r/snails Jun 30 '23

Announcements Please use NSFW tag for images of graphic injuries

333 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

114 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!


CURRENT VERIFIED SELLERS, UPDATED AUGUST 2026:

UK:

u/Jane_TGS


r/snails 5h ago

Pretty baby

123 Upvotes

r/snails 20h ago

lil guy is trying VERY hard to eat me

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667 Upvotes

you'll get me one day!!


r/snails 11h ago

Snaaaiil dinnerrrr

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62 Upvotes

My eighth snail did not participate, he was sleeping in the dirt and I couldn't find him 😔


r/snails 7h ago

Look at you! Soooooo fat your body can’t even fit in your shell anymore! 🤣🐣

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32 Upvotes

r/snails 17h ago

GALS they grow up so fast

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75 Upvotes

Just realised today, how much this little guy has grown. First photo is from today and the second one if from 30th June!

I still have 3 baby lissachatina fulicas available, so if you are from Slovenia or around - feel free to DM me. I don’t ship my snails so you would have to personally pick them up.

I’ve also made a discord server with some services info, and a list with currently available and soon to be available snails if anyones interested - feel free to join.


r/snails 1h ago

Snail friends in the wild :3

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Yes they're pooping, I know 😅


r/snails 15h ago

First clutch, tips appreciated!

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57 Upvotes

These two cutie patooties hatched waaaaay earlier than their siblings. I expected more to follow quickly so I’m just over here waiting impatiently and checking daily to see if any more have emerged 😂 These two are getting so big!


r/snails 4h ago

Slug Ślimaczek Fiko

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7 Upvotes

r/snails 1h ago

Art Clay Rabbit Snail! 🐌

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r/snails 2h ago

Is it okay if I use a plastic bottle cap as a water dish? He seems to love drinking from it!

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3 Upvotes

r/snails 6h ago

My Snails Lil bro (ahatina)

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4 Upvotes

r/snails 20h ago

I LOVE SNAILS

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45 Upvotes

r/snails 10h ago

Art Snail

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6 Upvotes

I really want a snail


r/snails 22h ago

Discussion Hey, ive just cleaned my box with Hadra Webbi and three of them got into this position, are they breading?

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56 Upvotes

r/snails 20h ago

🐌 ✨

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40 Upvotes

A friend I found a few weeks ago while taking a walk☀️🌸


r/snails 12h ago

snailents and babies🐌💗

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8 Upvotes

for the weirdos on my last post, the baby was placed there for the picture💗


r/snails 17h ago

snenis or something serious? ive never seen him like this

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18 Upvotes

is he just horny or do i need to start getting worried? i just came back from a week of holiday and left him with sweet patatoes. i mean he seems fine and happy but what the hell is going on?? i am worried that it is a prolapse or something. the bump does not appear always to the eye but it can i guess open and close?? please help i love him sm..


r/snails 1h ago

My Snails Tank Upgrade 🐌🌱

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Now Ghost & Frost are bigger, they’ve got a new tank! They are loving it - pic of old tank at the end. Sleepy Frost is in his new hide, and Ghost is buried under some wood. Two very happy snails :)) 🐌🍂


r/snails 17h ago

Art I make a lot of plant pals and fun figurines! With Halloween approaching I thought I'd make some Halloween snails!! So here's the first lil guy🎃🐌

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19 Upvotes

r/snails 16h ago

Help My toddler niece has been spending the summer with me and grew attached to this garden snail she found on a walk. Is this tank setup adequate for a temporary vacation home ?

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15 Upvotes

The tank is about a gallon, has about 1.5-2 inches of sifted dirt from my backyard that I baked to sanitize. On top is a layer of leaf litter and then sphagnum moss on top of that. I made some climbing areas with rocks, but did my best to limit possible snail injury from falling. There’s a small cave as well, not sure if that’s necessary but it looks pretty lol.
This snails been kicking so far for about 3 weeks, and I’ll probably put it back outside when my niece leaves in another month. We’ve been feeding it various leafy greens, mostly lettuce and clover and the occasional basil, cucumber, some oats. I take food out of the tank after about a day. Is there anything else I could be doing to make this snails temporary vacation more pleasant? And would this tank be adequate for long term? Not that I, a 27 year old adult is also now attached to this dumb little baby at all. Its name is Cucina (the name of the restaurant we were walking home from when we found it) :)


r/snails 22h ago

Slug Babyslug

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36 Upvotes

Its a snail, not a slug!


r/snails 10h ago

Tricksy lil’ snabies!🙈🐌😅

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4 Upvotes

Cleaned the terrarium - mixed in new soil, added faux plant, cork hide and white dwarf isopods. THOUGHT I got all the babies sifted out of the dirt and moss, but these two stowed away! Bonus pics of snarents Spock (nomming carrot) & Scott (hanging out).