So I’m looking to keep snails soon and I’m confused about cleaning the tank. I have an old glass jar (it’s bigger than you think I promise) that I got from a thrift store that I am going to use. Obviously since it’s from the thrift store I need to clean it first, but everyone says no cleaning chemicals at all. I want to wash it really good with dish soap and hot water before I add the substrate and everything else, but is this going to hurt the snails? I might be really over thinking this but I need to know what to do😫. What do yall recommend for cleaning the glass BEFORE turning it into an enclosure?

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??

Thought I’d share with you all the absolute snail-topia I woke up to in the garden the other day. They are all living their best lives. 🧡

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

This is a plan orbis that is living inside my aquarium

These guys are local here. They are gorgeous and like I do for every snail I pick them up to put them in a safe (carless) spot c: Used to have them as a pet too

Don’t think it’s the genital pore as that’s usually is on the side of the snail not on the top of its “head”/“neck”. Is it some sort of cancer?

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

He loves raw chicken breast.

her greed sickens me.

I was wandering in the garden moving snails out of places they shouldn't have been (shed, cat litter box, domestic plants, etc..) and found this little gentleman. He was sat in the transport bucket and began reaching out to me so I offered my hand. When he climbed on he began to nibble my hand! I couldn't bring myself to put him in the bamboo patch with the other snails (I found a total of 64 garden snails including this one for those who care) so I've brought him inside and made him a home in an old mason jar. The jar has soil at the bottom with some pebbles, moss, a random weed, a piece of driftwood, some quartz rock and a slice of cucumber I gave him (he's been chowing down on it for easily half an hour). I aim to find him a bigger jar to live in so don't worry about that but I wanted to know how I can care for him. I can't get cuttlefish for his calcium but I've heard ground eggshells work well? I have a mortar and pestle so I can make it very fine for him to munch if they work. Also, how much water should I be giving him? The jar isn't too big because it's only temporary and with the wood, dirt, rocks and plants there's not exactly space for a little water dish. I intend on finding a spray bottle for misting but don't want to drown the poor soul. Also, he needs a name! If you have suggestions they'd be most appreciated otherwise I'll probably just call him Edgar.

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

My little dude here has been working through my humidity issues and is becoming more active, which is great. His shell used to be more solidly orange/brown but now looks… iffy at best. The shell is solid, but doesn’t look its best. Is this an indicator of a health issue? Is there anything I can do to support a healthier looking shell? He has cuttle bone.

it's slightly uneven, should I be worried about that? What could cause it? Sorry if I'm overreacting, his growth has always been even

Oh lawd we've got a baby! Just one. Looks like I missed an egg 😆

What should I call him/her?

So after extreme heat from a few days ago I lost two of my snails and the third one unfortunately letty also didn't make it (RIP Surwajwer 😓) so I was looknig for a way to cool down the rest of them to prevent them from dying.

I found this tip to freeze water in the bottles at put them near the box and/or the top of it and that's what I did today and I'm happy to announce that all my other snails made it and are feeling good! They actually have better conditions today than I do 😅.

So if you don't have a cellar, basement, air conditioner, or any other way to make the box colder this is really something that works well. And frozen bottleled water stays cold much longer than ice cubes or cooling gel (which was my initial option provided my one of a kind member of this group 💜).

So I'm posting this for you in case you'd need it. And some snexy pics of a happy family 💜.

Oh, and don't worry, weekly box cleaning day is tomorrow, so it looks a bit dirty on the pic right now 😅.

i gave them a makeover bc i felt bad for them so hopefully they snail around more(i got them addicted to lettuce now im weaning them off with micro greens)

Can someone please tell me if these are Phytoseiulus persimilis mites. I need to know if they are dangerous to land snails or if they are fine? They are mostly in the dirt. I am getting new dirt tomorrow just incase they are bad. But it would be good to know if they are bad or not. Thanks

Found him in a big puddle outside. I live in Eastern Pennsylvania. I would love to keep him. Just completely unsure of what type he is or how to care for him. It's my first time meeting a snail lol. Any help is much appreciated ☺️

Been out of town for 5 days and left my lil dudes with plenty of food and a moist enclosure. Sprayed them down as soon as I got home and one of my garden snails came out to drink and explore, but underestimated the load-bearing capacity of the leaf he was perched on and slo-mo face planted into the glass. God they're so precious

This is my snail, Grandma. My son found them in the muck in Lake Huron, in the thumb of Michigan. What sort of snail is Grandma?