#snailkeeping

[lightingthefireflies]

Can't believe my mom thought is was a bad idea to name my biggest snail Archduke Ferdinand- as if it would be anything other than delightful to see him climbing one of the plants in the tank with some of his buddies and declare "The Archduke is on parade!" and have someone always reply, "Not a great choice for him, historically speaking." Every time.

#text post #snail #snail keeping #pet snails #snailblr #snailkeeping

[iwillnotalso]

When snails die they release ammonia and that means something to me. Like, I used to snailkeep with run of the mill garden snails and I had one fall to an illness and his body sloughed off the shell and the smell was horrid. To learn that the smell was a corrosive chemical was crazy. I know the quantity is negligible. But it doesn't stop me from answering vague questions about myself with "when snails die they release ammonia" (to the total understanding of my, like, one [1] friend). I, too, feel like a dying thing releasing dangerous chemicals that are toxic to humans.

#snails are metal as fuck man

[voidthedarkrai]

Seller: It could take between an hour and three days for your snail to wake up.

Poggers: HELLO FATHER I KNOW YOU HAVE PREPARED A LOVELY HOME FOR ME TO AWAKE IN BUT I HAVE DECIDED TO AROUSE FROM MY HIBERNATION WITHIN THE THIRTY SECONDS THAT IT WOULD TAKE FOR YOU TO MOVE ME FROM MY TRAVEL CONTAINER TO THE TERRARIUM. I DO HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND.

#otala lactea #milk snail #snail keeping #snailblr #snailkeeping #Poggers the Snail #my gecks

[snailgrove]

Snail / Slug identification resources

I made this compilation of links and PDFs so that people like me can identify local gastropod species! I will update this list as I find motivation. Feel free to message me or send an ask to request your state specifically, and I’ll do what I can for you!! I hope this is helpful!

IMPORTANT FOR THOSE IDENTIFYING SLUGS IN THE U.S;

https://www.jaxshells.org/norw22.htm

^Contains picture and native states!

ALABAMA

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Sadly this link only has pictures for a certain amount of species, but this works for more well-known species. https://www.inaturalist.org/guides/5288

I have no idea why the actual species list is sideways. I’m so sorry.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228493618_A_Survey_of_Terrestrial_Gastropods_of_the_Sipsey_Wilderness_Bankhead_National_Forest_Alabama

ARIZONA

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List of snails in Arizona; https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/land-snails-of-arizona

https://cals.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden/html/t-tips/animals/snail.htm

CALIFORNIA * This link only lists the PEST species, but gives a nice amount of information about the few species shown. https://ucanr.edu/sites/CalSnailsandSlugs/Californias_Pest_Snails_and_Slugs/ This website provides pictures as well as information for each species! (iNaturalist is a good resource regardless of your location.) https://www.inaturalist.org/check_lists/221732-Land-Snails-and-Slugs-of-California FLORIDA * Some slugs that may be found in Florida (there’s a ‘page two’ button at the bottom of the last picture that may be hard to see.) It’s a decent sized list with pictures. http://jaxshells.org/728aaa.htm This is a good article showing a large diversity of Florida slugs. Written from an agricultural standpoint. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in891 This page is very useful, it mostly focuses on species that have the potential to threaten Florida’s crops / agriculture. The top gives general information about snails. Towards the bottom it gives detailed information about various Florida species. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/gastro/terrestrial_snails.htm

A list of slug species can be found halfway through the document;http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/gastro/slugs_of_florida.htm A dichotomous key for aquatic freshwater snails of florida; https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/iz/resources/florida-snails/ GEORGIA * https://digitalcommons.gaacademy.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1917&context=gjs I’m unsure of if this list details snails that may be found in Georgia or if it lists snails in the museum’s collection.

This lists a few snail as well as slug species that are invasive to Georgia.https://www.gainvasives.org/species/mollusks/ KENTUCKY * Quite long, but pictures are provided! You can click on pictures to see a gallery of that species specifically (if there is one.) http://jaxshells.org/52008.htm OREGON * This link includes a useful picture guide, as well as a dichotomous key. odaguides.us/molluscs-home.html Mostly includes slugs, but a useful guide on molluscs nonetheless. oregon.gov/oda/shared/documents/publications/ippm/odaguidemolluscs2016forweb.pdf PENNYSYLVANIA * https://www.carnegiemnh.org/science/mollusks/pa_alphabetical.html List of species that can be found in the state. https://www.carnegiemnh.org/science/mollusks/pa_imagegallery.html Image gallery to provide help with identifying / searching. TEXAS * For this link, you’re looking for “Gastropods” towards the bottom of the page. http://www.tsusinvasives.org/home/database/mollusks-crustacea.html This details names, no images. http://northamericanlandsnails.org/texasnaillist.html One of my favourite websites, lists snails that can be found around Harris county but doesn’t go deeply into detail for most species. http://molluskman.com/Land_Snails.html VIRGINIA * An image gallery showing a broad range of species. https://www.carnegiemnh.org/science/mollusks/va_imagegallery.html# Alphabetic list of species; https://www.carnegiemnh.org/science/mollusks/va_alphabetical.html Dichotomous key for species found in Virginia; https://www.carnegiemnh.org/science/mollusks/va_key.html Image gallery of freshwater aquatic snails that may be found in Virginia, (a dichotomous key may be found on the right hand side); https://www.fwgna.org/FWGVA/gallery.html WISCONSIN * This page is set up a little strangely when viewed on mobile. Contains a neat chart containing species AND images! http://northamericanlandsnails.org/WIterrestrialsnails/land_snails_of_wisconsin.html This is useful for identifying species. Should be used together with the link above for maximum accuracy. http://northamericanlandsnails.org/WIterrestrialsnails/snailkey.pdf

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[ruthlesslistener]

For all who wanted pictures of the best snail, Stripe!!!

