r/snails • • Jun 30 '23

Announcements Please use NSFW tag for images of graphic injuries

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There have been a lot of posts lately sharing very graphic images of snails with extreme, severe injuries. It is perfectly fine to share this type of content if you need help with an injured snail, but please use the NSFW tag for these images.

This has been an unofficial rule of this sub for a while, but it seems to have been forgotten lately. So, I'm making an official mod team announcement: this is our official policy. Graphic, upsetting images must be tagged.

People come to this sub because they love snails. They don't come here expecting to see images of destroyed shells, shell-less snails, and dead snails. It can be very upsetting and distressing for users here to see this type of content unexpectedly. People may also be browsing this sub in public and want to avoid gory images.

Images of mating don't require the NSFW tag. But please use this tag for pictures of injuries including, but not limited to: mantle collapse, shell fell off, crushed shell, organ exposure, stepped-on snail.

Thanks to everyone who has been tagging their posts so far. Again, it's still totally okay to post this content if you need help, but please tag it appropriately so everyone can have a good experience here.


r/snails • • Jul 06 '23

Announcements Introducing Seller Verification

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Hello r/snails!

As many of our users are aware, it can be difficult to find reliable, legal, and ethical sellers of captive bred snails.

To better facilitate buying, selling, & adoptions on this sub, we are introducing a seller verification program. Verified Sellers will be users or external sources that have been vetted by mods. Verified Sellers will be allowed to advertise their sales on the sub, and a Verified Sellers tag will applied to their posts to indicate they are a trusted source. Individual users on this sub as well as sellers on external websites are both able to be verified. A list of Verified Sellers organized by location will be added to the bottom of this post, which sellers can chose to opt in to if they wish.

Are you a seller or breeder interested in becoming verified? Send a DM to u/doctorhermitcrab to get started. Breeders who prefer to give snails away rather than sell are also welcome to apply.

Happy snailing!

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CURRENT VERIFIED SELLERS, UPDATED AUGUST 2026:

UK:

u/Jane_TGS


r/snails • • 20h ago

Discussion Wobbly eyed snail

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He did a little wobbly bobbly dance yesterday 👀

Does anyone know why he's doing this?

I think it's super cute, but I'm a little worried that there might be something wrong with him. Especially since his left eye stem (our right) seems to be a little bent.

He's been behaving normally, I've seen him out of his shell twice since then and both times, there was no wobbling, but he was eating both times, so maybe he was focused on eating or something?

Since he seems fine otherwise, I don't think it's something serious, but if anyone knows why he is doing this, I'd appreciate it.

Otherwise just enjoy his little eye dance!

Update: I just checked on him and he seems to be sleeping, but outside of his shell. He's fully out, his right eye is just the little stem, but the left eye is completely out. I'm getting maybe a little bit worried now. I know that they sometimes do this and it can be normal, but combined with the wobbling and the bent eye, I'm a little unsure...


r/snails • • 12h ago

My Snails Did some Halloween themed photos

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They aren't as good as I'd hoped but I still like them 😌 The snail model is Suzu, she did beautifully


r/snails • • 19m ago

My Snails Hooman, my pool is empty!

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Yes I did refill it!

This is CC (Car Crash, for long) my rescued snail! She's doing great, her setup gets regular upgrades as I get her settled in. This morning she wanted me to be aware that her "pool" is empty. This is the cover of a random bottle that I grabbed when I was mid-rescue. It's ~1.5 inches across, for scale. I guess that's the next thing I'm upgrading!


r/snails • • 4h ago

Lissachatina fulica

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r/snails • • 2h ago

Snodzilla

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r/snails • • 10h ago

GALS are my snails fat

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r/snails • • 21h ago

I just wanted her to get on my hand! 😆

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r/snails • • 2h ago

i wonder if they're about to have snex or just cuddling 🤔

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r/snails • • 3h ago

Help update and a question

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his shell looks like it's peeling, and he's nibbling on it, but I have cuttle bone in his tank and the humidity is perfect is this normal or should I be concerned

cheak my profile for the past updates in him if needed


r/snails • • 4h ago

Help How can I help my snail with a small mantle tear?

