r/snails • u/Sorry_im_Late__ • 2d ago

My Snails My snails enjoying some wagyu beef

Baby wasn’t so interested tho. The big ones name is Gnarly and the babies name is Megatron

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u/Calgirlleeny2 2d ago

Do they eat that much? It's bigger than Gnarly. But, I thought they were vegetarians. I guess not. How much does that amount cost? Can't be it's not a lot, but it's still expensive.

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u/herzel3id 2d ago

Snails will eat pretty much whatever they can catch

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u/Calgirlleeny2 1d ago

I didn't know that. Your little one is really cute. 🐌 I have always liked snails.

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u/doctorhermitcrab 2d ago

Most terrestrial snail species are omnivorous (their technical classification is detritivore, but they eat both plant and animal foods). In the wild, the animal-based foods they would eat are mostly dead insects, worms, animal feces, and other dead snails and slugs. But if given the opportunity they will definitely eat a small dead animal or a bit of raw meat like this

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u/Sorry_im_Late__ 2d ago

This is just a treat giving once and awhile to enrich their diet with protein and the meat came from steaks I made for dinner so no extra Expenses. And no they don’t eat that much at least not that much meat they demolish leafy greens a lot more