aving ▁both ▁male ▁and ▁female ▁sexual ▁org ans ), ▁all ▁can ▁produce ▁eggs . ▁Sn ails ▁typically ▁b ury ▁their ▁eggs ▁in ▁soil ▁after ▁they ▁are ▁laid . ▁ ▁One ▁method ▁of ▁har vest ing ▁the ▁eggs ▁involves ▁placing ▁the ▁sn ails ▁in ▁boxes ▁that ▁have ▁soil ▁and ▁sand ▁in ▁them , ▁where up on ▁the ▁eggs ▁are ▁gathered . ▁Sn ail ▁egg ▁output ▁is ▁me ag re ▁when ▁compared ▁to ▁fish ▁ro e ▁production ▁such ▁as ▁that ▁from ▁st ur geon . ▁As ▁a ▁comparison , ▁one ▁sn ail ▁typically ▁l ays ▁approximately ▁four ▁gr ams ▁of ▁eggs ▁ann ually , ▁whereas ▁one ▁st ur geon ▁may ▁have ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁of ▁eggs . ▁ ▁Market ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁Br ut ▁d ' E sc arg ot ▁brand ▁of ▁sn ail ▁cav iar ▁was ▁reported ▁as ▁having ▁a ▁ret ail ▁market ▁value ▁of ▁. ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁ret ail ▁price ▁was ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁Bel uga ▁cav iar . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁ 5 0 - gram ▁jar ▁of ▁De ▁Ja eg er ▁brand ▁sn ail ▁cav iar , ▁produced ▁at ▁a ▁sn ail ▁farm ▁in ▁So iss ons , ▁France , ▁re ta iled ▁for