Rest in peace, Hercules

I had to euthanize my pet snail Hercules on August 11th. He became sick with a swollen mouth, which protruded alarmingly from his head. He could not eat and would not be able to recover, so the humane thing to do was to euthanize ( Read more... )

Frankensnails?

I got my wild-caught milk snail Hercules (Otala lactea) in October 2007. A few months ago I got my wild-caught Helix aspersa Buster, who was a juvenile at the time. Both of them have been living happily in the terrarium all this time, mostly ignoring each other ( Read more... )

4-21-08
How I Lost Hercules, and Found Him Again

I have a pet snail called Hercules.  He is a milk snail (Otala lactea) and very handsome.  He lives in a little terrarium with a huge garden snail (Helix aspersa) called Buster.  They get along fine, even though they like the same things in life (lettuce, veggies, cat kibble, cool moist soil and ( Read more... )

Hercules's eggs

About a week ago I adopted a milk snail (Otala lactea) that D. and I found at the Wildlife Refuge. We are calling him Hercules ( Read more... )