/r/snails

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The official subreddit for the coolest gastropods.

Credit to /u/artisnotanaddiction for the subreddit icon.

RULES

  1. Be nice. Bullying and Harassment will not be tolerated.

  2. Be on topic, posts need to relate to snails

  3. as a snail pet subreddit we raise snails as pets, not as food

  4. No NSFW posts

  5. Swearing is fine, but no derogatory slurs or other hate speech.

  6. No low-effort shitposting

  7. Credit all non OC posts to the original poster

  8. Snails are living creatures. Please provide them with a healthy environment

  9. Please do not release captive bred snails

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Can I give my snail BOILED chicken?

I am desperately searching my house for a good source of protein for my garden snail (Mary SHELLy). I am unable to get any blood worms right now and I'm very worried that she is undernourished. Can I give her BOILED chicken? if so how much and how often? same questions for blood worms.

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2025/02/03
05:09 UTC

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Snegs

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2025/02/03
05:04 UTC

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Can I give my Garden Snail BOILED chicken?

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2025/02/03
05:03 UTC

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Protein schedule for Snabies?

I know as an adult Bob Seger gets blood worms 1x a week. Should I be following that same routine for the Snabies?

4 Comments
2025/02/03
02:35 UTC

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My gals burried themselves

I got my snails 2 days back and they js vanished in the soild.... Is this normal? Cuz of steess? They will come out when they want? Or what else?

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2025/02/03
01:50 UTC

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why is my snail hibernating when its so hot

just found my garden snail microplastic hibernating (he's got a thin dry whiteish layer covering the entrance of his shell) after not seeing him for a week cause he was buried. I know snails hibernate when its too cold, do they also do it when its hot? I'm in the southern hemisphere so it's the middle of summer here. Another possibility is that its too dry, a few weeks ago I changed the soil from the dirt in the area I found him in to coco fibre which seems to dry out much quicker. Sometimes the top layer of the soil is dry by the end of the day. should I be spraying it twice a day now? Theres another snail in there as well also a garden snail but he's fine and as active as usual.

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2025/02/03
01:38 UTC

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Snails laid eggs!!!

My snails finally laid eggs! Should I take the eggs out or do anything for them or can I just leave them in there to hatch?

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2025/02/03
01:29 UTC

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How to euthanize a snail

Hi, I saw today a post with advice to put a snail down because it lost its shell due to mantle issues. I wanted to know if it was possible to out the snail in the fridge to make it fall asleep, then in the freezer to stop it's heartbeat and if it was painless

6 Comments
2025/02/03
00:40 UTC

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A runt can live a normal life?

I got 2 baby garden snails from my garden and now they're fully grow the first I got is a lot smaller than the other (when I found they the first that I got was bigger), he is active but I think he is a runt

2 Comments
2025/02/02
23:49 UTC

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Found a snail in my plant, what is it?

This is the best picture I got. Anyone know what type he is? Bought a plant, was checking for pests and found him.

1 Comment
2025/02/02
23:48 UTC

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Can my little attacker get an ID? (I'm being eaten)

12 Comments
2025/02/02
22:22 UTC

5

Chilling with sniend

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2025/02/02
22:13 UTC

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How can i ?

How can i get my giant african snail to lay eggs when theres just 1 snail, she laid eggs one time with a mate but her mate died and she hadnt laid eggs for a year, can i get her to self reproduce?

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2025/02/02
21:15 UTC

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Is my little guy ok?

He is hangin on to the fern pot but he looks a little crumbly on the side. He was just sliming around a bit ago so I know he was alive, but I’m worried about what I’m seeing. Also just wondering what that is and what causes it?? Thanks in advance!

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2025/02/02
21:00 UTC

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should i remove the hideout cave in my snail tank and replace it with something smaller?

i have a large cave hideout in my tank and i'm thinking about switching it out with something smaller because it's so big that i can't check on the snails inside with ease, and im worried that they might get ton comfortable in there and won't come out

2 Comments
2025/02/02
20:54 UTC

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Best boots ever

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2025/02/02
20:21 UTC

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My mystery apple snail fell off the aquarium.

My snail fell off the aquarium and broke the shell. What do I do?

Im new with snails. I added 3 apple snails to my fresh water aquarium. But sometimes they love to get out and go back the water.

6 Comments
2025/02/02
19:52 UTC

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Help! My snail got out of his shell...

I have a garden snail. It's a little bit older than a year old.

I've just looked into it's little house and thought that he was inside it's shell, but then I looked closer, and saw that it was NEXT to the shell. The shell is completely empty. Its inner organs are still attached to it's body.

I thought that well, that's it, it has passed away. But no, it's still alive. The poor thing is right now going up it's little house like it usually does.

I don't know what to do. I'm guessing that its about to die, right? But how long will it take? Will it suffer? Should I speed the process? And how do I even do that? What could have caused him to get out of its shell in the first place?

Help...

23 Comments
2025/02/02
19:28 UTC

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He just had droopy eyes for mushroom! He was a bit shy when I recorded him.

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2025/02/02
18:04 UTC

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I'll have the escargot 🧐

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2025/02/02
14:16 UTC

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My Achatina reticulata has given birth

I’ve kept around 14 eggs and crushed then froze the rest. I have placed them in a small tub (with holes poked in the lid) the tub is a bit smaller then the palm of a hand, and I have buried them in soil and placed a damp paper towel on the lid of the container. It is right now in my snails exo terra enclosure to keep it nice and warm. Am I doing it right?? If not what should I do, sorry I’ve been keeping snails for over a year now this is just my first batch of eggs. Any help is appreciated! 💕💕

0 Comments
2025/02/02
13:24 UTC

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