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New home for my snails

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Goodbye sweetheart

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R.I.P. Jimmy :(

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I went on a trip with my friends and when I came back (I was out for only 2 days) my little Jimmy was dead     He didn't seem very well when I left him, he was flabby and produced bubbles when I tried to pick him up. He wasn't active at all.  My poor Jimmy was a great snail, he used to be very friendly and active, he wasn't afraid to crawl on my hand  RIP Jimmy  I have 2 other snails, Timmy and Lily, they seem pretty ok I think he died because he was stressed. Until I could get them a good habitat for them (now I have a big and beautiful terrarium), I kept them in a tupperware. REMEMBER: Don't keep your snails in a tupperware or in a plastic container. Especially if there are more than just one snail. They will stress out and eventually die. The other ones survived because they were much younger and I picked them later, so they spent less time in the tupperware. I'm so sorry, Jimmy. I should have been quicker. But I'm gonna take c...

Jimmy again

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Lily, the snail with the cracked shell

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I found a snail near my house some days ago, and I decided it was gonna be a girl (you know, snails are hermaphrodites, so they can be anything you choose! The problem is, she fell down from my hand and she crashed to the ground. Yes, I know, I'm horrible!! Fortunately she survived but her shell is a little bit broken if you watch closely.

Timmy, the tiny snail

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Timmy is my baby snail. I picked him in the Retiro Park of Madrid. Here he is: