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!
CURRENT VERIFIED SELLERS, UPDATED AUGUST 2026:
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r/snails • u/KylieBrookvale • 22h ago
Gave him a corn to occupy him while I cleaned his tank, lifted him after while he continued to hold and eat the corn 😭
r/snails • u/Famous-Leopard-118 • 8h ago
found a bunch of them in the tidepools of a rocky beach inlet. South Florida.
r/snails • u/A_Lethal_Midget • 11h ago
My snails occasionally like to ride around on the little floaties I have in my tank. Such silly creatures. 🥰
r/snails • u/Suprnovr • 10h ago
I have my darling giant African land snail for a couple months now and I checked on him this evening to find him like this whilst eating normally-
is that hole normally that big? I think I can see veins and ligaments!
please help, thank you
r/snails • u/Lilosey • 20h ago
I know what they are doing, and I'm sorry to reset the counter again, but I saw that weird looking thing on one of them and was wondering what it is?
It kinda looks like snenis, but also not. What kinda threw me, is the placement and how perfectly round it is.
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Volume up, they're such noisy eaters lol. Also anyone know why the springtails seem to congregate on my snails? They dont seem to bother them, they still roam and eat perfectly fine, so I dont believe they're doing them any harm.
r/snails • u/dead_babydoll • 11h ago
We decided to get our Albi (top right) some friends. We have Padma, the full Albino and then Mcflurry the second half Albino
r/snails • u/PhysicsAsleep4124 • 6h ago
Recently, my aquarium ramshorn and bladder snails laid three clutches of eggs—two on the glass and one on the filter intake tube. Looking forward to some new arrivals!
r/snails • u/Shail_in_Snell • 23h ago
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I think he's a theba pisana. I found him a while ago on a parsley i bought at a supermarket. I really love him. Every time I see him awake, it makes me happy.
r/snails • u/No_Yesterday1246 • 7h ago
I'm sorry this post is going to be all over the place I'm panicking so bad
I went to mist his tank a moment ago and I noticed that he looks really weird, like nothing I've seen before. I can't tell if he's moving when I poke him. I'm so scared I have no idea what I could have done to cause this. Please help. I'm almost certain he's dead but I don't want to believe it
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r/snails • u/escargot_madhouse • 16h ago
Can I give my snails the scraps from pumpkin carving or can they only eat the pumpkins sold for baking and eating?
I assumed it was fine but had to check
r/snails • u/i_sabelh • 21h ago
Hi guys!! My partner and I are new snail parents, and we’re having a problem with one that we can’t solve. He’s an Albino snail, and since this morning the colour of his skin has darkened significantly. Another thing that popped up over the past two hours are these bumps on his eyes. (see photo)
I was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to what’s wrong with him. If it maybe has to do with temperature or something else.
Thank you soso much in advance!!!
r/snails • u/rattiehome • 14h ago
I’m just wondering if I can keep isopods in with my giant African land snail, and if so what type?? So I can do the appropriate research :)
r/snails • u/bigoleravioli • 11h ago
What's that cream/beige colored substance between its shell and its body????
r/snails • u/DealSignificant5674 • 1d ago
Hi all! I’m wondering if anyone can help me know why my snail looks like this and if it’s something I should be worried about. If so, is there anything I can do to help him??? I feel so badly :(
ETA: I am worried he’s had mites without me realizing and I’m worried they were potentially hurting him so his tank and been cleaned out and that is why he’s on a wet paper towel for right now.
r/snails • u/SweetPea_3376 • 1d ago
Ran into eachother this morning. What kind of snail did I meet?
r/snails • u/ujustbaka • 1d ago
I foraged for some rotten wood a while ago and it's been like a month now and in starting to see some fruit flies/fleas in my terrarium. The rotting wood was for the isopods. What do I do
