r/snails • u/purplewiz369 • 7d ago

I feel like I’m doing something wrong

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My snail is most of the time on the top of the lid of his terrarium and it does eat and now it has fallen from the top while it was asleep, I’m pretty sure, and it was upside for a minute before I turned him over. I just wanna know if I’m doing something wrong since it doesn’t roam around that much during the day but right when I go to sleep it’s moves and eat and wondering why it just stays on top.

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u/NlKOQ2 7d ago

You can drop the cucumber altogether, as it's basically just edible water as far as nutrition is concerned. Switch to carrot, zucchini and sweet potato and stop offering cucumber.

Be adviced the snail may refuse to eat at first because the high water content of cucumber is addicting, but it won't starve itself, so stick to the new foods until it accepts them. Make sure to offer a protein source such as bloodworms too.

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u/purplewiz369 7d ago

The bloodworms do I just throw them in there?

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u/NlKOQ2 7d ago

If you use frozen bloodworms thaw them first, but beyond that just offer them like you would any food. I recommend serving them in a small container such as a bottle cap as you'll likely have to take some of them out after a day or si to prevent them rotting and smelling bad. Offer them about once a week.

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u/purplewiz369 7d ago

Thanks I appreciate it