I went here, and found this question:
How are snails born? Are they born with shells on? Or are baby snails born as slugs? I’m pretty sure snails and slugs are different animals. Do snails lay eggs, then? Tiny eggs with tiny snail-shelled-babies inside??
For those of you who don’t know, I am mildly obsessed with snails. After a year and a half in England, I’d say that there are some out there that I consider friends. I used to get a real kick out of pulling them off of stony walls and hearing the “thwack.”
But anyway, the question above led me to google “baby snails,” at which time I found this killer convo.
The highlights:
“I have a 20 gallon freshwater aquarium. I have one golden snail that I bought 3 weeks ago. I have also purchased 2 real plants some time ago. My problem is, I keep getting all these baby snails. So far I have taken out at least 30 babies and deposited them in the garbage. I know that snails can produce babies from a single snail. How do I get rid of them for good! Thanks, Lorraine”
and my favorite rebuttal:
KILLER! I have 2 ADORABLE baby snails, and i plan to raise them, not KILL them. Like most of the other commenting people said, Don’t kill a living creature.
All I have to say is, thank goodness there are decent, snail-loving activists out there, making sure the snail youth are kept safe during the most dangerous part of their lives. Also, why doesn’t someone set up a program like we have, where you can just drop your baby snails off at the hospital instead of putting them in the trash? Sheesh, people. It’s 2009. A little forethought, please.
I agree… When I get home today I will place a small saltbox in the breezeway for anyone who would like to drop off their baby snails.
Thanks for the laugh. Tell your pops that I like his idea although I don’t know what kind of hospital that would be for the baby snails :}