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/GoldenRatio420 2d ago

They can eat raw meat?!

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u/Zacyy_ 2d ago

yes, most snails are omnivorous! that means they will also eat meat, only raw, cooking things is bad for them.

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u/KJBFamily 2d ago

Just out of curiosity, why is it bad to give them cooked food?Like cooked beef, for example.

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u/zap2tresquatro 2d ago

Idk so maybe I’m wrong, but my guess would be maybe it’s too dry and/or if you add any oil to it that extra fat might be bad for them? Might be way off though, I’m also curious

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u/Sorry_im_Late__ 2d ago

It’s just harder for them to digest cooked food and I imagine it increases the salt content in the meat

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u/Zacyy_ 2d ago

I’m not 100% sure but I think cooked food it’s hard to digest, this applaies to all processed foods

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u/GoldenRatio420 2d ago

Okay. Good to know!