Instructions
Give your slug a home. Place it inside an aquarium with a well-ventilated top, such as a screen. Keep the temperature between 50 and 70 degrees. Slugs thrive in cooler temperatures and do not like it hot.
Line the bottom of the aquarium with damp soil or shredded bark. Some pet shops sell a substrate designed specifically for pet snails and slugs.
Decorate the aquarium however you'd like. You could use rocks, twigs, pieces of bark and other natural items. Include something that the slug can crawl under and hide.
Mist the inside walls of the aquarium, the substrate and the decorative items to keep them moist and humid. Slugs can die in dry environments.
Feed your slug vegetables or leaves. You can place food on a flat rock or inside a small, shallow dish. Add calcium to the slug's diet by placing a cuttlebone inside the tank or sprinkling food with a calcium powder.
Clean the slug's home regularly. Discard and replace the substrate once per week and remove uneaten food daily.
How to Care for Slugs
Most people would love to have a pet that does not require a lot of care. One such pet you can choose to have, however uncommon, is a pet slug. Slugs are relatively easy to care for. They don't need walks, don't eat lots of food and don't keep you up by barking during the night.