Are you looking for the best pet snail names?
Naming a snail is not easy. Snail names are not all over the internet like dog names or other pet names.
Today, we’re listing 125+ best pet snail names. From famous to funny ideas, you’ll find inspiration for naming your slimy friend!
How to choose a name for your pet snail?
I’m a snail mom myself. I’ve had giant African land snails for over twenty years. At the moment, I have many snails. Nevertheless, each and every one of them has a name.
Of course, snails don’t learn their names. If you call your slimy friend by its name, it won’t crawl to you.
But that doesn’t matter. Snails are truly fascinating creatures. Each snail has a unique personality, and snails deserve individual names.
For some reason, I like to give my snails names that end with -bert. I’ve had many slimy friends with a name like that.
There’s one issue about naming snails. Snails are hermaphrodites, so should you give them boy or girl names?
I’ve mostly ignored that. Some of my snails have boy names, some have girl names, and the rest have unisex names. I only pay attention to how cute I think the name is.
Having hermaphrodite pets is actually handy. I don’t have to care about naming them based on their gender.
Best snail names
These are some of the best names for pet snails:
- Albert
- Baby
- Bert
- Blanca (Means “white” in Spanish. This is a cute name for a white snail.)
- Bob
- Bubbles
- Clover
- Domino
- Dora
- Eggbert (You need to be careful with this name. I named one of my snails Eggbert, and s(he) constantly lays eggs.)
- Einstein
- Frodo
- Gilbert
- Gunnar
- Herbert
- Hilbert
- Honey
- Hubert
- Hugo
- Humbert
- Jade
- Jasper
- Jelly
- June
- Juniper
- Jupiter
- Lily
- Lola
- Lucy
- Ludo
- Luna
- Mable
- Nemo
- Norbert
- Nova
- Nyx
- Orion
- Pinky
- Poppy
- Ralph
- Robert
- Ruby
- Shelly
- Sirius
- Teddy
- Valdemar
- Vanilla (This name is especially great for a white or albino snail.)
- Wilbert
- Yahtzee
Baby snail names
| Apple | |
| Mini | Mini means small, so consider this name for a baby snail. Even giant African snails are tiny when they’re babies, though. It might be funny if you gave a baby snail a name that means small, and later it would grow big. |
| Piccolo | Piccolo means small, so this name works for a tiny snail. |
| Teeny | |
| Tiny | |
| Weeny |
Cute snail names
- Bubbles
- Candy
- Coco
- Cookie
- Dandelion
- Fudge
- Slimy
- Squishy
- Sticky
- Sweetie
Funny snail names
These ironic snail names sound fast, which is funny because snails are slow in real life:
- Dash
- Express
- Ferrari
- Flash
- Formula One
- Jet
- Rally
- Rocket
- Snappy
- Sonic
Snail pun names
These are some funny pet snail names that are playful puns!
- Calcifer
- Calcius Malfoy
- Shelldon
- Shellock Holmes
- Shelly
- Slime Shady
- Sliminator
- Snailbert Einstein
- Snailena Gomez
- Snailor Moon
- Snailor Swift
- Snelliot
Giant African land snail names
Do you want to give your giant African land snail a name that sounds big? These are some great name options that mean big:
- Grant
- Jumbo
- Magnus
- Max
- Maximus
- Titan
Unisex snail names
Names of fruits, sweets, and drinks make some cute gender-neutral snail names.
- Cappuccino
- Chocolate
- Coffee
- Cupcake
- Fudge
- Kiwi
- Latte
- Marmalade
- Matcha
- Melon
- Mocha
- Oreo
- Pepper
- Pumpkin
- Sweet Potato
Famous snail names
These are some famous real and fictional snails:
Jeremy: Jeremy was a famous left-coiled garden snail. The snail had a rare genetic mutation that caused its shell to coil to the left. Jeremy was one in a million.
Cartoon snail names
| Gary | Gary the Snail is a pet sea snail in SpongeBob. |
| Larry | Larry the Snail is a bad-tempered sea snail in SpongeBob. |
| Speedy | Speedy the Snail is a talking and singing snail in Disney’s animated series Timon & Pumbaa. |
Turbo snail names
Here are the names of the snails in the animated film Turbo. If you haven’t seen this movie yet, I highly recommend it! I guarantee you that watching Turbo will make you smile.
| Burn | Burn is one of the snail racers in the animated film Turbo. |
| Chet | Chet is the older brother of Turbo in the animated movie Turbo. |
| Skidmark | A snail character in the animated film Turbo. |
| Smoove Move | A snail racer in Turbo. |
| Theo | Theo is also known as Turbo. Turbo is the protagonist in the animated film Turbo. He is a snail who dreams of being the world’s fastest racer. |
| Turbo | The protagonist in Turbo. |
| Whiplash | Whiplash is one of the racer snails in Turbo. |
| White Shadow | White Shadow is one of the snail characters in the animated film Turbo. |
Good snail names
- Calypso
- Cinnamon
- Ditty
- Gunther
- Homer
- Jewel
- Lemon
- Mortimer
- Selena
- Terra
Which name did you like the most? Do you know other snail names?
Please share your favorite snail name in the comment section below. Feel free to share the names of your pet snails as well!
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I will soon be a first time snail mom at 60! I’m playing with all kinds of names, but will not pick one until I have the sweet baby in front of me and can observe it for a bit. I wanted to share with you some of the names I came up with. Feel free to grab em:
Olivia or Oliver
Bageera
Banjo
Bijou
Calypso
Chica or Chico
Ditty
Selena…Greek for “The Moon”!
Silas…Of or from the forest!
Goo Nickname Goo Goo Slimey Pants…I have a Maggie Moo Bloodhound and a Minnie Moo tuxedo kitty! Silly…I know!
Cookie
Truffel
Weezie or Weezer
Ziggie
Pokey
Pippie or Peppie
Angus
Gumbo…..I would NEVER eat my snail though!
Boogie
Poppy
Marmalade…to be continued!
Congratulations! Thank you so much for these suggestions. I especially like Calypso, Ditty, Ziggie, and Boogie. I wish you all the best with your new baby snail! 🐌