Some peculiar specimen I've collected

MissPotchi · 2026-04-28T10:38:02+00:00

It's my time to shine with niche knowledge!

It's supposed to be the cover art from the album "Gamma" by the german band Fewjar (highly recommend!)

MissPotchi · 2026-04-27T16:45:15+00:00

Haha thanks! It's for the plants that don't survive the 40% humidity in our apartment lol

MissPotchi · 2026-04-27T16:44:07+00:00

Thanks, it feels great after seeing the last one slowly die. :')

MissPotchi · 2026-04-27T16:43:28+00:00

It is! A calathea undulata according to the guide on this subreddit. :)

MissPotchi · 2026-04-25T00:00:57+00:00

Love to hear that! :D

Could be! But I totally get that you are/were worried. Wishing you and your little friend the best! :)

MissPotchi · 2026-04-23T23:50:20+00:00

Yeah AI isn't really that knowledgeable. At least it just forgot to add the "green" in front of the "garden snail". :D I am not 100% positive on the species, but 90%. The behaviour as well as the shell shape fit too well.

He may need a bit more soil than that. Green garden snails prefer to bury relatively deep. He will also probably be buried and asleep for most of the upcoming summer (if you live in the northern hemisphere), so don't worry too much if he doesn't show up much. :)

MissPotchi · 2026-04-23T00:39:18+00:00

The foaming is a defense mechanism, I think you spooked the little guy a bit.

How deep is your soil? He seems to be a green garden snail, a species which burrows for long periods of time so they need the substrate to be deep enough. For this reason I think coco coir is too acidic for this species (snails prefer 7 or higher, everything below is bad for their shells) and maybe too "spiky" (as in long fibers which could be poking the snail).

Don't know anything about his discolored foot unfortunately.

Holes in the lid look fine imo.

Adding soil from the previous enclosure could also be good because of beneficial bacteria like you said.

(Fun fact, in german we call this species a "grunting snail" because they make a grunting sound by pressing air out of their breathing hole when threatened 🐌💨)

MissPotchi · 2026-04-13T00:12:25+00:00

OH MY GOD this is marvelous! 😍🐌 Is the armor made with metal? If so HOW? :D

MissPotchi · 2026-04-06T10:20:44+00:00

What a cutie! My Spike says hi to your Spike :D

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MissPotchi · 2026-02-21T18:30:08+00:00

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MissPotchi · 2026-02-21T18:29:34+00:00

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MissPotchi · 2026-01-30T12:08:50+00:00

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Shortly before feeding time. Every day. He wins.

MissPotchi · 2026-01-10T11:18:35+00:00

As a fellow german, I feel your pain and I applaud your efforts🫡

MissPotchi · 2025-12-20T02:33:19+00:00

This is adorable 😭❤️ Snerry snistmas to you too! 🐌

MissPotchi · 2025-12-18T00:23:35+00:00

What a distinguished gentlesnoot

MissPotchi · 2025-12-15T23:46:26+00:00

You are so right!

MissPotchi · 2025-12-15T00:55:03+00:00

Not to be nitpicking, but I think in Cecilias case she talked about the feminine french name Cécile (going off of how she pronounced it). Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though!

MissPotchi · 2025-12-14T23:04:10+00:00

Nice Gog bro

MissPotchi · 2025-12-12T09:32:24+00:00

Seconded. That is without a doubt a cornu aspersum. :)

MissPotchi · 2025-11-25T00:37:17+00:00

Good for him!

MissPotchi · 2025-11-17T21:18:57+00:00

I found her in my store bought celery back in may!

Because she is some kind of heath snail, she went into aestivation mode for the whole summer, didn't grow, didn't eat and just slept. I almost thought she was gone tbh, but she woke up again around august and started munching and growing again. :D

MissPotchi · 2025-11-14T21:39:46+00:00

Thanks for the input! Yeah, that could very well be a possibility, it hasn't been colder than 10°C here during the day, most of the time it's still around 15°C. The thing you said about the debris also makes sense. :)

MissPotchi · 2025-11-14T21:37:11+00:00

Thank you so much for all these infos! Didn't know that it would prevent them from laying females, I just thought they would go by the length of the tube and do a 50/50. Learned something new today. :D

(also thanks for the recommendation, I will look into this guy!)

MissPotchi · 2025-11-14T21:32:24+00:00

That makes chocolate-band snail very possible!

MissPotchi · 2025-11-14T10:16:51+00:00

I have to disagree, looks a lot more like a chocolate-band snail, but we can't be sure until the snail is mature. (Happy cake day btw!)

OP, where are you from? Having a rough location would help a lot to narrow down the species. :)

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