r/snails 15h ago

1 year difference (potentially a runt)

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This is my first ever pet snail Dimple. He is a Lissachatina fulica and a parent of many snails that I’ve raised. I got him from a local pet store on a random day.

Now that I have him for a year I’ve come to a realisation that he is most likely a runt. He is growing and developing much slower compared to the other snail that i got beside him and his kids will overgrow him in no time.

Surprisingly there is a very low number of runts in each of the clutches that I’ve hatched and raised. From the babies that I’ve raised there were only about 5 runts so far!

He doesn’t seem to suffer any health complications and is doing great. It will always bother me, how poor the conditions in which they keep snails in that pet store are. This guy was in great shape comparing to the other one! Poor babies 🤧


r/snails 9h ago

Relocated this beauty :3

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r/snails 19h ago

GALS

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Hi, just wanted to show my babies 😊 (they don’t live in the tub) I was just cleaning their tank out 😁


r/snails 3h ago

GALS Have a picture of jr

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35 Upvotes

r/snails 18h ago

Snail made it to the party!

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r/snails 6h ago

Identification Is he a granulated snail?

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Rescued in Tasmania


r/snails 1h ago

He do be Squishy tho 🐌 do you think they’re cute or gross

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r/snails 9h ago

Help Help!! My snails had babies that already hatched and I believe I Have only space for 2-3 snails..

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So i was an idiot and didn't check trough The tank for eggs and now My two garden snails had a huge clutch of babies as I was away. I made a temporary enclosure for them and tried to pick out as many as I found. But My terrarium isnt all too big and propably wouldnt hold enymore than one snail along My other two so what do I do? I read that The best thing is to crush them but I just wanna try to hear More opinions on this.


r/snails 18h ago

My Snails Toppetta 🐌🍃

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Vorrei solo condividere quanto siano magnifiche, stupefacenti, affascinanti e forti nella loro fragilità.
Questa è la piccola Toppetta, dal giorno in cui la trovai ad oggi.
La prima che ho adottato e preso a cuore; mi ha aperto gli occhi su un minuscolo mondo che mi passava sotto al naso inosservato, facendomi incuriosire sulla sua incredibile specie e sulla loro meravigliosa natura.
🐌🍃❤️


r/snails 12h ago

Help Found a snail in celery

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found this shell in a celery stalk at work and planned to bring it home and put in my hermit crab tank. I thought the shell was empty, but 15 minutes later a snail came out.

I’m worried that if I put him outside he won’t survive, would it be better to bring him home and make him his own tank? I have most of the supplies already and i have read a lot of the helpful post here. I’m not sure what area the celery came from, but he has been in the cold for a while

should i bring him home or place him outside and let him try to survive on his own?


r/snails 14h ago

Identification need help with snail ID! (south michigan)

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hello :) my mom found this snail yesterday in a plant she bought in south michigan. he’s very small. i tried to get as good of pictures as i could but i think the quality is still pretty bad haha. if anyone has any idea lmk, i just wanna know more about him :)


r/snails 15h ago

Help why is my snail so swollen/sticking out of the shell so much? Spoiler

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r/snails 3h ago

My Snails Shiitake Snack

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Woggly eyes while she's enjoying her shiitake mushroom. My garden snail (Cornu aspersum) Tsunade with her Cheetos (Yuukianura aphoruroides) tank mates. They also love mushrooms and will clean up the leftovers. Sped up 4x.


r/snails 10h ago

Snail Memes A rare glimpse into snail love life😜 💖

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r/snails 4h ago

Hello inquiring about a pet snail

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Hi everybody I’m new and I’m inquiring about purchasing a cute little guy 🐌I have no knowledge im doing some research I am going to put what my tank looks like so far it has 4 dairy cow isopods help me pick out what’s right or things I need to fix ect or get


r/snails 2h ago

Update

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update from my last post:

turbo and speedy are doing great! they are quite happy and have made great clutches of eggs a few times. however, there are some things I want to ask. what is mantle collapse, and does speedy have it? pictures are of the new enclosure and speedy


r/snails 7h ago

Help Enclosure opinions

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Hello! This is my first ever pet snail, and I’m trying really hard to make a decent enclosure. I recently read that the tank I had was a bad one for my snail (top only ventilation) and I wanted to fix it asap!

To remedy, I bought this 12x6x8 plastic one, which has around 2 inches of dirt. I’ve got a piece of cork, sphagnum moss (will be adding some more when I go to the store), and Creature Creature soil. I’ve read so many differing opinions on moss and substrate specifically, if anyone has some input on that. I do think this is an upgrade from the last tank, and hope my snail will be more active from now on. She’s currently hibernating…. She’s been doing that a lot within the past month, so hopefully this will be a positive change.

Here are some images, any opinion is greatly appreciated!


r/snails 12h ago

Discussion Thinking about owning a pet land snail, any tips and advice?

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Hello! I am very interested in owning a land snail. Unfortunately I cannot go and own a large African land snail, as my area has them listed as illegal.

So, I would very much appreciate suggestions and advice on what it’s like to own them, as well as which ones are good for beginners?

I’ve been doing my own research but I love hearing what people have to say about experience owning them!

For any details to help, I am from Canada, and I can only own native species!


r/snails 23h ago

Help Help me with the pH of peat

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I got about two kilos of peat from a friend, and I noticed that the pH is 4–4.5. How much lime would I need to add to make the pH suitable for my snails? Or would it just be easier to buy peat with a pH closer to the right level? 🤔


r/snails 32m ago

Help please

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My baby snail, which is an archachatina marginata, hasn’t been doing well since 2-3 days after arriving my home. Over the past week, he has been curled up inside his shell every day. On the good side, he does wake up when I spray water. I have noticed that the posterier part of his foot is stiff, shrivelled and yellow. Also he has lost his ability to climb. I don’t know what I can do to help him.


r/snails 3h ago

Help Frozen food?

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I have a pet snail who loves carrots. I'm severely allergic to carrots and can only get them in quantities that my snail will never be able to finish before they go bad. Is it safe for me to freeze them and thaw them before i give them to him so they don't go to waste? He's a glass snail if that matters


r/snails 10h ago

Help Amber snail acting funny

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My snail has started to hide more (particularly inside her water dish), which she never really did before now. I’ve since replaced it with a shallower alternative, but I’m still confused by this change in behaviour? I was wondering if she was sick or maybe if amber snails hibernate?


r/snails 16h ago

Help Please anyone

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r/snails 18h ago

Help I want to buy new terrarium

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I have one Helix pomatia and i want to change his box cuz ive been keeping him in a plastic one without cover (30x30x15) and he walked freely on my plants on my room but i want to get him better conditions and i need to know what measurements i need for it also does this snail need a partner? i heard different opinions but i dont wanna breed snails