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Tell me if I should put NSFW on this!

My snail with weird shell had a small mantle tear. I don't know how it happened, but some people told me that her shell might have grown like that because she had a mantle tear before too, it only wasn't visible.

I know that this is something that can heal on its own, but I want to know what can I do to make her more comfortable. I gave her this piece of cucumber to test if she's going to eat and she did! So that's good I guess. She can move around and climb, she only does it more slowly.

I don't understand why she's getting mantle tears. I never pick her up, if I need to take her out of her enclosure, I offer her my finger and let her crawl onto it. I offer her a variety of food, I'm careful when I clean, I just don't understand what happened. I feel like I did something awful and hurt my baby. I've never had these issues before so if anyone has any advice how to prevent this from happening again, I'm all ears.


r/snails • • 18h ago

My Snails moustache boy

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r/snails • • 2m ago

Help Parasitic Mites!

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Hi all,

My little snail, Pudding, has mites! Last night I noticed movement on their shell and around the area of their breathing hole, and upon shining my flashlight on them I saw that they looked like tiny white bugs. I've done a bit of research, and I am certain these are the parasitic ones that live in their lung/breathing hole.

I have since gave Pudding a 'bath', washed out their enclosure, and thrown out everything that was in it. Pudding is currently in a smaller enclosure with damp paper towels, washed lettuce, and a tiny bowl of water (too small for them to drown in).

I just checked in on them and noticed that the mites are still there, which I did expect. I read that one of the best ways to get rid of these parasitic mites is to introduce predatory mites to cannibalise them. Other than this, is there any other way of getting rid of them?

Also, does anyone know how Pudding might have gotten these mites? I found them climbing into my house via an open window two months ago, and I had never noticed them before. I check on Pudding every day to mist and feed them, so I feel like I would have seen the mites had they had them from the start? I did get lazy the past couple of days and opted not to wash their veggies. Do you think that might be how they got mites?

I'm in the UK.

Thank you in advance for any advice!


r/snails • • 3h ago

Derpy

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r/snails • • 21m ago

Bladder ramshorn snails

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r/snails • • 8h ago

Identification The mysterious snail

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I saw it on the front yard and thought it is a Siamese land snail but then I saw the operculum attached to the foot. And I was like whattt??
I saw it on the ground crossing paths, not near the water source.
I have also searched it on goggle but it keeps saying it is a Siamese land snail but they don’t have an operculum like the one I have.
What is this fella??
edit* it is a temporary set up! I am not torturing it


r/snails • • 19h ago

My best friend

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r/snails • • 12h ago

Snail Memes snailmakers

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snello there!!


r/snails • • 16h ago

Piggybacks (Snailybacks?)

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r/snails • • 10h ago

My Snails And they’re snucking.

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Found them danging from LID by one of their tails and gently extracted them so my idiot sons don’t kill themselves.

Good news is I found a freak of a snail (had never heard of decollate snails before) so we’ll be giving everyone some snomelettes 😭.


r/snails • • 13h ago

Help Snail Hitchiker

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So two days ago I bought a few aquatic plants that came in a cup that were submerged underwater at my local pet store. I got home and started setting up my tank. As I pulled the plants out of the pastic cups, I noticed a few pebbles being stuck between the gaps on the cups. I made sure to remove these "pebbles" that were also stuck on the rockwool before I planted the aquatic plants to avoid transferring unknown creatures into the tank.

Today I did some checks on the parameters and overall condition of the tank and I noticed a moving pebble on one of the stones and turned out to be a tiny snail.

I don't know if this species is okay to have in my tank. I plan on getting a snail in the future once my tank is fully cycled. I'm not sure whether to keep this or not, I just don't want any parasite in the tank or anything that will cause any harm in my tank.

Does anybody know what this one is?


r/snails • • 1d ago

Snorgy

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r/snails • • 15h ago

I almost threw my snails away

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I was cleaning out old food and almost didn’t notice these guys hiding in the mushroom caps.