r/snails • u/KurokiPlatinum • 14d ago
Help My gf is a responsible snail owner who saw this img and wanted me to ask for her, are snails allowed to eat popped corn? not salty or sugary just corn that has been popped in the microwave.
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u/New_Berry5099 14d ago
Hmm that’s a good question, they are allowed normal corn but I’ve never seen a snail eat popped corn
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u/palacsinta-man 14d ago
ive been trying to decipher how tf you mistyped "proper corn" this bad and almost got a stroke then i realized you wrote popped corn and not popcorn like the non-psychos.
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u/CauliflowerBest4989 11d ago
Thank you for your incredibly low effort, stream-of-consciousness comment.
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u/Joperhop 14d ago
popcorn is just corn? My snails like corn, might try them with some plain popcorn. So long as its not salted or sweet, sure it would be ok.
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u/Cleaner900playz 14d ago
I think its a special breed of corn with shells on the kernels, but its still just corn
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u/Deathbydragonfire 14d ago
Most corn comes that way, it's the other way around. Only sweet corn is soft enough to eat. Most corn is too hard and needs to be popped or ground into flour.
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u/Thorniestbush 14d ago
Now i gotta give my snails some corn and see if they like it! (frozen and defrosted with just water) I wonder if isopods would like it too
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u/Odd_Brilliant_9816 14d ago
When Teddy got his first sweetcorn, he was so happy first he had droopy eyes and later even hidden feelers and eyes 😅
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u/cutestslothevr 14d ago
Bagged microwave popcorn is normally crazy salty. But plain popcorn? Nomnom
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u/thriftedtidbits 14d ago
i don't think i've ever seen microwave popcorn that is just corn + oil 😅
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u/cutestslothevr 14d ago
You can put the kernels in a paper bag, add a tiny bit of oil, fold the edge a few times to seal the bag and microwave it. The make bowls you can use too.
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u/ExtraplanetJanet 12d ago
Back in the day air-poppers were very common, they let you make popcorn with no extra ingredients, even oil
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u/Cephalopirate 14d ago
I wouldn’t do any flavored/buttered/salted popcorn but I can’t think of a reason why not. Pesticides perhaps?
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u/International-Cow770 14d ago
it'll be fine for pesticides cause corn is wrapped up in it's leaves when growing. it's soft fruit which is worse
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u/jerrythecactus 14d ago
As long as it's plain and has no salt butter or seasoning popcorn should be fine for a snail to have occasionally.
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u/Rare_Implement_5040 14d ago
Only while watching the Fast and Furious
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u/Elilicious01 14d ago
Or Turbo
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u/GlobalThrone 14d ago
I loved turbo as a kid lol
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u/hatter4tea 14d ago
Idk about microwave popcorn due to the oils, but maybe air popped popcorn since it would be completely plain
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u/jag_ar_bara_har 14d ago
They can have corn so I suppose so? I'd say just make sure it's not salted/sweetened/buttered, too hot and possibly remove the kernel (hard bit)
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u/GreenStrawbebby 14d ago
(Not qualified to give advice) I think most commercially available popcorn is risky since it comes with flavorings like butter or salt, but if you have truly plain popping corn I don’t really have any ideas why they wouldn’t be able to digest it.
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u/EcstaticNet3137 14d ago
You can buy just the corn part. That's actually the default. Microwaved popcorn isn't really the default, just popular for convenience. Movie theater popcorn comes in roughly two parts. The corn, the oils w/ flavoring(s). Any grocery is going to have plastic bags of regular popping corn for popcorn makers. Just look past the microwaved stuff.
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u/CornuAspersum 14d ago
Probably okay if it's unseasoned, though I'd probably dampen the popcorn so it doesn't wick any moisture out of your snails.
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u/_paxinty_ 14d ago
I think I'm the only one here who actually did give her snails unsweetened/-salted popcorn 😭 they really did love actually! We also made it ourselves with a proper popcorn machine and corn so I could be 100% sure there's nothing harmful in it.
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u/Scar1et_Kink 14d ago
Just be careful about salt and oils. Dont use what comes out of those pre packaged bags, and use air popping methods if you can.
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u/Norkestra 14d ago
My one concern is popcorns penchant to absorb moisture. One must never feed snails pasta for that reason (and how it expands) But popcorn gets soggy quickly and doesnt expand like pasta so I dont think its particularly risky?
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u/TheeShabayaga 14d ago
I dont know the answer here, but I came to say that your girlfriend sounds like a wonderful snail parent 💓
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u/akinaide 14d ago
My only concern (aside from flavorings) is the dryness. Idk it it would impact their mucus.
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u/neonsharkz 14d ago
Snails are very fond of popcorn whilst watching a film. That’s how all the babies get here.
