I have them in my garden. They are smaller than my other snails. They will chew on seedlings, but I leave them alone. I don't know if they have any impact on my snail population. I have found them on dead snails, but I have never seen them locked in combat with another snail or slug. Maybe the ones you order are bigger?

i am pretty sure.. all slugs will recycle dead kin ...

you would have to have NOTHING to do in life.. to find out if that one really killed it... or is just playing the part of a vulture ...

or i suppose.. get out the old aquarium ... and do some testing ...

ken

Mary - I'm trying to get a visual of two snails "locked in combat!" :-)

Well Teresa, maybe they whack each other with their eye stalks. Dunno since all I've ever seen are the vultures. LOL

thanks all, for your input, Jim

I found a web page where they are sold that has this in the description: 'This famous predator snail comes out of the leaf mulch or soil at night and eats the eggs of slugs and snails. It also feeds on the young snails. '

Still, I like the idea of snails and slugs locked, not just in combat, but in MORTAL COMBAT! What an image! :-)