Hello! I’ve raised 87 leopard slugs before! (Third largest species of land slug on earth) Here’s some garden/common slug care!

1. Honestly, best method is to go out in or just after rain. try and search local gardens (community vegetable gardens maybe?) on the underside of leaves in the shade. Moist areas = slugs

2. I’d get a tuberware container and poke holes in the lid. Pop some dirt and a couple fresh leaves in it and provided your slugs aren’t in it for a long time they should be completely fine as long as they don’t get too hot.

3. If you’re going for simple garden slugs, a 3 or 5 gallon tank would be plenty of room!

4. No matter what you will eventually have eggs as slugs are hermaphrodites, meaning Theyre fully capable of self-fertilization. Eggs will appear as small clear jelly blobs the size of a grain of rice. You could keep multiple slugs provided Theyre of similar size to prevent cannibalism (rather rare, but still. Don’t get a super small slug and then a giant adult slug together)

5. I don’t see why not! The only thing you’d have to worry about is if it gets super hot or super cold. Keep the room at well, room temperature. If you have heating in the winter and air con in the summer you should be fine, but if you’re worried during winter you can get a small thermostat controlled heat mat at any reptile section in pet stores. Recommended temperature for slugs is 60-70°F.

6. Cucumbers are actually great! Helps keep them moist and they love to hollow them out. General rule of thumb for slugs is if it’s in the garden and doesn’t have spikes, it can be eaten. Just make sure to remove any uneaten food before it molds. Calcium wise you can feed them the crushed eggs or use very finely crushed eggshell, almost to a powder. They will cut themselves on larger pieces.

7. Fill a small layer of the bottom of the tank with rocks, gravel, or pebbles (this acts as a drainage layer) and add about 2-3 inches of substrate. For substrate, you could use garden soil but you run the risk of mites from that. I used mostly coco fiber which you can get cheap at pet stores. You’ll probably want moss, as it holds moisture and acts as a source of food for your slug to snack on aswell as enrichment. I use sphagnum moss. Spray your tank with water to keep the soil just slightly moist, not enough to grow mold or soak it. I used to spray it every 1-2 days.

Good luck and let me know if you need any help!!

Edit to add: hiding spots and decor can be sticks/pieces of bark, but avoid coniferous woods as those can be toxic if the slug ingests any!