(Unexpected) Babies!!!

[Sophia'sSophia]

Hey guys! I came home to a neat surprise today.
I happen to keep six snails of varying species, just for funsies. When I was checking in on them today, I found somewhere between 100 and 250 eggs!
I moved them to their own little box, and tried to pose the suspected mom with them, but that didn't work out so well, snail stuff is reeeeaaally small and sadly I dont have a macro cam. Here's the best of my attempts anyway.

Do we have any other snail keepers here by chance?

[Corey209]

Interesting, are snails used for anything besides food for monitors? :p

[dinosaurdammit]

i like slugs personally. big, ole, banana slugs <3

[Sophia'sSophia]

These ones are probably too small to be a snack for anything besides a pink tongued skink.
What is the use of a pet? ^__^
Really they're just to make my plant-only, moss-focused terrariums more interesting looking.

[Corey209]

i like slugs personally. big, ole, banana slugs <3

I remember kissing one in science camp, and they told us if any humans touch them they will die from our oils or whatever. Is this true?

These ones are probably too small to be a snack for anything besides a pink tongued skink.
What is the use of a pet? ^__^
Really they're just to make my plant-only, moss-focused terrariums more interesting looking.

Post a picture!

[dinosaurdammit]

I remember kissing one in science camp, and they told us if any humans touch them they will die from our oils or whatever. Is this true?



Post a picture!

Ive held slugs all my life and ive never killed one and ive never heard of oils killing a slug EVER O.O

[Sophia'sSophia]

I remember kissing one in science camp, and they told us if any humans touch them they will die from our oils or whatever. Is this true?


Not if the little dude had access to water. It only hurts them if you've got something strong on you, soap/perfume/etc, but if you're clean (and they can reach moisture afterwards) they'll be ok. Sounds like something they'd tell kids to keep them safe.

Sure I'll take some pictures. They're just re-used plastic things.... the little things they sell snakes in.

[Gungirl]

Why not leave the eggs in the tank with the rest of them?

[Sophia'sSophia]

Why not leave the eggs in the tank with the rest of them?

Because the ventilation holes are far larger than the eggs, so the babies would be at risk of exiting and dying of exposure D:

[Gungirl]

Ahh ok thanks for the explanation. That makes a lot of sense. I hope they all hatch out for you :)

[Pareeeee]

I remember kissing one in science camp, and they told us if any humans touch them they will die from our oils or whatever. Is this true?

It's best to wash your hands before handling mollusks, frogs, salamanders, or any creature that has delicate skin like that. Sweat and chemicals on our hands can irritate or harm them.

Kissing a snail though - I would have been more worried about the dangers to you, considering that snails and slugs carry salmonella...

[Pareeeee]

These ones are probably too small to be a snack for anything besides a pink tongued skink.
What is the use of a pet? ^__^
Really they're just to make my plant-only, moss-focused terrariums more interesting looking.

I want to see pics too!

[Sophia'sSophia]

To the folks asking for folks, maybe in a few weeks.
Looking over the wee moss collections, they're pretty cracked and fragmented now, due to the egg hunt.

[Sophia'sSophia]

Update, at least two have hatched so far!
Much too small for my camera though, it seems.

[rmfsnakes32]

Thats cool I never would have thought of snails as pets

[BarelyBreathing]

That's awesome!

[Corey209]

It's best to wash your hands before handling mollusks, frogs, salamanders, or any creature that has delicate skin like that. Sweat and chemicals on our hands can irritate or harm them.

Kissing a snail though - I would have been more worried about the dangers to you, considering that snails and slugs carry salmonella...

Kids have been doing it for years, guess no one has got salmonella from them before.

[Herpophiliac972]

Snails are interesting little things. There are not many around here where I live now, but back at my old house the back yard was infested. I had a big plastic bin filled with substrate and rocks and twigs, etc., various stuff from outside. My dad cut out the top of the lid and replaced it with some wire frame (from doors). I then filled it up with insects and stuff (mostly snails and slugs) and I eventually ended up having to take a ton out, they were multiplying like crazy. Good luck raising them, too!

[Bloutitt]

I love these as pets... where could i obtain some?

[Sophia'sSophia]

Yer backyard lol

[desipooh.12]

I've never seen snail eggs, very interesting!!

[formica]

nice, how many hatched in the end?

Starting a 'colony' of giant Ghania snails myself, bit of extra calcium for my Sav, just have 6 youngsters atm, still pretty big already tho, 2-7cm

[Sophia'sSophia]

Maybe about 300, I ended up letting them go and trading species out for a varient I have yet to identify.
This past generation was a Globe species, Im pretty sure.

[BryanB]

I am not sure I would put themin a plant only tank if you have any plants you like in there they will eat almost any plant matter. Had them eat over $200 in orchids in a weekend that I was away.

[pdomensis]

tried to pose the suspected mom with them, but that didn't work out so well

I found this funny. Snail was too fast for a photo shoot.

[guyabano]

Oh, that's really cool. I've got a zebra nerite in my tank. Other than that, no other pet snails. :)

[Abby]

How interesting... and cute! :)

[ErikBush97]

If you like slugs, you should consider Ball Pythons. LOL.. A little less active than a slug but still cool!

[MizCandice]

They're so cute, what an interesting surprise and pleasent change to my normally visited threads of snakes and lizards :P

[atavuss]

Thats cool I never would have thought of snails as pets

Have you ever seen what SpongeBob has for a pet?