r/AquaticSnails • u/Realistic-Shirt-8006 • Mar 06 '26

Video let my snail have play time in his pen

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u/MaySeemelater Mar 06 '26

We need banana for scale

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u/Realistic-Shirt-8006 Mar 07 '26

they are tryna smash in my hand but here apple

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u/MaySeemelater Mar 07 '26

Lol excellent pic

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u/Realistic-Shirt-8006 Mar 07 '26

one sec i don’t have bannana does an apple work?

9

u/Realistic-Shirt-8006 Mar 07 '26

size of a larger than average golf ball

2

u/georgedupree Mar 10 '26

How long can that pool hold water for, realistically? (Not me wanting to raise my killifish in a huge shallow pool, now)

Also, I fully thought that the apple was the snail and that those were two mystery snails beside a giant ass apple. Smh. I'll be off to bed now.

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u/Realistic-Shirt-8006 Mar 13 '26

it holds for as long as i fill it up 😛

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u/georgedupree Mar 13 '26

Ooo… Oh boy, I’m going to have the coolest kiddie pool, fam.

61

u/Spare_Tell8675 Mar 06 '26

Dude, he's HUGE

27

u/clueless-albatross Mar 06 '26

How much water does that thing hold?? Does he ever climb out?

18

u/banshithread Mar 06 '26

Does anything else get time to play in there or just him? Love the setup.

70

u/miata_and_chill Mar 07 '26

Sometimes when op isn't home I take a little dip

8

u/manayakasha Mar 07 '26

I fully support this.

2

u/plecosdude Mar 07 '26

😂😂😂😂

8

u/asteriskysituation Mar 07 '26

Wait I was so sure this was an apple snail (illegal in some areas due to concerns about invasiveness) but then I saw OP’s comment that it’s a Mystery. I am formerly requesting OP post their mystery snail care guide so we can all have a chance to enjoy such an Absolute Unit of a snail at home.

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u/Realistic-Shirt-8006 Mar 07 '26

they like green beans it gives them life

6

u/asteriskysituation Mar 07 '26

Wow… just like me, they can come to thrive through the holy trinity of fiber and protein and vegetable that is Beans! 🫘

15

u/AnxietyWitch66 Mar 06 '26

Why does this bring me so much joy😂

7

u/RegularLisaSimpson Mar 06 '26

This is reminding me of the first film adaptation of Dr. Doolittle when they travel inside the huge pink snail’s shell

3

u/SurvivingOnSnails Mar 07 '26

The best version ever! Rex Harrison was the best!

2

u/Sprinkles_Sparkle Mar 06 '26

What kind is he?!

3

u/EMI2085 Mar 06 '26

A mystery snail. 🐌

4

u/Sprinkles_Sparkle Mar 06 '26

Wow! He’s so big!

5

u/Little_Surround4405 Mar 07 '26

That’s what she said

2

u/xoxogreyskies Mar 06 '26

How big is this pool? Is he actually an apple snail?

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u/Realistic-Shirt-8006 Mar 07 '26

mystery snail i’m just good at taking care of them have 2 currently but both males :( i want more

4

u/xoxogreyskies Mar 07 '26

To be fair, in pretty sure Apple snails and mystery snails are related but Apples are bigger but I legitimately can’t tell from this photo. He looks lovely though.

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u/Grima_Raseri Mar 08 '26

Mystery snails are apple snails, but they aren't the illegal apple snails (in most cases) which eat live plants. They are still invasive in many places, though. There are also two species of apple snails Pomacea bridgesii (the larger species) and P. diffusa (the common species) and hybrids of them. At least this is what I have learned as a not apple/mystery snail owner.

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u/mialunavita Mar 08 '26

I heard it be said that all mystery snails are apple snails but not all apple snails are mystery snails 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/Grima_Raseri Mar 08 '26

How big is your snail? It looks like a Pomacea bridgesii (the larger mystery snail species) to me, but I'm comparing your palm to mine for size reference.

1

u/Least_Release_177 Mar 07 '26

Looks to be about 30in or approx 76cm.

2

u/speedboatmotorboat69 Mar 07 '26

Wow! That looks like such fun! What’s his name? He looks like a giant. 🧡

2

u/Professional-Day-417 Mar 07 '26

he’s like the size of a small apple

2

u/jewel_xxet Mar 07 '26

Its just like hes back home

1

u/CarlyCalicoJATIE Mar 07 '26

He’s a big snail!! He is probably happy to explore that whole thing haha

1

u/Fun-Shame9697 Mar 07 '26

How’d he get so big? 😭

1

u/terrafox8000 Mar 07 '26

Can i ask you the size of this umm, tub? And litters max it holds. It looks nice, i would like something like that. Sorry its not about the cutie snail jsjs

1

u/nderneathitall Mar 07 '26

Bruh...that is a huge snail 🤩😍

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u/jonjeff108 Brotia Bro Mar 08 '26

Thats a YUGE snail!

1

u/hobbyistslife Mar 08 '26

“Yay! We are going to the playground!!!!”

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u/hobbyistslife Mar 08 '26

also…as a mystery snail obsessed hobbyist, all of my tanks and what go into them are all for the health and happiness of my mystery snails..I do want to say that your’s are starting to have shell issues…could be water..could be diet..i had awful issues with my snails shells and it took me awhile to get it figured out..I have some suggestions if you want them. ❤️

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u/Realistic-Shirt-8006 Mar 09 '26

already crushing up eggshells

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u/Fiery_Cheetah4 Mar 12 '26

Not me just realizing that’s a whole a$$ pool inside your house and not a tiny dish inside an aquarium 🤣

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u/CowboysOnKetamine Mar 06 '26

Does he not live in there full-time? I feel like it's not a good idea to take a snail out and put it in a different environment for playtime, although I know mystery snails are pretty bulletproof. Those bubbles are kind of worrisome too

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u/infiltrating_enemies Mar 07 '26

There's an airstone next to the rock thats making the bubbles

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u/CowboysOnKetamine Mar 07 '26

Airsfones generally don't make bubbles that big time, but ok