I’m sorry this happened to you — I hate stepping on snails. Whenever I walk on paths and it’s raining, I take extra care to look where I’m going.
I also move snails off paths if I have the time, though beware: if you pick an exposed snail up by its shell directly, you can cause them to detach from the shell internally, which can kill them. Instead, you should tap on the shell to make them retreat inside (they fear a predator), then safely move them.
I’m sorry this happened to you — I hate stepping on snails. Whenever I walk on paths and it’s raining, I take extra care to look where I’m going.
I also move snails off paths if I have the time, though beware: if you pick an exposed snail up by its shell directly, you can cause them to detach from the shell internally, which can kill them. Instead, you should tap on the shell to make them retreat inside (they fear a predator), then safely move them.
This is REALLY useful info, thank you!