New to the snail world!

[acmacro]

Hello everyone, I am new to the snail world but I have already learned a lot from reading around on the forum! I have no idea of what species or anything that they are, so any advice or insight would be wonderful!   They are currently in a glass fish bowl with soil, moss, a few dandelions and lettuce. So far they are not being very active except for the little guy in the photos. My hobby is macro photography and I decided that snails would make for adorable photos, so I went on the search for them today. I got a little carried away & ended up with 4 of them!! lol here are a few photos that I took of one earlier today!

**Also, while I was searching for them I found (what I now know to be) snail eggs!!! I let them be as I would have no idea how to care for them**

[teessnails]

What lovely pictures! As long as there is a sturdy lid, and you have looked up the proper way to set up a tank, you're probably fine. If you have any questions I'm sure someone experienced here can answer them.

[teessnails]

It looks kind of like my small helix aspersa by the way, but I'm not particularly knowledgeable on snails. Some one else would be more likely to know.

[acmacro]

Apr 26, 2015 2:17:39 GMT teessnails said:

What lovely pictures! As long as there is a sturdy lid, and you have looked up the proper way to set up a tank, you're probably fine. If you have any questions I'm sure someone experienced here can answer them.

Thank you very much! I love taking pictures of these guys! I may invest in a larger tank but they are so small that I don't think they will need that but we'll see!

[acmacro]

Just from doing a little looking around the web, I think they are maybe helicella itala? Not sure but that's what I've come up with. Wondering how large they may get! I'm very excited to be raising these cuties!

[wolf]

Hi acmacro,
welcome ! Unfortunately there are hundreds of snail species looking similar to your little friend. Can you tell us the origin, that means: where was it found? What's the diameter / the width of the shell? Is there a navel (= umbilicus) at the bottom side? Can you perhaps take a picture from the bottom side (= basis)?
It's surely neither Helix aspersa (now: Cornu aspersum) nor Helicella itala.
Thanks for posting, kind regards: wolf

[Liguus]

Yes, location will help a lot with identifying it, but i agree it's not cornu nor helicella. It looks to me like it might possibly be a Ventridens species, but I cant say for sure from just the pictures.

[muddydragon]

Welcome to the forum! lovely photos there i look forwrd to seeing many more i hope!

[Shedara]

beautifull photos!!

[astana]

Absolutely lovely photos. I am quite certain that that snail is not a Helix aspersa, as some have suggested.

[Cow]

Nice photos! and welcome!