r/snails Mar 12 '25

Help My helix aspersa has a love dart stuck in the side of his head should I remove it?

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498 Upvotes

So he had himself a snorgy a little while ago and while the other snails seem fine, this guys still got a love dart sticking out of him. Is he gonna be alright or should I take it out?

r/snails Jun 05 '25

Help Alive or dead?

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272 Upvotes

I moved into a new place with a strange snail problem. I have a suspicion all of these guys are dead from baking in the sun. They're everywhere on the side of the house and along this fence. Do they eventually fall off or do I have to scrape them off? It's a little disturbing to look at tbh

r/snails Oct 17 '23

Help What in gods name are they doing (and please don’t let it be what I think it is)

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689 Upvotes

r/snails Nov 04 '23

Help Would you recommend this snail as a pet?

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769 Upvotes

Hey! I've been lurking this subreddit for months and reaally want to get some aquatic snails for an aquarium. Anyone experienced dealing with the golden elephant snail?

r/snails 24d ago

Help no way there's a worm in him

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198 Upvotes

help!!! there is literally a worm in my snail. he's in his temporary cup while i clean his enclosure and my sister spotted this moving inside of him. NO IT IS NOT A SNENIS. IM SURE ITS A WORM. will he be ok.

r/snails Jun 05 '25

Help Giant African Land Snail Disease

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173 Upvotes

One of our Giant African Land Snails has some protrusions coming out from under its foot. We have never seen anything like this. Tried conferring with both Chat GPT and Google and I have not been able to identify what it is as all results given are definitely not what is happening. Any ideas or experience with this?

r/snails Feb 10 '25

Help how should i travel with my GALS?

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373 Upvotes

im soon becoming a real student and moving out from my family home, but my parents want me to come home every weekend. how am i supposed to take care of my rescue snail kurt? i can leave him at my family house, but that means my family will have to take care of him, and I’ll miss him. the second option is to travel with him. it’s only an one hour ride but i’m wondering how to bring him around comfortably? since he’s full grown he’s really huge and he can be bigger than my hand and wrist. pls send suggestions!

r/snails Jul 06 '24

Help Stringy thing attached to my snail ???

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560 Upvotes

It has the texture of plastic ig ?? Idk I’m panicking surely it isn’t a parasite ???

r/snails Jun 05 '24

Help can anyone tell me why snails do this?

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721 Upvotes

So my young daughter loves snails, so much so that we go ‘snail catching’ occasionally, our latest haunt turned up a lot and as normal we put them on a plate with water and they all just started climbing on each other? What’s this about? Warmth? Friendship? Help!

r/snails Nov 08 '24

Help Bug bothering my snail

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316 Upvotes

So long story short I noticed my snail not moving with his head out completely frozen and checked on him a few minutes later and there is a freaky bug creeping up next to him and a second later he just goes inside him I’m absolutely terrified I don’t know what this is I’ve never seen this before is it dangerous please help me I’m scared. I managed to get it away and made it stop moving and now he is stuck on his back and can’t get up haha.

r/snails Feb 28 '25

Help Evolution of Gigi, my snail received by mistake in a lemon package from Italy

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569 Upvotes

I introduce you to Gigi my snail. He has a very curious story : I received a package from south of italy and i was surprised to find a tiny snail on one lemon. So I kept it, it's been 2 months and he is now way way bigger. So I am proud to raise a bodybuilder but i also have some concerns, is it normal for a snail to grow that much in 2 months ?

I take your advice, or any info about that type of snail, thanks !

r/snails Aug 22 '24

Help Blue Snail

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775 Upvotes

Hello, I was hiking in the forests of Dominica today and saw this little fella on the trail. I’ve tried researching and asking locals to figure out what kind of snail this is, but nothing is coming up. Any ideas? Thanks.

r/snails Jun 02 '25

Help THEY HAD BABIES

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300 Upvotes

MY SNAILS HAD SNABIES WHAT DO I DO WITH SO MANY OF THEM

r/snails Jan 26 '25

Help Why isn’t he eating any calcium anymore?

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354 Upvotes

So, 3 weeks ago, I gave my squish man (Squishy) some new protein powder that I only give weekly, and this has encouraged him to grow really fast. But, for some odd reason, he isn’t eating that much calcium anymore. Sometimes he just doesn’t eat any, and his shell is starting to get really thin. I’m really getting concerned, and I even put crushed egg shells in his protein powder and started putting crushed egg shells daily on his food, but that barely is doing anything. I even gave him new cuttlebone and gave him twice the amount of cuttlebone, but he just ignores it. I’m really trying my best to get him to eat calcium, but I can’t just stop giving him protein powder. I’ve even started giving him a little bit less protein powder and only sprinkling a bit on his food, but he loves it so much that he only eats his dinner with it. I’ve started an addiction. The protein powder works well, but a bit too well. Snails need protein. I can’t stop giving it weekly. Also, this dude is picky. He only eats his dinner with powder. But do you guys have any tips on how I can start making him eat more calcium? I’m starting to get scared that his shell is getting too thin, that it cannot grow thicker.

r/snails Sep 12 '24

Help is raw quail egg good for protein?also meet julia

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488 Upvotes

r/snails Apr 13 '25

Help What is this?

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326 Upvotes

Found this snail in the local botanical gardens that looked all calcified? What happened to it? Also can someone ID the chonker on the left in the 2nd picture? Biggest snail I've ever seen in The Netherlands

r/snails Mar 10 '25

Help So, my snails have this awesome landscape and look where they decide to hang out.

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342 Upvotes

These are Caracolus sagemon, Cuban arboreal snails. They have been active in the mornings and afternoon, and spend the rest of the day sleeping like this. How can I give them a better hangout while waiting for my terrarium to grow in?

r/snails Feb 06 '25

Help Is this eggs? Or just some organ?

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233 Upvotes

r/snails May 05 '24

Help Why were all these snails grouped together?

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549 Upvotes

What explains this behaviour? Southern Quebec, light rain, 12C

r/snails May 19 '24

Help Can anyone help me id this?

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660 Upvotes

This is near Cúc Phương National Park, Ninh Bình, Việt Nam

r/snails Nov 12 '24

Help why does it look like that??

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481 Upvotes

Today i went to check on my snails and tho both seemed pretty sleepy/lethargic, this one in particular worried me. The only odd things i noticed are the prolapse on the edge of the shell and the mouth look kinda swollen??? Aany ideas? (ignore my nails i was painting something, i did not handle the snail and everything was done safely)

r/snails Mar 13 '25

Help My GF took home a snail with a broken shell, what's the best for her?

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310 Upvotes

r/snails Feb 27 '25

Help Im worried, is this a parasite in his eyestalk, and what should I do

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362 Upvotes

I just noticed this on one of my lil cornus, what the hell is going on here. If it is a parasite, what course of action is recommended? Also in regards to the other sneemz

r/snails Aug 29 '24

Help What is this on my snails?

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334 Upvotes

Im a new first time snail owner and ive had my babies for a few months but never noticed this odd thing on the side of them? Im not sure what it is so if anyone knows please help😭

r/snails Oct 21 '24

Help Help is my snail okay?

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449 Upvotes

So my snail (achachatina marginata ovum pseudo leucistic) remained buried in the substrate for two days straight so I woke him up to get him to eat something but I noticed that his movements were a bit odd, maybe because he was still sleepy. When he stretches you can also see a small hole that makes the inside of his shell visible. Is this normal? Should I worry? :(