Starlight Snail Rescue

13/02/2023

Forgot to post last week, but I made this! This is a topic I’ve been thinking about for a while. There seems to be a lot of “gatekeeping” within the animal/snail community. Telling people they can’t have/own animals, and lots of unsolicited advice, is being thrown around. I think it’s important we remember that this isn’t just about animals.

01/02/2023

Art of the week!! I literally almost forgot to post this… hehe. This is some older artwork of mine that I thought was so cute!! 🐌🐌⭐️

01/02/2023

Drawing of the week!! I almost forgot about this! This is some art I made a while back. It’s not the best quality, but I love it!

01/02/2023

Rescue update!! ❤️🐌 So as most of you know I’ve taken at least one break from working with snails/social media. Which was very recent! And I don’t mean to switch back and forth on where I stand with the rescue, however I need to state some MORE things. I have always loved snails/animals, as most of you know. However, I am 16 and dealing with some health problems. Which is why I took a break recently. This break did help me, but not as much as I thought it would. So I have been very conflicted recently. What am I going to do? Working with this special interest of mine has become so difficult this past year. I considered I was drifting away from snails, but it wasn’t very likely. Snails have always meant so much to me, they have always been my favorite. How could that suddenly change? I let myself be open to the change, and free to try other things. And I did. But nothing interested me quite like snails did. So after all this time, I have come to the conclusion that I have previously had an unhealthy relationship with my special interest. And I’m hoping to repair that relationship!! That’s why I have chosen to slow down, not take in so many snails, or force myself to make content. I’ve even decided to put a good portion of my snails up for adoption. Which has been so so hard, and heartbreaking, but it’s what is best for my health and theirs! I have some other cool updates coming soon though!! 🐌🐌❤️

18/01/2023

Here is a drawing for the week! I usually make snail drawings to post on here, but I decided to change it up. This is a praying mantis named Taffy! She is ready for Valentine’s Day if you couldn’t tell!! 🌈❤️

14/01/2023

More photos from my break 🐌🐌

29/12/2022

Happy holidays from me and the snails!! 🐌🎄🎉

18/11/2022

I’m sure you all have noticed, that I have slowed down on making content even more lately. I have made posts about this recently, and even explained why, several times via my website, YouTube, etc. I am a teenager, and things are really hard right now. This is what I love though. I love snails, and helping them. But right now, life is hard, dealing with my own health is hard. If I want to continue this passion of mine, I need to step away. From this point on, I will no longer be taking in any snails or other animals into my care. Adoptions/fostering will be closed. You can ALWAYS contact me, but rescuing/adoptions, is temporarily closed. It pains me to have to do this. I love doing this so so so much

08/11/2022

Happy international land snail day!!! 🐌💕

23/10/2022

My apologies for not being active lately ❤️🐌 I can not explain to you the sheer amount of post and video ideas I have stored in my head, and plans I have for the rescue. But I have been unable to pursue these things this year due to my own health. I have struggled a lot my entire life, but things got very bad in November of last year, on my birth day. For some reason, on that day, everything got worse for me. I had HUNDREDS of snails at the time, and over half of them died due to my health declining. I was devastated, but there was nothing I could do. I had no energy to care, nor fix the problem. I’m worrying about this now. That this will continue to happen over and over again. Things have gotten a bit better this year, but healing is slow. And sometimes I am unable to care for my animals for several days. I wish things did not have to be this way. Please if you can, share this post or any of my posts with someone who cares. If I can get as many snails adopted as possible, or even spread awareness, it would help a ton. I am also going to start looking for a partner to help me with the rescue. Help is desperately needed right now, and ANYTHING will help. I love every single person that talks to me, and every single animal I can help, it’s what I love. And I want to continue loving it. So I wanted to be totally honest with you all, so that you know that this isn’t easy at all. And that even you reading this post or clicking on it helps a ton!!

19/10/2022

Well… I usually only rescue snails and slugs. However, I will take any animal I find. A few days ago I happened to come upon a small creek, almost completely dried up, with hundreds of bullfrog tadpoles. I couldn’t leave them there, so I took as many as possible home with me. If things don’t go well at home, I’m going to take them back to their home, and relocate them. I hate to take animals from their home, but sometimes it’s necessary to see if they would do better else where.

I already have a waiting list for snails on my website, but if you want one of these tadpoles/frogs PLEASE contact me via my website! I could always use the help.

08/10/2022

Setting up a new snail tank 🤫

07/10/2022

I made this for myself and anyone else who might need to hear this! ❤️🌈🐌

29/09/2022

Here is a picture from today. I had a very nice day today, and took some of the snails on a field trip! I LOVED telling people about what I do. Except I didn’t want to shut up 😭

20/09/2022

Do you know what I just realized? My giveaway ended on Sunday. My apologies for not remembering. I had a terrible week last week, ended it off sick, and then had to catch back up on school. I will post the winners tonight!! 🐌🐌❤️

11/09/2022

To continue raising money for the rescue, I’ve decided to sell limited time clay figurines. I will mostly be making snails and slugs, but sometimes other critters. They will be specifically themed and one of a kind. Sort of like the ones I AM CURRENTLY selling. Although those are in bundles, and these will not be. They will be more like custom orders, so there will only be ONE, and I will not be making This is the first one I will be selling. Let me know if you are interested, and I will be updating here on IG about what is in my shop, etc. All of the proceeds will go strange to helping me with the rescue 🐌🌈

