When a woman’s partner accidentally killed a tiny creature, she was left mortified and trying to save him, knowing that without her quick thinking, he likely wouldn’t survive
A woman has been praised after she went above and beyond to save the life of a tiny creature her partner almost accidentally killed. Most people would accidentally hurt a snail or small creature and have no qualms about it, thinking it’s just ‘one of those things’. But Darcy Warby, who posted in the ‘Entomemeology’ proved she loves all animals equally by her commitment to a tiny little snail her partner hurt.
On Facebook, she explained: “About 8 weeks ago, my partner accidentally clipped a snail with the weed strimmer and made a hole in his shell,” and she felt gutted for him, knowing he may not survive without his home.
Darcy continued: “Feeling awful, I made a split-second decision to save him and super-glue a piece of a broken shell I found so he wouldn’t dry up and die.
“I named him Harold, and I rehabilitated him in an enclosure for a good couple of weeks and let him loose.”
At this point, she likely assumed she’d done a good deed and would never see him again – but to her surprise, she spotted him!
And she knew it was him, because he had a mismatched shell that she’d helped to fix.
She finished her post by writing: “Today I found Harold munching the bird seed – absolutely owning that mismatched shell!
“Made me feel super happy seeing him thriving! People in my life think I’m bonkers, but I’m hoping you guys understand how excited I was to see him doing well!”
In the comments, people praised her for helping the little snail and for giving him a second chance at life.
Someone wrote: “Harold is living proof that second chances stick! Mismatched shell and all… he’s thriving! Love this so much.”
Another praised: “This post restored my faith in humanity. Thank you for your kindness toward this snail. The world needs more people like you.”
One woman said: “It baffles me that some folks could think Harold’s little life is unworthy. Every life is worthy. We don’t have the power to fix everything, and we would be overwhelmed trying to… but Harold is worthy of your time and effort.
“You helped him and made yourself happy. In a perfect world, we would be stewards for animals and nature.”
Somebody else said you “wouldn’t know” he’d been fixed if she hadn’t mentioned, saying she’d done a “great job” with the repair. She then called Harold a “dapper dude”.
A woman with childhood memories of raising snails praised her, writing: “I cant love this post enough. Snails are the best.
“A family member was dumping an old kiddie pool, full of moss and wet sand, and there were just over a dozen snails there. We ended up keeping and raising them. Years of joy to be honest.
“When we moved, we released them to the ‘fairy garden’ beside the new house. A fountain and tons of moss and rocks and ferns and the like. We leave food scraps there still. Wonderful neighbours.”
