Garden Snails - Blog Posts

Garden snails (Cornu aspersum) with scalariform shells, a rare genetic mutation.

Typical shell formation:

Photo 1 via The Malacological Society of London, 2-4 by saber_animal, 5 by joknight_nz, and 6 (typical shell) by benanna

Little snail tip 🐌

My little Torte wasn't in the best condtion when I found them, two weeks ago. They lay on their side and they didn't eat for days.

They getting better after like four days. But three days ago, they didn't sleep at their normal place nor did they eat or leaving their shell anymore.

Ofcourse I was worried, so today I started a little treatment!

They got a little bath with chamomile tea and cuttlebone. It's important to take care, that the snail didn't drown!!

They finally left their shell after a little bath time and I put them on some cucumber. They even start to eat the cucumber 💕 It seems like they already feeling a little better 🥰🐌

I'll repeat this treatment, the next days and hopefully Torte will getting better soon. I'll let you know!

I just wanted to share this little tip, maybe it will help someone with their snails 😊