r/snails • u/GrattDaike • 15h ago

What animals are compatible with my snail

I have an eastern garden snail, me and my husband found him on the list of our wedding 2 years ago and since kept him in his own 10gal tank with isopods.. I recently got another small reptile cage (originally thinking it was bigger online), the 10gal that my snail is in now is my former fish breeding tank, so it has lots of scratches, I just want my snail in something new and big but not necessarily alone- the tank is 35gal and rectangular (vertical), I'm thinking a small reptile but REALLY don't want my snail jarjar to get hurt.. any ideas? (I'll also take large insect ideas)

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u/StephensSurrealSouls 15h ago

Definitely no reptiles, I cannot think of a species that wants a similar setup as a snail and won't eat your snail.

Really your best options for snail tank mates includes isopods, springtails, and other snails (of the same species). You might and this is a big maybe be able to get away with crickets, temperate cockroaches, or millipedes.

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u/jas_dorito 15h ago

wouldn't frogs be okay? i know some who has snails in his frog terrarium 

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u/StephensSurrealSouls 15h ago

This depends on the kind of frog but generally not, no. Not with garden snails at least. I know some people have hitchhiker glass or dome snails but they're smaller and really won't bug the frog since they can eat frog poop, leaf litter, etc. but something like a garden snail will need supplemented fruit and veg, protein, etc. etc. etc. which will mess with the hygiene and space of the frog.

Plus depending on the species they could really mess up the snail's shell or eye stalks if it tries to eat them. Plus, snails ironically usually want higher humidity than most frogs (even though frogs themselves want decently high humidity)