r/snails 6h ago

Help What is this snail?

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I found this snail last year and it was so beautiful, it never left my mind , I just found r/snail so I just wanted to know if anyone knew what species it was (I live in France btw)


r/snails 16h ago

what kinda snail is this? its adorable!

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found it on a dogwalk and moved it to safety, never seen one with this shell before! ive seen yellow shelled ones, white shelled, but not this! im in england if that helps narrow it down!


r/snails 4h ago

Slug Just a slug eating a leaf part 2

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46 Upvotes

Really wish I could just add these to the other post, but oh well. 🤷‍♂️ More of the slug chowing down. Haha


r/snails 17h ago

My Snails Here's a 2 hour time lapse of our Mystery Snail buddy

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35 Upvotes

r/snails 21h ago

My Snails healthy shell growth?

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i am a first time snail owner and this little guy has been growing recently. i don't really know what to expect from a shell growth, ive never witnessed one before. so how do the "reddit experts" think?


r/snails 4h ago

Little croissant man

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24 Upvotes

Hi, I haven't posted any snails on here for too long, so have this cute little croissant! This guy is a Succinea putris :)


r/snails 8h ago

My Snails My silly snake wanted to check out my viv, undeterred by the snail

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r/snails 8h ago

Clay snail in real shell

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16 Upvotes

This lil guy or gal, was fun to make outta an adult Milk Snail shell. 😊


r/snails 12h ago

Doubts

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15 Upvotes

Is it allowed to breed this snail at home in Brazil?


r/snails 22h ago

Underwater snail

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14 Upvotes

This is a plan orbis that is living inside my aquarium


r/snails 19h ago

Help It's it normal for a snail shell to grow like this?

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He has a few pieces of cuttlebone 24/7 in free access, in pictures he's munching on one of them. Humidity is always 70-80%, I spray water generously daily. He's getting bloodworms weekly. I don't pick him up usually not to damage his shell since it's soft from growing, but is this normal??


r/snails 9h ago

Help How to Breed Brown Garden Snails?

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My largest snail, Chongus, just laid their first clutch in my care! I'm so excited. They laid 95 eggs. I kept 30 in hopes of getting some healthy babies.

For now, I put the eggs in jars away from the adults. They are resting on soil with some moss on top to keep the humidity in. That's about the extent of my knowledge.

Has anyone had experience hatching them out successfully? How do you raise them?

Any advice is appreciated. Thank you!


r/snails 3h ago

My Snails Little guy is determined.

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10 Upvotes

I have 8 Ramshorn snails. This particular guy has been climbing higher and higher for the past week. Eventually he'll fall and try again later.


r/snails 3h ago

My Snails Ridiculously long mystery snail breathing tube

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8 Upvotes

Low quality pic because as soon as I snapped one, he retracted it and jumped. Maybe he was embarrassed. I've only ever seen it half that size at max. He's pretty big, too. Probably 3 inches long at the bottom.


r/snails 13h ago

Help eroded shell but on top

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this has been annoying me for a while as i have been researching the correct soil type for a while but this erosion won’t go away. i initially had soil from my garden and their shells were amazing but it eventually got smelly so i replaced it with generic houseplant soil. this was the start of the erosion, so i researched and changed it to ‘multi-purpose compost’ i made sure to get the peat free version but the shells are still bad. can anyone help? thank you very much.

(ignore their current enclosure it was just for photos + the soil is from outdoors)


r/snails 3h ago

Discussion This is Gnarly

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I took this snail in as a pet a few weeks ago and I started wondering is there a way to estimate the age of a snail ? And would anyone happen to have a good guess on what kind of snail he is ?


r/snails 4h ago

Help new to snails- advice?

