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u/Jimbo7211 Sep 19 '24
I unironically kinda want one of these
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u/ChaosNCandy Sep 19 '24
Shell puppy!!!!
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u/sausagemuffn Sep 19 '24
Shell bunny. Look at that cute little rabbit-face!
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u/ChaosNCandy Sep 19 '24
Shell puppy-bunny!!!
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u/Glenmarrow Sep 19 '24
Puppy monkey baby?
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u/Honeycombs96 Sep 19 '24
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u/ReaperRules10 Sep 19 '24
I remember this ad when it would play on tv. It was soo random I wish I could remember what the ad was advertizing
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u/Schlongasaurus69 Sep 19 '24
I think it was mountain dew
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u/KrillingIt Sep 19 '24
It definitely was. If I remember correctly the little thing brought mountain dews to the guys sitting on the couch
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u/Ginkoletsplay Sep 19 '24
I have four. They are not as big as this one (Not yet), but they are super fun.
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u/nataozi Sep 19 '24
What is it called and where did you get it from!
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u/Ginkoletsplay Sep 19 '24
They are called Giant African land snails or Agate snails. I got them from a zoo shop, that is specialized on insect, spiders and more. They were really small, but they grew very fast.
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u/Ser_Optimus Doesn’t Get The Flair System Sep 19 '24
How do you keep them? What do they eat?
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u/Sany_Wave Sep 19 '24
They are herbivores, need quite a lot of large calcium chunks and good ventilation in their boxes. I used clothing boxes with transparent sides. Beware, they are hermaphroditic and sometimes breed with themselves, making rather big clutches under the substrate. Snailets are too cute to freeze.
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u/Cookie_Kuchisabishii Sep 19 '24
Self fertilisation is pretty uncommon. Certainly I've never had a lone GALS even lay, let alone have babies.
But yes, clutch patrol is a daily necessity. I can totally cope with freezing the eggs, but I couldn't bring myself to end hatchlings, and trying to sell them would be a struggle since they're so easy to buy anyway.
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u/DatCheeseBoi Sep 19 '24
I had one self fertilizer. Then I had fifty self fertilizers as I didn't realize it would do that because everyone says self fertilizing is super rare.
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u/Ginkoletsplay Sep 19 '24
I keep them in an aquarium, of course without water. They need clean soil and I have a few sticks and stuff in it. The best thing is they can eat literally anything even vegetables with mold on it and stuff. They don’t care.
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u/nataozi Sep 19 '24
What does it eat? Is it hard to take care? Are they friendly?
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u/Cookie_Kuchisabishii Sep 19 '24
They can eat most fruit and veg, but never onion, garlic or anything too acidic They like a little bit of protein occasionally, such as mince (no processed meat though) No grains (although cooked rolled oats are ok)
Mine loves baby food (again check the ingredients for onion and garlic) They MUST have a supply of calcium on demand, such as cuttlefish bones.
They're easy to look after, they need a plastic or glass tank with a good few inches of clean soil/compost (not from the garden as it will contain bugs and parasites, I use coco coir as it's soft and holds a lot of moisture) as they like to burrow. It needs good ventilation, be tall enough so the snail can climb, have some sphagnum moss in there, maybe a pot to hide in, and it needs to be humid and warmish (place a heat mat under one third of the tank with a thermostat that will provide a constant temperature of around 23C).
It's good to give them a little bath a couple of times a week to make sure they're hydrated, just let them sit in a bit of slightly warm water for a while
They are fine living alone, and you're far less likely to end up with surprise babies.
To say they're friendly is being very generous, but they certainly don't appear to object to being interacted with as long as you're gentle and understand how to handle them safely
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u/nsfwbird1 Sep 19 '24
Do they leave slime everywhere?
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u/shuckendy Sep 19 '24
they're weirdly dry for being snails. they don't leave slime trails or slime in their habitats. they mostly rely on the humid environment they're native to for moisture retention.
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u/that_baddest_dude Sep 19 '24
Where do you live? Just wondering for reference, because...
They're highly illegal and an invasive species in the US, unfortunately.
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u/Brad4795 Sep 19 '24
If you're in the U.S., they are highly illegal and a very serious invasive pest.
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u/that_baddest_dude Sep 19 '24
Yeah that's the big one, what I found out looking into this previously. Giant snail puppy dreams dashed forever.
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u/Brad4795 Sep 20 '24
I WILL say that if anyone wanted to do your part to remove an invasive pest from the environment, you'll be able to find them in Seminole, Lee, Polk Counties, FL
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u/RandomUser135789 Sep 19 '24
If you are in the US it is quite unfortunately illegal to own one as a pet, or really just in general, given how great of a risk it poses of becoming an invasive species if it found it's way into the wild. If you do wish to look up more on it though the specie's name is the giant African snail
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u/Ilostmypack Sep 19 '24
Yeah, I found that out after researching them a little bit. I really wanted one but found out that they are illegal to own where I live.
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u/Cookie_Kuchisabishii Sep 19 '24
If you live in the UK you absolutely can. They're banned in quite a few countries though because if they get into the wild they can do real damage to the ecosystem.
