Friend or Foe?

I feel silly saying this but is it just a hermit crab?

 

It sure would help a lot knowing where you are... I have a local snail that is purty like yours, but doesn't do any orchid damage. If you're in SFl, I'd say it's the guy I know (can't remember his name right now but if you're somewhere else, I haven't a clue.

 

Dunno what it is, but I'd bet $5 my dog would eat it.

 

snails eat vegetation so i would crush the life out of him rapidly...ask questions later....

 

Clifford the big red Snail?

 

Kill it!

 

Send it to France, they'll know what to do with it

 

I get them all the time. I believe they cane in with imported orchids.
I kill them.

 

Well, it looks like you ought to leave them be, Jean. I would have squashed them, too. I never knew there were predator snails. I don't have any of these, but wish I did. I'm going to have to put out some snail bait very soon:<

 

what do they eat when they are not eating other snails?

 

Baby rabbits, Forrest.

 

oh man. I need a few of those. I have a serious baby rabbit problem in my gh.

 

Thanks Bruce. Per your link, they're not legal in my county. Poop. They'd be appreciated here for sure. I wonder what ecosystem they'd muck up here...