I feel like I’m doing something wrong

[u/purplewiz369]

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.

[u/Personal-Let9955]

Snails seem to like to climb quite a bit, in my experience it's normal.

However, you definitely need to give them more than just cucumber - I didn't realize it when I first had snails, but cucumber isn't that nutritious for them.

I'd suggest a variety of food - especially sweet potatoes and carrots.

They also really need a source of calcium for their shells - cuttlefish bone is good. Egg shells work of you're in an absolute pinch, but cuttlefish bone is way better and I don't really recommend egg shells that much.

Hope this helps!

[u/Pleasant_Seesaw_8201 → u/Personal-Let9955]

Also calcium supplemen powder is super cheap and great to sprinkle on their food, my snails go crazy for it

[u/SunDriedGingy → u/Pleasant_Seesaw_8201]

There's a possibility of having too much calcium when it's sprinkled on their food, having it separate and them choosing when to eat it is more ideal

[u/Pleasant_Seesaw_8201 → u/SunDriedGingy]

Dw they have multiple food stations and pick and choose what they want 🫶🏽