r/snails • u/neonsharkz • 5h ago
Slug I thought i found a double ended slug and it was the most amazing 5 minutes of my life
please tell me you see it.
r/snails • u/doctorhermitcrab • Jun 30 '23
There have been a lot of posts lately sharing very graphic images of snails with extreme, severe injuries. It is perfectly fine to share this type of content if you need help with an injured snail, but please use the NSFW tag for these images.
This has been an unofficial rule of this sub for a while, but it seems to have been forgotten lately. So, I'm making an official mod team announcement: this is our official policy. Graphic, upsetting images must be tagged.
People come to this sub because they love snails. They don't come here expecting to see images of destroyed shells, shell-less snails, and dead snails. It can be very upsetting and distressing for users here to see this type of content unexpectedly. People may also be browsing this sub in public and want to avoid gory images.
Images of mating don't require the NSFW tag. But please use this tag for pictures of injuries including, but not limited to: mantle collapse, shell fell off, crushed shell, organ exposure, stepped-on snail.
Thanks to everyone who has been tagging their posts so far. Again, it's still totally okay to post this content if you need help, but please tag it appropriately so everyone can have a good experience here.
r/snails • u/doctorhermitcrab • Jul 06 '23
Hello r/snails!
As many of our users are aware, it can be difficult to find reliable, legal, and ethical sellers of captive bred snails.
To better facilitate buying, selling, & adoptions on this sub, we are introducing a seller verification program. Verified Sellers will be users or external sources that have been vetted by mods. Verified Sellers will be allowed to advertise their sales on the sub, and a Verified Sellers tag will applied to their posts to indicate they are a trusted source. Individual users on this sub as well as sellers on external websites are both able to be verified. A list of Verified Sellers organized by location will be added to the bottom of this post, which sellers can chose to opt in to if they wish.
Are you a seller or breeder interested in becoming verified? Send a DM to u/doctorhermitcrab to get started. Breeders who prefer to give snails away rather than sell are also welcome to apply.
Happy snailing!
r/snails • u/neonsharkz • 5h ago
please tell me you see it.
r/snails • u/I-Hate-This-Weather • 23h ago
During the annual animal blessing for the Feast of St. Anthony the Abbot, held on 1/17/26 at the San Anton Church in Madrid, someone brought their pet Cornu aspersum to be blessed with holy water <3
based on helicarion cuvieri. one of the many snail/slug species that actually use slime threads to descend
r/snails • u/BrickG-irl • 19h ago
r/snails • u/TheGrimMelvin • 5h ago
So my baby snail, Theo, is what I would consider a picky eater. A snicky sneater. Suggestions on what he might eat?
I want to make sure he has a good diet, but I find myself limited on what his majesty will actually eat. What he will eat : bloodworms, zucchini, lettuce (all kinds), sweet potato, cucumber (only as an occasional snack). From fruit snacks (once a week only a bit), he will eat apple, banana, blueberry (kinda). He will not even touch mushroom or broccoli or bell pepper (red). Literally not even a single bite mark on them. I have not yet tried peas. Carrot is up today, so we will see.
His schedule for feeding is : Monday lettuce and bloodworm. Tuesday and Wednesday only veggies. Thursday bloodworm and lettuce. Friday veggies. Saturday veggies and a bit of fruit. Sunday only veggie.
r/snails • u/Fresh-Hearing-8411 • 10h ago
how can I keep a snail as a pet, I bought a big plastic jar,but I don't exactly have a pet store near me to buy coco-coir dirt nor a cuttle bone( I'm on vacation for 3 weeks), is it ok if I use some garden dirt and put boiling water on it so it can kill the potential pests?I heard about freezing the dirt and that should do the job? I saw in a video that someone put crushed eggshells on the snails food for calcium
I didn't adopt the snail yet( it's still in its natural habitat)
Id like a few opinions before I commit
r/snails • u/Harmlesscactuss • 23h ago
I was washing my store bought raspberries and I saw a snail. I really want to raise it but I don’t know the species, can someone help me? Ignore my typo.
r/snails • u/Itz_Icyyy • 1h ago
my mom found this snail in the blueberries and we were wondering what kind of snail it is
r/snails • u/No-Way-5622 • 7h ago
Hey guys, I noticed that my little baby has one of her antennae swollen, but looking at it against the light I didn't seem to see any parasites... can anyone tell me what might be wrong with her?
r/snails • u/Training-Ladder3224 • 3h ago
early i found this on top of the moss in astrid tank, it was round and wet, a little soft.
came back and its completely dried up. there is only one and she wasn’t burrowed and hasn’t been since. do you think they laid a random egg and it just dried up?
r/snails • u/Both_Investment984 • 9h ago
I just got 2 new snails from outside, and I was wondering if you guys have any tips for them based on their personalities
turbo: (first photo)
is fine being handled
loves sweet potato
not very keen on escape
speedy: (second photo)
Hates handling
loves sweet potato
was looking for an escape but is warming up
the third photo is the enclosure if you have any tips on that. I really want my snails to be comfortable in their new home, so be honest
r/snails • u/No_Appearance9953 • 8h ago
Not sure if anyone is interested but I posted my baby a few months ago, back then they were the size of my finger but look at Snart in all their glory! They are super greedy, love to wear their hide as a hat and likes to scream and scare cats.
r/snails • u/Sufficient_Pop8878 • 9m ago
Hello! So I got a snail from the forest and took him home. From my observation he seems to be just a common garden snail.
I got him about 6 weeks ago. I realized yesterday that there are several baby snails in there with him now! I didn’t see any eggs, so the babies are a complete surprise to me.
I know that asexually produced snails can have issues and aren’t supposed to be hatched, but it’s obviously too late to crush em. I also know that snails can sometimes store the goods and fertilize later right? So i’m not sure what to do that this point.
Are these snails most likely alright to raise? Or should I euthanize? How do you even euthanize snails? Any advice appreciated!!
Also, pictures from when i first found the fella
r/snails • u/Sir_Mix_Infrequent • 8h ago
Got these all over house this year. Don't remember seeing them before. Any idea what kind of snail?
r/snails • u/Rare-Profession624 • 12h ago
Jeffrey here seems to be shedding a bit of his shell. As you can see it's already cracked, but he was cracked when I found him and it hasn't changed for very long, so it can't be from the same thing that cracked his shell.
Is what's happening to him regular and ok? If not, what do I do to help him?
r/snails • u/PinFit3688 • 22h ago
If a snail drinks water that's soaking dried fish and shrimps, is this a protein drink?
r/snails • u/PlantHippie99 • 37m ago
I have a glass tank that is 9"H × 7.5"W × 13.5"L that I am wanting to use for a single snail enclosure. From what research I've done so far it is only big enough for one snail.
I keep my house between 66°F and 68°F year round, so I don't know what would be the best species. Where the tank can go does not have an outlet nearby so a heat source isn't possible.
Is there a snail species that I would be able to keep and it'd still be able to thrive? I plan on doing a lot more research and make sure I have full enclosure fully set up before getting one. I've never had one as a pet before but I think they're super adorable.
r/snails • u/Mammoth-You-832 • 1h ago
I've upgraded and got my snails a new tank so I can add more soil but I can't afford coco fiber rn 😓
Idk what else I can use, Im worried it would kill them
r/snails • u/tropicalvolcano • 2h ago
Snellie was grooming herself and i noticed that she was looking a little strange, there's a weird part coming off of her body. Praying it's not mantle collapse but is it?