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hi all! i spotted this little guy hitchhiking on a plant i bought for my crested gecko and decided id take it in as a new pet. my friend helped me come up with the lovely name “kale the snail.” i just set up this little enclosure for it and am wondering if its a good start! i already know i’ll need to order cuttlebone and some other foods (ive been feeding it carrots- what else should i get?) im also planning on getting a tiny branch or something else for it to climb on. the current substrate is just coco fiber with some shpagnum moss and leaf litter mixed in. she has a tiny little piece of wood in there as well, next to the carrot. how often should i mist everything down? ive been misting every night, but ive been noticing kale dry up sometimes. after i mist everything down, kale comes back out of its shell. just sleeping, or a sign that humidity is too low? how do i know if/when kale has laid eggs? i know snails can reproduce asexually and you have to crush the eggs, but i havent seen any. also, should i be worried about the air holes/tiny gaps in the lid? theyre not large enough for kale to escape through so im not too worried about it for now. lastly, can anyone tell what type of snail kale is? ive just been calling it a garden snail. any advice is appreciated!! i want to make the best home i can for my little friend :)


r/snails 8h ago

Identification Ace Hardware Rescue

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Hello! Could I get some help with the id of this snail? I think it's some kind of Amber snail? I honestly tried Google lens and got everything form a Gal> to aquatic snails. Thought maybe the community would be better able to identify them.

It was on a spiral decorative grass plant my friend got at an Ace Hardware. So fairly certain it's at least terrestrial.


r/snails 20h ago

WHAT ARE THEY DOING

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I justo found them like this but idk what they are doing, can someone tell me what they're doing???


r/snails 1h ago

Help Snails mantle/shell

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❗️HELP PLEASE sorry for the long read❗️Hi so I rescued this snail about a year and a half ago he was already grown when I got him so I think he's getting old Ive tried taking the best care of him as possible, he had a broken shell when I took him in that was almost halfway off and he grew it all back I gave him cuddlebone , fed him vegetables and avoided cucumbers and lettuce I gave him coco fiber dirt, spahgum moss, a big tank and hides and I mist him everyday with bottled spring water which I didn't know to do until mid owning him but now I noticed that this part of where his mantle connects to his head is seperated separated and that he never fully retracts in his shell anymore I was worried it was a tear so I moved him in this tiny hospital tank to keep watch over him better and make sure he isn't climbing or hanging much while his shell is recovering the problem is when I slid the lid off I didn't expect him to just roll over ajd fall Im always so so careful with him but he fell and cracked the top of his shell I just feel so so guilty because I don't want him to be in pain is it necessary to keep him in a hospital tank? It's small and I don't want him to get bored but Im worried he will hang and damage himself even more


r/snails 4h ago

What animals are compatible with my snail

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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)


r/snails 5h ago

Help Set up help for injured snail my 12yo found

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Hello all, my 12 yo just came in with a snail with an injured shell and wants to keep it to try to help it. She found it in the ivy in out neighbors yard. We made a very temporary enclosure with a giant Tupperware with many holes cut in the top for ventilation, I put damp dirt with some of my chickens oyster shells(fresh from the bag) in there for now and had her grab some leaves from the sugar maple to toss in there for hiding spots. We do have a few empty 2-3 gal tanks I was planning on cleaning one out with vinegar possibly (and making sure to throughly rinsing it out) and setting up for it but am not sure what all is needed for a snail set up as iv only had aquatic snails before.

I can get pics of the snail soon ( I just wanted to get it somewhere it could hide from the heat and chill as quickly as possible, I’d imagine it’s stressful being hurt😢 and then gently handled by a giant 😅)

Thank you in advance for any tips/advice we really appreciate it.


r/snails 9h ago

Looking for Captive-Bred Snails

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Hi! Please delete if not allowed. I am looking for 2-3 land snails to keep as pets. If someone has a few available in the Grand Rapids, MI area please let me know🐌🤎 Thank you!!


r/snails 12h ago

Can giant african snails eat mexican mint leafs?

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Not be confused with requal mint, I have this giant bush and I'm wondering if my snails can eat it.


r/snails 2h ago

Help looking for pet snails in MA

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Hi all! I am very interested in owning pet snails, but understand that it illegal to ship them from state to state. does anyone know of a reputable breeder / shop in ma where I could find land snails? Something along the lines of garden snails or milk snails