r/snails

reference photos were found on the internet but i plan to draw some snails from this subreddit too>:3

Found an extremely small snail in my plant.

I really hope not but it hasn't came out of its shell in a few days and I found it upside down in the tank

it doesn't smell bad or anything, I heard that snails really stink when they die

I have a snail thats abit older than the rest.. recently he’s been hiding in his shell alot .. he comes out to eat and stuff too! But he has a really strange funky smell thats been worrying me.. i recently went to travel so i gave my snails to some lady who cares for snails.. she told me that he’s very tired and he has a weird smell and that hes sick and apparently “his teeth are out” which im sure is unrelated.. but he has a weird smell.. is an older snail possibly 2-3 years old and doesn’t like leaving his shell or moving around… hes isolated now because all the snails enjoy to cling onto him and i do not want to stress him out. Here’s a photo of my snail with his care giver till i come back.. if theres anything off about this photo+ my description please inform me on the possibilities.. i love that sweet snail so much and will do anything for him and ive been trying to cure him as his previous caregiver saw the snails as business and would neglect them…

Jeffrey has been in this position for about a day now, maybe a little over. I just checked and it looks like he has something white oozing out of his shell. Does anyone know what I should do?

Tigger warning: Snail death

I messed up big time. I don’t need a lecture or people telling me how horrible I am. I know this… I just need to share this with someone who understands the love for snails…

I moved my snail Henry into a new terrarium that was glass. He was previously in a plastic one. Well, he loved to sit outside and just enjoy nature in his tank. I didn’t think about it and put him in his glass terrarium outside in the shade just like I always do… As you know, glass and sun heat up fast.

I found him hiding by his food bowl.. So I picked him up and saw it… He was burnt to a crisp…. I’m a snail murderer… I’m such a horrible snail owner. My boyfriend and I laid him to rest and put flowers on his grave. Henry was such a good snail.

Don’t attack me but my five year old accidentally squeezed her pet snail because “he wouldn’t wake up” and cracked his shell, and I was and am mortified and beside myself upset because I thought he was dead but he is actually moving now and I just put him on cuttlebone and moistened him and the tank real good and he is crawling around seemingly ok but his shell is still damaged. Snail people of Reddit please tell me what you think, do you think he will be okay? I feel like you can’t even see the damage from the photos but he actually seems to be acting ok right now… I’m so upset and worried

Hello friends, brand new to this sub. This little guy was stepped on and I am wondering if it is the most humane thing to Euthanize them? It doesn't look like any of their internal organs are squished but they might be exposed...

My heart hurts and I would love to try to nurse them back to health but if it's for the best that they are put out of their misery I am more than willing to do what's necessary.

I haven't posted her in a while! She's still doing geat and is very healthy and happy if anyone is wondering :)

She's very very big and fat

I found my little Peanut like this and I’m scared another snail pulled her shell.

She’s currently in a hospital tank and seems to be able to move and climb the walls but seems a little bit fatigued. (The secondo photo is how the shell and body currently look)

I know he has. This might be a long post and I’m so sorry I’m just really really sad right now.

This was Gary and he was my oldest and most beloved pet snail. I rescued him in 2023 after my dad decided to put snail poison in the garden. I childishly got upset and collected 4 snails out of anger to keep. Gary was already full grown when I found him. He was an escape artist and was very active, trying to escape multiple times.

Once they got a more stable container I found out he was a major foodie. He’d always be the first to the food and the last to leave. This is where I feel really bad because I got so busy in the past year and I didn’t give them proper food, it was mostly just lettuce and some snail mix…which I know is super bad and I’m so so mad at myself. Gary was never scared of me and he would crawl on my finger. He was so sweet. He deserved a better owner and a better life.

About a week ago I noticed how lethargic he was. The inside of his shell was turning white. I sprayed him and set him down on some lettuce and when I came back there were mites all over him. I washed them off and put all my snails into quarantine, in these cups. The next day was the last time Gary came out of his shell. I was putting lettuce in their cups to tide them over until I got temporary containers ready. I hadn’t seen any mites on him since the initial time. He was very active and he came out immediately and latched onto my finger. I thought he was doing better, now I realize he was maybe trying to say goodbye. He crawled around on me for probably 10 minutes before I put him back. This was the most affectionate I’d ever seen him.

I feel so bad because I didn’t deserve it, he didn’t deserve me, I wish I did more for him and gave him a better last meal. Maybe if I had cooked him vegetables and strawberries and pumpkin, his favorite foods, he would have eaten in those final days. I don’t know the last time he got those. I have been a terrible terrible owner and I will regret this forever because he was my most favorite snail and he deserved so much more in his final years. I know every time I gave him the bland lettuce or snail mix he came out of his shell and was disappointed. Maybe this is why he was so lethargic, because he wasn’t eating enough. I don’t know how to forgive myself. I miss him so much already and tomorrow I was planning on fully cleaning out their main container and moving them all back in and giving them a good meal because I finally had the proper time, and now he’s never going to see his home again, or eat an actual good meal, or see the other snails.

I’m really sorry for the vent post. I just need somewhere to say this and take accountability and be sad and upset over a little snail. He was the best snail anyone could ever ask for.

This is Suzu, how Suzu do this? 😂 (Old photo)

Also idky but like he won't eat like anything other than lettuce and tomatoes, I've tried to feed him rose petals and now grapes and he won't eat the grapes, I'm gonna leave it in his environment to see if he eats it but idk what to do any tips? (I have two other snails who are doing the same things) I also forgot to mention I don't have access to, to many different fruits or veggies nor the typical powders people buy so anything around those things.