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title: "My best friend gave me a plant yesterday and after looking over it…"
description: "My best friend gave me a plant yesterday and after looking over it carefully in the daytime I see one slug and one snail coming out of the bottom of the pot.…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/65ad6aacc29c082a1ba9b09c"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "PlantLady"
published: "2024-01-21T19:04:12.157Z"
language: "en"
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# My best friend gave me a plant yesterday and after looking over it…

_Posted by PlantLady on 2024-01-21_

My best friend gave me a plant yesterday and after looking over it carefully in the daytime I see one slug and one snail coming out of the bottom of the pot. How concerned should I be and how do I eradicate them? I’m trying to let it acclimate to my place before repotting it so if there’s any advice on controlling them without repotting that would be ideal. Also as I took the picture of the snail I saw a tiny white insect crawling around (slightly above and to the right of the snail). Does anyone know what it is and how to get this plant in better shape? I included a picture of the whole plant as well to show that it appears healthy despite these critters (at least for the moment).

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