u/RocMills

From what I've seen and read here, I clearly don't have a big enough enclosure for my little greenhouse slug. It was never my intention to have a pet slug, but here I am. The container she's in right now is about the size of a gallon milk jug if you cut the top off. I've got rocks (boiled first) for her to climb on and hide under, and a little bowl for food and water. I mist the enclosure every day, clean up any messes, freshen her food, etc. I take her out for a "walk" every couple of days.

Here's where the quality of life question comes in. When River (that's her name) is in her enclosure she basically stays in one place almost all the time, all her feelers pulled in so she just looks like a lump. I have seen evidence of her exploring the enclosure (trails left in the condensation), but I've never seen her out and about. When I take her out for a walk on my hand, she gets incredibly active. I have a large indoor vegetable garden, and I'll let her on a leaf for a bit (she really likes exploring the banana tree she hitched a ride on), moving from plant to plant (i wipe the leaves down after to remove slime trails). Or I just go about my chores with her on my arm (i keep a misting bottle on my belt to keep my arm moist for her). During these times, she's incredibly active. She rears up, all four feelers checking things out, and she moves awfully quick for a slug.

I know I'm probably majorly projecting, but it just seems to me that she's depressed in that little enclosure, and that she enjoys being out with me (not that she enjoys the "with me" part). How large a tank does she need? Do I need another greenhouse slug to keep her company?

I'm also not sure what she likes to eat. I've only seen evidence of her eating twice (a tomato leaf and a bit of cat kibble), and I've only found poop once. Yesterdays walk from plant to plant was me hoping she'd find one she liked.

I can't set her free, the outside environment here would cause a quick but agonizing death for a little slug (i'm in las vegas, where it's currently 110 in the shade, literally). Besides, I've actually gotten attached to the little cutie.

Is there a Slug Keeping 101 guide somewhere?

Well, I guess I have a pet slug now. A friend of mine brought me a young dwarf banana tree from his backyard in California (I live in Las Vegas). When I was preparing to plant the tree, I found a little slug in the soil. At first, I thought it was a worm - then it waved its little antennae at me. I put it in a container before it could escape the kitchen floor. My initial thought was just to toss it outside, but as I was doing so I realized that this slug from California would probably die a horrible death in the 105 degree heat, so I took him back inside.

At the moment, he's in a small container with some of his "native" soil, some potting mix, and leaves from a tomato plant and a catnip plant. I figure I can take care of this little guy for the, what, 1.5 years they live? I'll get him something larger as soon as I can. Came here to learn the proper way to care for him (and to escape all the people who keep saying i should just salt him or feed him to the pigeons!).

Is there any way to identify what species of slug he is? He's quite small. Less than half an inch when he's in his "fat" configuration, maybe an inch if he stretches out in "thin" configuration 😄

I'm kinda hoping he's an actual banana slug (even though that means i would need a significantly larger habitat).

(edited to add photo, and i think he's a "greenhouse slug")

https://preview.redd.it/w4d6orjybseh1.jpg?width=1761&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=81b63bbda4fc80f020a46fd4e94ee85e6c1ab109

(first time posting to this sub)

Around the beginning of April, I thought I'd try to grow some catnip. I was growing indoors because there's no soil here and the temperature is triple digits.

It is important to note that I have never successfully grown anything else in my life.

At first, nothing took. Should have been simple enough, it's a weed, really, a member of the mint family, it should be practically impossible NOT to grow. Two months and 36 growing attempts later, I had nothing but empty soil for my troubles. I tried everything from meticulously planting individual seeds to wanton scattering. Not one single sprout.

I went online searching for solutions and a small hydroponic system on Amazon caught my eye, so I ordered it. This was the end of May. The catnip popped up like crazy in the hydroponic system, and I also found out that the seeds needed to be "cold stratified" if they were going in dirt. So I froze and then soaked some seeds and tried planting them in soil. The next thing I knew I had more catnip sprouts than I could count... both in the hydro rig and in the soil pods. It was an amazing feeling to see all these little things come to life because I'd done something right.

And then, it occurred to me that I could grow Other Things.

That's the last clear thought I had before I was, apparently, possessed by some sort of gardening spirit.

A little over a month later and my house looks like a plant nursery. I've got 12 varieties of tomatoes going; pinto beans, mammoth snow peas, cilantro, ghost peppers, mini bell peppers, Paris market carrots, some small melons, lots of different herbs... over 200 seedlings. I'm getting Amazon and Walmart deliveries almost every day, more items to feed my new gardening addiction.

Right now, I need more lights and larger containers - both of which should be arriving tomorrow. And I am resisting the urge to put more seeds down.

Honestly, I never expected so many of the seeds to sprout. And I know I should be culling more, but I've become emotionally attached to my little green babies!

For crying out loud, I've named my beanstalks! (Audrey, Trey, and Lucy, pictured, if anyone's curious).

https://preview.redd.it/7oeml56iwtah1.jpg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ed59d94f90a3d9421f7e4f2166129faed555d970

This question is actually for people who deliver for Walmart, but I was told to post in this customer forum.

Sometimes when I ordered groceries delivered, there are one or two items that come separately from the main delivery. Let say I tipped $10 for the total order, and the bulk of the ordered is delivered the next morning. I assume that driver gets the tip. What about the poor guy who delivers a single bottle of shampoo (that was part of the larger order) later that night? Does he get any of that tip? Does anyone know? Thanks!