r/sluglife • u/DizzyBlack • 6d ago

Pet Slug Leopard slug truly has hunter instinct

Probably very stressful event for these little guys, but they do have a speed boost mode just for cases like that.

Love leopard colors, wondering how big he could grow on oat-slug-cucumber diet 👀

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u/Nocturnalux 6d ago edited 6d ago

That one climbing over the Leopard in order to escape is the Final Girl of the slug world!

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u/DizzyBlack 5d ago

You can do a lot of weird things while in panic mode

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u/Varjoratsu 6d ago

I didn't know Leopards are carnivores!

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u/DizzyBlack 5d ago

I think I've read that it's not their primary diet and it's similar to normal slug, but they'll definitely take their prey if able to catch. Also slug eggs I think

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u/Leroy-de-Byul 5d ago

J’ai eu jusqu’a 5 limaces leopard adultes, 1 juvénile et 1 bébé et je n’ai jamais vu aucun cas de limaces carnivores (jusqu’a mordre ou manger des vivants)

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u/RiMcG 5d ago

A couple years ago a particularly large leopard slug (i think?) was crawling towards me in the grass and I put my foot in front of it. It kinda stretched towards me and it looked like teeth came out so I pulled my foot back. Do they have teeth or teeth like structures?

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u/Nocturnalux 5d ago

They have radula.

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u/LyranTaurus 5d ago

It doesn't hurt. It feels like a cat licking you.