#freshwater aquarium #freshwater snail #snail #snailkeeping #pet snail #they have a little mowhawk :) #cute #my pets #stripe

[organicmatter]

snail eggs?? help

#anyone have experience with mystery snails #aquatics #freshwater #mystery snail #snails #snailkeeping

[peridactyl]

sir wiggles is living up to his name

#my post #snail #snails #snailkeeping #garden snail #garden snails #helix snail #helix snails #snailblr #mollusk

[wonderoflandsnails]

Brown Garden Snail (Cornu aspersum)

This large snail is originally of European descent but nowadays it is commonly encountered worldwide as a prolific invasive species. Because it is so widespread, it may be one of the most well-known land snails and it is what many people envision when they think about what a snail looks like. This species was referred to as Helix aspersa for a long time, but the consensus now is that this snail should be placed in the genus Cornu, not Helix. The brown garden snail is commonly used in escargot dishes because these snails are very easy to farm. The snails themselves are omnivorous. They typically consume vegetation, but will readily consume detritus if they come across it. Etsy | DeviantArt | Instagram

#snail #snailblr #snailkeeping #nature #zoology #my art

[lindendragon]

I just baked some dirt to kill all the tiny bugs in it so I can put it in the snail tank and not gonna lie that dirt be smelling kinda tasty

#snails #dirt #lindendragon #snail #snailkeeping #pets #my stuff #random

[osweetclown]

This is my snail, their name is Dog.

Dog hates strawberries. If I give them a strawberry and only a strawberry, they will starve themselves and die.

What a freak

#snail #snailkeeping #snail keeping #dog the snail #goblincore

[stripeysnail]

Hello, I don't have a cover for my terrarium (its a 50? gallon tank) and I was wondering what you sugggest for a cover, I'm not overly worried about moisture, but more so about light (should I also get a sun lamp thats a weak wattage) and air

I don’t think air is going to be much of a problem if you only keep a few snails, even if you put a plastic lid with air holes in it, but of course air flow will help prevent fungus/mold from overgrowing things. That may or may not be desirable depending on whether the species of snail/slug you keep enjoys fungi and molds.

Your biggest concerns in a large tank would be: finding and destroying eggs in time before you have 300 tiny snails all over the place, which happens very quickly.

Once you have these tiny ones (aka “buttons”), they can squeeze through tiny openings, and will go (and perish) everywhere. So you need to think about making your cover button-impermeable. I ended up hot-gluing a piece of weed-block (aka landscape fabric, or weed barrier) to the inside of the mesh lid that came with the tank. It is air-permeable, but the holes are small enough that the buttons and even young hatchling slugs couldn’t make it through.

Since you don’t have a cover, maybe you could use a plastic cover from a storage bin that’s large enough, or also, make a sort of “shower cap” for the terrarium, with an elastic to keep it on tight. Snails will get into the creases and folds though, so maybe not the best idea.

If you have a hot glue gun, you can use some styrofoam to glue a lid that fits tightly around the top of the tank, leaving some/all of the middle open and attaching some weed block there for airflow.

I was unable to find anything about UV needs of land snails, and I’m sure it varies per species, depending on habitat. If you are keeping snails that are known to be out and about in the sun, they may benefit from an hour or so of full-spectrum UV.

I hope this helps - feel free to follow up with more questions!

#snail keeping #snailkeeping #snail #snails #gastropods #gastropoda #mollusk #mollusca #terrarium #theproturkey #ask thlpp

[llumaca]

well... apparently laurel cuttings produce cyanide, and i’ve been keeping laurel branches in the snail bin as enrichment. uhh, gonna take them out now.

what is weird is that i often find snails on the laurel hedge in my garden, that’s why i figured it was an okay plant. but it’s better to be safe than sorry, so i’ll just have to find different branches for my snails

#snailkeeping #pet snails #snailblr

[cadetkippy-o]

i redecorated the snail tank today! ft. grandpa's precious face 💕

#snailkeeping #exotic pets #petkeeping #snail #snails #garden snail #helix aspersa #bugs #inverts #bug #insect

[notactuallyatreefrog]

look at you go you funky lil' dude

#snail #snails #snailkeeping #pet snails #lily's pet snails!!

[smallsith]

so in pet news, today i finally got around to the first step in combating my snail tank’s uh... pillbug issue.

see, it started with like, ten or fifteen pillbugs, and now there are thousands. there are so many that they’re out-competing the snails, who are the original inhabitants and intended residents of the snail tank. the tank is for the snails- that’s why it’s a snail tank- but the pillbugs have completely taken over. they even have, i believe, begun hunting the snails while they sleep. they’re certainly eating all the food i put in for the snails so fast that my fine mollusk friends never get any of it, at any rate

so i’ve removed every snail i could find and shuffled them over to the old (much smaller) snail tank, for close snobservation (snail observation) with a few carefully-inspected hides and cool rocks (gotta make sure the pillbugs don’t hitch a ride over) and now. now i chuck out the old dirt in the garden, buy some potting soil, wash out The Big Tank (which needed to be done anyway, because i’m a slob), scrub all the cool rocks i’ve got in there, and move my buds back into their home

#text post #Snails #pet snails #snailblr #snailkeeping #snail keeping #will reblog later with pics

[treypug]

Does anyone know what these clear, little things are? They look like plant saplings almost, but my guess is algae of sorts? 🤔

#fishblr #fish help #fish #fishkeeping #snailblr #snails #snailkeeping #help #algae #fishtank #theyre all over #they looks like the seeds that fly off when you blow on a dandelion #video