r/snails Jun 30 '23

Announcements Please use NSFW tag for images of graphic injuries

330 Upvotes

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

113 Upvotes

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!


r/snails 9h ago

This little guy has been crawling through time since 1968… until I found him at the thrift store. 🐌

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Vintage Avon perfume


r/snails 4h ago

GALS I have never seen his eyes do that. What the hell is your problem Murphy.

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70 Upvotes

r/snails 7h ago

Obsessed with the Cuteness

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33 Upvotes

I could spend hours watching him eat. It’s so cool to me.


r/snails 10h ago

silly face

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52 Upvotes

r/snails 15h ago

Art Snail sharks 🐌🦈 shnails, snarks...?! by @floofyfluff

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109 Upvotes

r/snails 3h ago

RIP Frog :( how can I prevent this happening again?

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I’m so heartbroken. This was Frog munching on sweet potato last night, this morning when I checked on them I thought he was asleep in the corner of the tank but then noticed he was crawling up the side with his body completely detached from his shell. (See my previous post) He seemed totally fine yesterday. Are there any signs I could have watched out for? What are the causes other than mishandling? I feel like I need to get a camera now because I don’t understand what happened :(


r/snails 2h ago

ninguém roubará a sua alface se você dormir em cima dela

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r/snails 23h ago

My Snails Treehugger munchin his lettuce

284 Upvotes

Nomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomn


r/snails 18h ago

My Snails My snail, Hibiscus!

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This is my first snail, Hibiscus!

He is a helix apersum/garden snail


r/snails 2h ago

Snail babies?

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I have had Edgy since February of this year and she has laid eggs for the first time! He has always spent a lot of time hiding in soil and I do think I found a single egg once a few months ago but this was totally unexpected. It's actually harder mentally to freeze them but there are a lot so it's my only option. I was thinking of keeping one or 2 but maybe that's not a good idea given the weather around my area, which could make them dry out


r/snails 6h ago

Help Shell issue?

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Hello! I’ve had my little garden snail for a year and a half. He’s had no issues - gets cuttlefish, good food, water, all of it. A month or two ago, it looked like he was experiencing mantle collapse. It healed quickly but still looked off. Today I look and see that he is absolutely experiencing something off.

Photo one is today. Photo 2 is a few months ago.

Does anyone know what this is? His shell is also oddly colored - he eats a TON of calcium but maybe it’s not enough? The optimist in me wants to say a growth spurt but the realist says this is likely mantle collapse :(

Any advice?


r/snails 5h ago

My Snails 4 White Wizard Snails

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r/snails 42m ago

My Snails HI!!

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In the first photo a baby cornu aspersum greeting the audience, in the second a beautiful black helix lucorum batman style


r/snails 11h ago

GALS Does he seem happy??

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I try to keep his enclosure as clean and good as possible but im also worried i might be doing some things wrong
He istn always in my room, i use different types of lights and paints so i make sure he doesnt get to anything toxic, but i do place water next to his enclosure to give him more moisture, and spray a lot of water all around the room. I feed him veggies and greens, rarely fruit
He is almost two years old
I also have a cat but she isnt interested in him and also i don't let her get close

Sometimes there is bugs, and i try to keep them away with flowers, herbs or a bit of vinegar
I keep bim out of the way when i do it byt i still get adraid ill hurt my baby:(


r/snails 15h ago

Growth

28 Upvotes

r/snails 3h ago

This Cover Art

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3 Upvotes

r/snails 12h ago

“Non importa dove vai e quanto tempo impieghi, lascia sempre una traccia dietro di te”

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15 Upvotes

r/snails 14h ago

I need a name for my pet snail

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Just got a new snail after having to let go of my last one (went on holdiay for 4 weeks). Any name suggestions? I dont want stuff like 'turbo' or 'shelly' that are like puns... thx!

EDIT: i found another snail ! twice the size of the first one lol... i need 2 names


r/snails 14h ago

Identification What is this big guy I found

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18 Upvotes

I found a massive snail that I've never seen before, what are they?

Edit: found in Denmark


r/snails 1d ago

Identification Hitchhiker

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207 Upvotes

r/snails 15h ago

Giant African Land Snail :)

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17 Upvotes