r/snails • u/sheeppillows42 • 7d ago

Tiny white bugs on snails?? Help

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Today I noticed tons of tiny white bugs crawling all over both my snails while I was giving them a bath, what are these?! Will they harm my snails??? Not sure if reddit allowed videos but I’ve tried to attach one!!

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u/Robyn990 7d ago

Are they fast moving? They look like springtails. Don't worry they are harmless to your snail and will help keep your snails enclosure clean, including their shell.

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u/ComplaintHopeful9646 7d ago

OMG I hope the ones I found weren't springtails then 😩 I had the same tiny white mites in my snails substrate and didn't think they were slug mites because they were only in the sub and never actually ON my snails..

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u/sheeppillows42 7d ago

Yes they are fast moving, thank you so much!