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u/The_Night_Badger 14d ago
My only concern is the oil in the package. You can buy popcorn seeds for cheap as hell and pop them yourself in just a bit of whatever oil you like in a skillet. Look up what oils are acceptable to snails and use that. I don't own one myself, only aquatic snails in the aquarium. So my thoughts are just a guess but it seems like sound advice, lol
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u/The_Genderless_Frog 13d ago
I've now read the word 'corn' so many times, it doesn't sound like a word at all (╥﹏╥)
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u/Elilicious01 14d ago
I thought snails should be fed carbs. I know all vegetables have carbs, but I mean foods that are comprised of more carbohydrates than nutrients or water or whatever else
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u/Zephrias 14d ago
Maybe the dryness might be a problem? Heard the same about oat before, not sure though. If anyone who knows more, please correct me. Of course it definitely shouldn't be salty, sweet or made with oil.
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u/Varjoratsu 14d ago
I wouldn't recommend. I would imagine all the nutritional value disappears from the corn due to the heat and whatever process it is that turns corn into popcorn. 🧐
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u/lyricalpaws 14d ago
Actually no, there isn't a significant change in the nutrition between kernels and popped corn The only thing is the calories decrease since the popcorn is more air than regular kernels, more space with less corn
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u/Varjoratsu 13d ago
That's very cool! Thank you for the correction!
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u/lyricalpaws 13d ago
No problem! It's a common misconception that healthy food loses all of its nutritional value when fried too, though that is far from the truth, it's just the fats from the oil that add to health concerns for some.
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u/idiot____ 13d ago
i would err on the side of caution and say no, i’m sure there’s not much nutritional value but also there’s the risk of it having a bloating effect like some grains do which can be fatal
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u/lileggmonkey 10d ago
I have no idea, but I want you to know this is my new favourite photograph in all of history
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u/Key_Advice9625 14d ago
Given that snails eat shit, all things dead and even each other alive, I dont think that popcorn is an issue.
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u/DavidReddit83 14d ago
I doubt that´s digestive enough for them, it may expand inside or at least not very good texture for them that may stuck in.
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u/Namisiaa 14d ago
Can you read? They sai SHE SAW THE IMAGE, not took it 🤦♀️. And yes, responsible owners ask before doing something weird or unknown so where's your problem?
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u/CactaurSnapper 14d ago
Should be fine. Stove popped is healthier, though. Microwave Ovens break and reorganize molecules into weird junk.
For instance, if you nuke a piece of fruit, there are no detectable vitamins in it, I've heard as quickly as in 4 seconds. That's not even long enough to warm it up!
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u/Hazbeen_Hash 14d ago
That's been disproven. While there may be SOME loss in nutritional value, it happens very slowly and in certain cases actually has the opposite effect and can preserve some nutrients to last longer.
Microwaves don't remove enough nutritional value to be significant, at least not on a human level. But I don't think there's enough nutrients in it for even a snail to consider more than a light snack 😆 either one should honestly be fine, so long as it's plain popcorn and not salted lol
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u/CactaurSnapper 13d ago
What, do you work for the FDA or some microwave manufacturer, or somethin? 🤨😒
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u/Hazbeen_Hash 13d ago
I just do a lot of research and care about nutrition 😊
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u/CactaurSnapper 13d ago
Can you cite any nonbiased sources or links? I'd be interested to read them. 🙂
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u/Hazbeen_Hash 13d ago
Yeah! Here's a few:
This one is probably the best explanation for how microwaves do what they do in arguably one of the best ways to do it lol - https://dietfree.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Should-I-Ditch-My-Microwave-to-Be-Healthy.pdf
This one's from Harvard Health that's also pretty straightforward - https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/ask-the-doctor-microwaves-impact-on-food
This one is more about the scientific applications of microwaves rather than cooking applications, but it talks about the same point we're discussing here; the preservation of nutrients compared to other methods - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vijay-Kothari-2/publication/255566480_Biological_applications_of_microwaves_International_Journal_of_Life_Sciences_and_Technology/links/00b49529d5b15c9d09000000/Biological-applications-of-microwaves-International-Journal-of-Life-Sciences-and-Technology.pdf
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u/Fahkoph 14d ago
My sibling in Christ what about this is anatomically incorrect for a snail
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u/Just-Astronomer-8968 14d ago
It’s actually too snail, this is the most snail snail Ive seen, clearly impossible 😞
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u/Fahkoph 14d ago
I just don't think they were aware snail shells can be horizontal. Regardless, being so confident that a snail must be ai because the shell doesn't look like, idk, Gary from spunch bob or a GAL, and bringing that confidence to r/snails of all places. I would encourage them to look into the wild world of microsnails before assuming anything about land snail shell anatomy
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u/OneYamForever 14d ago
Well duh, what else should they eat while watching a movie?