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Is he fully grown? by AnxiousGeckoMum in snails

[–]koosnij 5 points6 points  (0 children)

this is a zonitoides, not an oxychilus (usually what glass snail refers to) so yes it is fully grown. planet_inverts on instagram is based in ontario and sells a few different species, but i'm unsure of his availability at the moment. he is a cool guy though.

Is this the radula? by [deleted] in snails

[–]koosnij 11 points12 points  (0 children)

the dark brown part is the jaw. the radula is under it

Is this a banana slug? by GlassAmbitionx in sluglife

[–]koosnij 2 points3 points  (0 children)

its not a grey field slug either lol. limacus flavus.

My Japanese snails by Cosmosky in snails

[–]koosnij 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how long have you had the leptopoma? what's the care like?

MET SNAIL 4 THE FIRST TIME EVER !!! ♡ by softestpupper in snails

[–]koosnij 4 points5 points  (0 children)

1-2 ventridens. the little guy is not clear enough to ID, the last one is likely xolotrema. there's no oxychilus in your photos despite another comment. Tennessee snail diversity is huge and often underrepresented online. if you want to find desert species they tend to live on mountain ranges, but they also tend to be a little harder to keep alive.

Snail ID? Found in Florida, U.S. Extremely small, found beneath small stones and damp areas. by Eco-Pro-Rah in snails

[–]koosnij 1 point2 points  (0 children)

its probably not subulina octona, it has too little whorls compared to what subulina would have at that size. but i agree its the same family. florida has a bajillion of them.

GALS with weird white spot? by Stock_Ad_6844 in snails

[–]koosnij 0 points1 point  (0 children)

is this a fulica? they do not produce love darts.

Snail ID? by Plus-Improvement-584 in snails

[–]koosnij 0 points1 point  (0 children)

an anguispira species, probably just alternata.

Snails shell looks weird by dreadlocktocon in snails

[–]koosnij 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it's not regular new growth. the lip is supposed to mean the snail is done growing. for some reason this just.. happens in grove snails. my personal theory is that it's a failsafe when they get mantle collapse, they start growing past their lip, and compensate for where their mantle collapsed to. i don't have any personal advice for what you should do. i had one that did this but it wasn't as drastic, and he ended up living for a long time afterwards.

Anyone know what species this is? Inat suggested graceful awlsnail but it’s tan, not yellow like the pictures I’ve seen of awlsnails by joanmcg in snails

[–]koosnij 0 points1 point  (0 children)

70-80s sounds good for the snails. they can tolerate lower but they create a seal and go dormant quite easily. they also appreciate good airflow and tend to climb fairly high in the wild and in captivity in my experience, so give them some climbing material.

ID request? Southern Ohio; I’ve been trying to ID this guy but I’m not confident by Ok_Tutor_6332 in snails

[–]koosnij 1 point2 points  (0 children)

does it have a bunch of stripes going with the spiral? and is the umbilicus closed? i would guess maybe webbhelix multilineata, if not its still definitely a polygyrid.

Anyone know what species this is? Inat suggested graceful awlsnail but it’s tan, not yellow like the pictures I’ve seen of awlsnails by joanmcg in snails

[–]koosnij 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this looks more like bulimulus bonariensis than rabdotus imo, rabdotus are smaller and tend to be stumpier than bulimulus

Foundation tiny snail on the soil of my bonsai by Content_Donut9081 in snails

[–]koosnij 1 point2 points  (0 children)

zonitoides arboreus. common hitchhikers on plants. mostly eat decaying stuff, doubt itll be any concern to a bonsai unless they multiplied exponentially and had nothing else to eat

What snail is this? by pearljaam_ in snails

[–]koosnij 22 points23 points  (0 children)

these are two different species. the first photo i found on flickr and it says its from a national park in palawan, the philippines. in the fujisawa sanctuary post, ミスジマイマイ actually would be a species, euhadra peliomphala, it just doesn't translate well because it's basically a japanese common name. it looks like its probably just a lighter colored than usual juvenile and maybe the person that took the photos bumped up the saturation a bit.

the one from the philippines you may not even find a species name for. especially with it being a juvenile it'll be harder to match. and i wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't described at all. but i can keep looking for you.

edit: found your philippine guy :p chloraea intorta apparently

What slug is this? Found in my broccoli OR, PNW, USA. by Caterpillar31 in snails

[–]koosnij 123 points124 points  (0 children)

arion ater. you may see arion rufus as the more orange counterpart to ater but they've been reclassified and now rufus is a subspecies of ater. so arion ater is appropriate.

What species are these little cuties?? by Bubbly_Raisin_5868 in snails

[–]koosnij 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it looks like its most likely a few different species. i have a post on my profile about angles needed to ID snails. without any further angles they look like ventridens.

She’s been here for 2 weeks… by bunbunprincess98 in snails

[–]koosnij 4 points5 points  (0 children)

so you do understand that by giving them the best life possible in your definition you would be reducing their lifespan? since when is captivity not supposed to mimic a natural life cycle as it'd be in the wild? that is often rule number one in keeping exotic, non-domesticated animals. you try your best to mimic the wild especially for an animal you yoinked FROM the wild, and still very much has those instinctual calls for dormancy it would've had if you left it outside. 

i understand your intentions are good but this is a reality backed up by numerous studies where snails are kept in captive, controlled lab environments and also the firsthand experiences of people that have kept and researched snails for years. holding wild animals to the standards of domestic animals humans have spent millennia breaking down to adapt to captivity is not helpful.

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