10/09/2022

Hehehe… anyone else excited for fall? I am 😌 I have lots of exciting ideas and things to share! 🎃🐌

08/09/2022

I’ve not been posting content, because I almost lost this angel this week…. She hasn’t been feeling the best, and her condition was slowly declining. After a full day on Tuesday, I check on her, and she was half dead on the substrate in her tank. I quickly scooped her up, bathed her, and inspected her. She had a huge gash on her left leg, that had become infected. The gash was from several months ago, that I WAS trying to treat. But forgot about. It is worse now, and she looked very shriveled. She was clearly cold. She was extremely lethargic as well. So, instead of crying, which I wanted to do so bad, I jumped into action and helped. She is in a quarantine tank now, getting two meals a day, and several rounds of antibiotics a day. Her quarantine tank is even being kept around 80-90 degrees Fahrenheit. Within hours her form, and color immediately bounced back. She’s not her usual self, but she is SO much better. Hopefully she continues to heal. I just wanted to say that I hope you all know that it is OK to make mistakes. It’s ok to be so busy you forget about that ONE thing. You are allowed to take care of yourself. DON’T throw YOURSELF away for other things, or people

04/09/2022

⭐️My first giveaway⭐️

Ok! So, as I announced yesterday. I will be doing a giveaway!! There will be TWO winners, and they both will get one of my clay snail/slug bundles. The bundles come in packs of four, that I sorted anonymously. It will come COMPLETELY free, no shipping fees. And I of course will include extra goodies, and business info for the rescue. I am always selling these bundles on my website, to raise money for the snails. So go check them out!! 🐌✨

🌈How to enter🌈

- follow this account
- like this post
- tag two friends

The giveaway will need on September 18th. Thanks for entering, good luck, and please share to your story!!❤️🐌

03/09/2022

Hello hello!! ❤️🐌 Remember back when I dropped those clay snails and slugs in my shop, well I have had none sell. SO, I’m going to be giving two bundles away!! I will make a post tomorrow explaining the rules, how you can enter, etc. If you want to know more about this product, please visit my website https://www.starlightsnailrescue.com

03/09/2022

Another day 🫠
Another slay 🐌✨

02/09/2022

OK! So here is the post of the day! I’ve gotten a bunch of new emails, snails, art, and other stuff!! I can’t wait to share it with you all!! I am literally so excited! ⭐️🐌

19/08/2022

Ahh!! Ok! The only thing I’ve accomplished this week for content is art! So I made this clay figurine of Will The Wise (Will Byers) into a digital drawing and I’m OBSESSED!! 🐌🪄

18/08/2022

I made this drawing today!! I love it sm!! Like I said before, I won’t be posting at all this week. Meaning I won’t be answering emails, phone calls, or orders either! Dealing with some personal stuff and doing some things with family. Hopefully I can start posting again next week, but school is starting so we will see how that goes…

12/08/2022

Starting TONIGHT I will be selling these small, clay snails and slugs on my website! 🥳They are all around an inch in size, and come in bundles of four. I have 15 bundles in stock, so hurry!! ALL of the money gained from selling these goes straight to helping the rescue! 🐌🌈✨

12/08/2022

I wanted to post some content so bad yesterday, but I had an awful day. So I decided not to. But I’m feeling better today. So here I am. And I have a very important announcement about my website! 🐌🐌🌈

10/08/2022

I’m working on posting as much as possible, or every day if I can. But I got a late start today! So today I would just like to bless you, again, with a picture of my cat 😌❤️ Take care of yourselves today, you deserve love! And don’t worry more snail content coming your way soon!!

09/08/2022

Since Autumn is getting closer and closer, I thought I’d share these photos I took last Halloween! 🎃🐌

09/08/2022

Today was ANOTHER busy day! 😌💅Which is what everyday is starting to look like. I have to clean tanks everyday, and it’s super tedious. But it’s SO SO worth it. Even though in the middle of all the animals I have to deal with all my issues and growing up in this world, this is SO important to me. Even though it’s hard I still want to do this. Most days I never want to get out of bed, but these animals MAKE me. And I will never be able to thank them enough, for making me get up. Making me keep moving forward. I will never stop loving the animals God gave me ❤️🥰

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07/08/2022

I just recently rescued two rats from my local shelter. They were mistreated, and really need some love!! So I decided to take them in. The males name is Macaroni, he is super crazy. And the female’s (the one in the picture) name is Cheese! She is less crazy, and gets scared easily. She loves sleeping in her favorite hammock, and hopefully will get used to me and come out to get cuddles.

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10/07/2022

Check it outttt! 🥰❤️ https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cf2D3ZeATco/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

ABBA • Angeleyes

05/07/2022

Random thoughts but… I won’t lie to you and tell you I have a ton of people helping me with my snail rescue, because I don’t. Even though I refer to it being that way. It’s just me doing this, but that’s all I need right now ❤️

05/07/2022

A rescue snail munching on some paper 🐌🐌

05/07/2022

Adoption pictures… 👀

05/07/2022

19/06/2022

Here are some wild snails we found over the weekend! 🐌🐌

16/06/2022

It feels like it was just yesterday that we took these pictures, and all of this began...

16/06/2022

Cheesy and Gary, a dynamic duo, and two of our beloved rescues having a snack together! 🥰

12/06/2022

Some wild snails having a race! 🐌🐌🐌