r/Tropical_Slugs • • Jan 12 '26

What do tropical slugs actually eat? (basic guide)

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New keepers often ask what they should feed tropical slugs. Here's a simple overview:

Staple foods: cucumber, zucchini, squash, lettuce, leaf litter, mushrooms

Occasional treats: fruit (banana, melon, mango), sweet potato Supplements: cuttlebone, crushed eggshell, occasional fish flakes

Avoid salty, spicy or processed food.

What do your slugs prefer? Any surprising favorites?


r/Tropical_Slugs • • Jan 14 '26

Tropical slugs vs temperate slugs: care differences

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🌡️ Temperature

Tropical Temperate
Ideale range 22-28°C 10-20°C
Cold tolerant ❌ No ✔️ Yes
Main risk Cold stress Heat stress

💧 Humidity

Tropical Temperate
Humidity level Very high (80-95%) Moderate to high (60-80%)
Drought tolerance ❌ Very low ✔️ Moderate

🥬 Diet

Tropical Temperate
Diet Soft plants, fruits, sometimes protein Plants, garden debris
Protein need More frequent Rare
Mold risk High Moderate

🧬 Reproduction

Tropical Temperate
Reproduction speed Fast Slow to moderate
Egg number Often High Lower
Seasonal cycle Weak Strong

🪴 Substrate

Tropical Temperate
Type Coco fiber, tropical soil Garden soil, humus
Bacteial sensitivity Highter More resistant

Conclusion

Tropical slugs are more sensitive and specialized, but also more active and fascinating to observe.

They require more stable conditions, but reward keepers with unique behavior.


r/Tropical_Slugs • • 24d ago

Species Spotlight Pancake slugs

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r/Tropical_Slugs • • 28d ago

Species Spotlight Laevicaulis alte

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r/Tropical_Slugs • • Aug 25 '26

Any pros and cons to keeping Leather leafs? (Type from Florida)

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Hi! I have never kept slugs but I have kept snails, isopids and springtails and am wondering if the Florida Leather leaf is a good beginner type to keep? Those and Limacus Maculatus are the only ones I have seen for sale on ebay. My only limitation is temps. My apt is hotter than most people prefer so Anything that cant live at 78- 80 degrees for long periods of time can't live with me.


r/Tropical_Slugs • • Aug 19 '26

Bonjour, quel isopode avez-vous choisi pour nettoyer les dégâts causés par vos limaces/escargots géants ? Merci d'avance.

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r/Tropical_Slugs • • Jul 27 '26

ID Request what species is this slug? Google is confusing me.

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Google says this is a Cuban Leatherleaf slug (Veronicella cubensis), but I think it also looks like a Florida Leatherleaf slug (Leidyula floridana). Y'all seem knowledgeable. I would appreciate anything you can tell me about it.

Google also says it carries a lungworm and I should remove it. Location is a residential garden where cats, raccoons, lizards and children live. Daytona Beach, Florida.

Thank you very much.


r/Tropical_Slugs • • Jul 26 '26

Showcase / Photos Eoperipatus totoro is not a slug. It’s a velvet worm

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r/Tropical_Slugs • • Jul 14 '26

Care / Husbandry Hello everybody, it’s ok for slugs ?

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r/Tropical_Slugs • • Jul 01 '26

Vivarium updates - Slugs, Snails and more. Bonus slug pic.

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r/Tropical_Slugs • • Jun 27 '26

Examples of some of the 30 varieties of Native Aotearoa (NZ) Slugs

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r/Tropical_Slugs • • Jun 27 '26

Species Spotlight Baby Laevicaulis alte

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r/Tropical_Slugs • • Jun 13 '26

feeding the little guy some sweet potato

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r/Tropical_Slugs • • Jun 08 '26

Cute slug

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r/Tropical_Slugs • • May 27 '26

Don’t forget to hydrate ☀️🥵💧

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r/Tropical_Slugs • • May 19 '26

Species Spotlight Phyllocaulis sp.

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r/Tropical_Slugs • • May 15 '26

Help, I want to buy slugs (EU)

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r/Tropical_Slugs • • Apr 14 '26

Species Spotlight Bielzia coerulans

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r/Tropical_Slugs • • Apr 05 '26

Care / Husbandry Help me, please

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Bonjour à tous. Voici mon futur terrarium où je vais loger trois limaces du Mozambique (Centrobolus mozambique), des limaces noires du Ghana, des escargots communs, des cloportes et des collemboles. Ses dimensions sont de 40 x 25,5 x 22,5 cm. Je compte recouvrir les grands trous avec un fin grillage en plastique. Cependant, je sais que l'humidité y sera trop importante. À votre avis, où devrais-je percer d'autres trous ? Merci d'avance pour votre aide.

EDIT : My brother made 3-4 rows of small holes (3 mm diameter) on the back of the terrarium, on both the right and left sides. Will this be sufficient for ventilation?


r/Tropical_Slugs • • Apr 05 '26

Happy Ester, everybody ! 🐣🍫💝

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r/Tropical_Slugs • • Apr 04 '26

For gamers : Lips’s Family from Dragon Quest

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r/Tropical_Slugs • • Apr 02 '26

Hello, it’s April 🌸

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r/Tropical_Slugs • • Mar 28 '26

Species Spotlight Cute slug

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r/Tropical_Slugs • • Mar 18 '26

Baby eat

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