104 Pet Snail Names

All pets need names—even pet snails!

Updated on 07/23/24

Whether you have one, a pair, or many, choosing snail names for your gastropod(s) is part of the fun of having them as pets. It's the perfect way to make them feel more like family.

Snails are small, quiet, and easy to care for. However, although they can be fun pets for kids, an adult should always be around during snail interactions. These animals are small, fragile, and can be accidentally injured.

Kids and adults should always wash their hands with soap and warm water after handling snails. Finally, it almost doesn’t need to be said, but we’ll say it anyway: Kids should never kiss their snails or put them in their mouths. Okay, onto the pet snail names!

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Tips for Choosing Pet Snail Names

There are no limits to the snail names you can choose for your wee gastropod. Children are incredibly creative and usually have no trouble coming up with unique and fun monikers for their pets—snails included. In fact, encouraging kids to give their pet a snail name may help motivate them to take care of them.

If you’re feeling stumped, consider these tips for choosing snail names. First, think about how many you have to name. Kids will love coming up with rhyming or themed names for two, three, four, or more snails. Other ideas include ironic snail names (for instance, Speedy or Zippy), or options that pay homage to a snail’s unique portable home (Sheldon or Shelly).

Top Pet Snail Names

First, let’s pull out some favorite pet snail names from all categories.

Racer
Rocket
Shelby
Shelly or Shelley
Sheldon
Speed
Speedy
Turbo
Zippy

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More Pet Snail Name Ideas

The following lists of pet snail names, separated by category, include classic, ironic, and Disney-inspired snail names. Of course, you can call your gastropod anything your heart desires, so consider these suggestions a jumping off point in your brainstorming journey.

Classic Pet Snail Names

Classic pet snail names just make sense. Some may be a little obvious, but they work!

Gary (the name of the pet snail owned by SpongeBob SquarePants)
Shelby
Sheldon
Shelly or Shelley
Shels
Slider
Slimefoot
Slimer
Slimy

Ironic Pet Snail Names

Snails are notoriously slow creatures, so choosing a pet snail name that sounds fast can be wonderfully ironic.

Bolt
Chase
Dash
Dasher
Ferrari
Flash
Flip
Flyer
Jet
Peppy
Porsche
Ninja
Racer
Rocket
Speed
Speedy
Turbo
Zippy
Zoom
Zoomer

Snail Names for Multiple Pets

It’s fun to keep more than one pet gastropod in your terrarium. If you have two, three, four, or more friends, consider multiple, themed snail names.

Bingo and Rolly
Catboy, Owlette, and Gekko
Cookies and Cream
Eeny, Meeny, Miny, and Moe
Harry, Ron, and Hermione
In, Out, Up, and Down
Luke, Leia, Han, Chewy, R2D2, and C3PO
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Peppa, George, Suzy, Rebecca, Zoe, Richard, Danny, and Pedro
Ping and Pong
Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (Grumpy, Dopey, Doc, Happy, Bashful, Sneezy, and Sleepy)
Thing 1 and Thing 2

Disney-Inspired Pet Snail Names

Many gastropod guardians are children, and what kid doesn’t love a little magic in their life? Disney movies and television shows can provide endless inspo for excellent pet snail names.