Dendrobium Spectabile - chopped off canes, snails. Need care advice!

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Hey everyone!

So I picked up a dendrobium spectabile today at the Cherry City Orchid Society show and sale. It was my first orchid show–*how exciting!!!

Den Spectabile has been on my wishlist for a while.

I have several questions for you guys, so please answer what you can:

1- SNAILS IN PLANT!!! WHAT DO??!! HALP!!!!

2- The people who sold it to me told me that the old canes on it will dry up, and should therefore be cut off. Is this nonsense? I feel like it is nonsense and perhaps the plant just needs some different care and the old canes won't all dry up and die. The plant has two healthy canes, four new growths coming, and then a bunch of old yellow hacked-off stubs.

3- I want to repot this ASAP to deal with the snails. What would you guys recommend? I am thinking of mixing in a few handfuls of sphagnum to the mix.

4- My understanding of care is this:
-High high high high light. Vanda or brassavola light will be appreciated by this plant.
-No winter rest, just water before it gets totally dried out.
Would you have anything to add or suggest? Thank you.

I am going to just go wild trying to get rid of the snails and old growths and things when I come back home later this week.

Let me know what you guys think!! Have a good one!