Interesting wild snail behaviour.

[shaydeesnail]

On a little snail hunt today I found that lots of little cochlicopa lubricella had gathered on shells of the common garden snails (is it Cornu Aspersum or Helix Aspersa!? I've seen both names used) The shells don't seem damaged at all so I don't think they are doing them too much harm, are they just trying to get calcium? Has anyone seen this before? It was quite cute, seeing them "huddling" together.

I also saw two Cepaea breeding, I would have thought this would be a little early for wild snails? Would any babies survive if they were to breed now? Most snails I saw were still hibernating. Unfortunately I accidentally disturbed them as I didn't realise what they were doing! Hopefully they will... rekindle things?

Has anyone else seen the wild snails near them doing downright strange things?

[shaydeesnail]

I actually got the name of the snail wrong, the small snails on the garden snails' shells are actually Lauria cylindracea!

[vallery]

I have never witnessed wild snails doing this only my own in captivity. I mentioned on a thread once how a lot of babies were all on the shells of the adults, some hudled as well and when I put in the food dish with fresh food I watched and the adults slid down to the dish to eat and the little babies slide off of the adults to eat. I didn't witness what happened after that but when I looked later the adults had gone back to there places after eating and there were baby snails on their backs again.

[shaydeesnail]

Maybe they are just being lazy, and catching a ride on their parents backs!