r/snails

Bob grazing on some biofilm like a cute little water cow. He loooooves grazing!

So after my kid collected some tiny kiseru kai snails, we ended up purchasing two snails from an insect shop and then finding one more big garden snail (who you can see here).

The habitat is basically black pesticide free soil with some moss and a bit of bark to make a little hiding place. The garden snail seems to be pretty happy, but the two purchased snails are always hiding up on the cage top. I think they come down to eat sometimes, but I’m not sure.

Any suggestions to improve this set up? Would love for all the snails to be happy. We spritz them once a day and change out the water dish. they get carrots, bell pepper, cucumbers, mini tomatoes, and lettuce currently. Plus I read they need some protein so these little freeze dried shrimp food, but they don’t seem interested in it.

I’m struggling to get my tanks water to a safe level for my mystery snail Gary, he’s living okay atm but I want to stop his shell damage I’ve included photos from the ph normal and high range tests because I’m slightly colour blind thanks for the help!

GH11/196.9
Kh2/35.8

been lurking here for a bit and thought Id share these 3 eating some okra:)

I think they might be glass garlic or quick gloss snails but I'm not sure. Can you also tell me how these will breed and if I'll need to cull them or are they the kind with the sensitive eggs and cannibalism that will take care of the majorly of problems?

Many thanks

Turns out they were Snuhooing and now they’re on opposite sides of the tank like they’re ashamed of their actions 😂😂 this is my first time actually seeing it (not including my previous posts with *not so* Lucky, the other snail) and NGL. This looks brutal 😩😩 now I’m on egg watch until further notice

I removed this thing that was sticking out of the snail's body, what can it be? She seemed like a parasite to me but I don't think so. Will there be repercussions on her?

Hi, I made this snail art, snart, and I hope you all enjoy it!

Plz give tips. I found a garden snail 2 1/2 weeks ago and got it a terrarium. The humidity is good and I have leaf litter and everything else supposed to have, but I think the dirt is holding all the moisture in the bottom, no matter how much I water it the top dries out within a few hours. It has not came out from the dirt at all since I got it, but I did dig it out once after about six days and its hole was covered with the mucus or whatever. Should I dig the snail out to change it substrate to Coco ciore? Or should I wait till it comes out on its own. It hasn’t came out on its own yet tho. I don’t know if the soil is the actual problem, but it definitely is holding way too much water at the bottom and none of the top. Plz help. I don’t want the fella to die

he is so performatic 😭 i love him so much.

I have 2 snails

Hello everyone,

I have found this little guy in our garden a month ago and we all considered it as one of our family.

However, I've noticed today that there are MANY, and i mean MANY of them and they are all little babies. I felt like i was looking at my grandkids (I'm 23)

But then we got worried that they might hurt our plants. Our garden isn't big but we have a couple of trees and plants. They are also family.

I'm in a bit of a dilemma right now. So, i came here to see if they would be harmful especially the absurd amount of them there.

Please, share your answers. Thanks in advance!

edit: I'm also curious to know how and where thy come from if anyone can answer that. i lived in this house since i was born and never did we see a snail here. it's also extremely hot where i live, so i didn't think a snail would like living here.

I found him on the bottom of my tube after swimming in a lake.
Oneida lake, New York.

I am not a snail person, but I found this guy with a busted shell. The damage is bad but not catastrophic. One side is broken off and their body is hanging out. They are active and mobile. I made a mossy enclosure and have been keeping it moist.

I read some guides about care. I haven't felt comfortable trying to patch it. Mainly, I am worried they are suffering. I am willing to euthanize if there is no chance of recovery, but also willing to take care of them for as long as they need. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Btw I named them Heffy to try and give them some Named Character energy.

Hello snail community!! Recently I noticed a small crack on my giant african land snails shell, it doesn't go deep and i'm not really worried about it. However, it would ease my mind a little bit if there is anything I can do to help the fella out. He's a bit younger than my other snail, but I'm really bad at estimating his approximate age (if that matters at all). There is a cuttlefish bone inside of their terrarium and I provide protein every week + vary their diet.
If there's really nothing I can do besides wait, that's okay too! I just need some input from people who probably know a lot more than I do.
(Bonus photo of them included, love these fat little things so much...)