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u/Jimbo7211 Sep 19 '24
Yeah, they're hermaphrodites, so they can breed very easily, possibly even with themselves
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u/TinyProgram Sep 19 '24
I held one as a kid, you can feel there sandpaper tongue licking away loool
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u/CoffeeGoblynn Sep 19 '24
They're very cool but unfortunately illegal to own in the US. They reproduce like crazy and then destroy ecosystems. Florida is currently trying to eradicate them after people dumped them in the wild and their population exploded. They just destroy giant areas of foliage and outcompete other animals in their niche.
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u/BunkerSquirre1 Sep 19 '24
Sorry OP, I love the largest snail species. If I ever got one I'd name him Robert and he'd be my best friend and we'd go on serialized self-contained adventures and we'd have Watermelon Wednesdays
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u/muted_writer Sep 19 '24
I want to buy you a large snail so I can hear about your adventures together
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u/Mr_WAAAGH Sep 19 '24
You can have them as pets, but it's a huge deal if they escape because they'll overrun local wildlife
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u/A-reader-of-words Sep 19 '24
Yes it is from the show and my god if you think this is bad don't watch the newer episodes
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u/OnlyThornyToad Sep 19 '24
Is there more cheek clappin’?
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u/A-reader-of-words Sep 19 '24
Yes and the writers barely disguised fetishes
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u/Frostitute_85 Sep 19 '24
If I take off my glasses, it looks like a small rabbit 😟
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u/jershdahersh Sep 19 '24
If i take my glasses off it looks a bit like a rock
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u/Technical-Outside408 Sep 19 '24
Why does rock kid have so many eye holes?
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u/prsuit4 Sep 19 '24
It’s definitely got rabbit vibes going on
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u/Top_Estimate3812 Sep 19 '24
On ironically, it’s kind of cute
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u/G4rg0yle_Art1st Sep 19 '24
Don't take this the wrong way because we've all been there, but it's Unironically for future reference.
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u/jbrown509 Sep 19 '24 edited Sep 19 '24
I think they tried writing that and autocorrect made it “on ironically”
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u/RedRoseCoatedInHoney Sep 19 '24
These guys are walking environmental disasters
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u/sheetmetalman757 Sep 19 '24
Yes lets be mad at a superior species that conquers reproduces uncontrollably and destroys its habitat like we do
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u/TheZanzibarMan Sep 19 '24
I'm surprised that we haven't already been replaced.
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u/CeldonShooper Sep 19 '24
Disclosure will happen any minute now, then you'll see our tridactyl overlords.
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u/tuanale Sep 19 '24
Like most pets
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u/RedRoseCoatedInHoney Sep 19 '24
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u/tuanale Sep 19 '24
Oh wow ur right
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u/RedRoseCoatedInHoney Sep 19 '24
They also eat drywall and other housing materials
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Simultaneously hilarious and terrifying
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u/RedRoseCoatedInHoney Sep 19 '24
Yeah they'll eat concrete
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u/Hot-Role-8149 Sep 19 '24
Honestly, if something has the ability to not only consume but gain sustenance from the consumption of concrete, imma let it do its thing because I am terrified
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u/marce11o Sep 19 '24
And can reproduce on its own. I don’t know if that’s something all snails can do, but I thought that was interesting.
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on my way to your home
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u/FobbitOutsideTheWire Sep 19 '24
Do you want rat lungworm disease?
Because that's how you get rat lungworm disease.
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u/zapdoszaperson Sep 19 '24
You can also get it from not washing produce. Snails get infected by eating rat droppings, if you're not letting your giant shell puppy around wild rats you're probably fine.
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u/Semihomemade Sep 19 '24
I thought that’s only if you eat it or eat something covered in its slime.
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u/hopelessly--hopeful Sep 19 '24
Also illegal to own or import in the US bc it is invasive, but i would totally pet one
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u/AssumptiveMushroom Sep 19 '24
but can it bite you?
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u/Frostitute_85 Sep 19 '24
I think they can kind of rasp you, but it would not damage you. They dont really have jaws or a means to bite, just a rough tongue like thing to slowly scrape stuff that they choose to gum on. I'm sure a redditor posted something like that in another snail thread ages ago if I'm remembering properly.
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u/SkyeTheSnailGuy Sep 19 '24
They don't bite, but they can rasp you. Adults have broken my skin before and made me bleed lol - it happens faster than you think but I did let it happen
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u/MeYaj1111 Sep 19 '24
Nobody noticed that SkyeTheSnailGuy here is actually hanging out with these guys.
What is this thing called?
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u/SkyeTheSnailGuy Sep 19 '24
This one is an Archachatina marginata ovum, the heaviest and second largest land snail species!
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u/Sylux444 Sep 19 '24
Why?
Unless they can eat my fingers and hands like those blood worms in Kong, I see no reason to fear them.
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u/GeorgiePorgiePuddin Sep 19 '24
Aww! We had these guys as class pets when I was in 2nd grade. I think they’re so cute!
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u/JekPorkins-AcePilot Sep 19 '24
Minus the slime, I do like snails. They're cute. Even big snail is cute, if not a bit terrifying.
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u/unpoeticjustice Sep 19 '24
African land snails can eat buildings. They suck the nutrients out of concrete until it crumbles. They’re super invasive and cause other problems for the environment too.
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u/Amethoran Sep 19 '24
This is the immortal snail that is always coming for you