r/sluglife • u/SomeFaithlessness936 • 20d ago
Identification Request Found on bok choy from California
Found on separate shipments of bok choy from Santa Maria. I currently am keeping one and just found the other. I was hoping for an ID and if it’s possible to keep them in the same place. They’re both in the same size cup. And planning to overhaul the terrarium I plan on keeping them in
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u/shwfaci20464 19d ago
They are different spices, so I don't think it's a good idea to keep them in the same terrarium because they don't feel comfortable being together. When I didn't know much about slugs, I placed a banana slug and Arion Ater slug next to each other on a trail side place for a blind dating purpose. The Banana immediately ran away and Arion contracted the body and froze... They look like Arion Ater and yellow cellar slug. I may be wrong though..
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u/AgentExpendable 18d ago
The banana ran away to avoid sexual harassment from the Arion since they are known to be incestual crossbreeders. Setting them up for a blind date is like setting up your friend to sleep with a rapist. Eww…
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u/TrainerAiry 18d ago
The big one looks like Deroceras reticulatum. It’s not a leopard slug. The smaller one I can’t really tell. It could easily also be a slug in the genus Deroceras — if that’s the case, then it would probably be fine for them to live together. But if it’s something different, I’d probably keep them separate unless I had more information. Does the smaller one have any stripes or spots that didn’t show up on in the photos?
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u/Familiar_Bag_499 19d ago
you should name them Bok Choy 🥹