Many land snails estivate (like hibernation) when conditions are too
dry. So you could just wrap it up and send it. I wouldn't put
it in an air-tight bag, though, or it might get rather yucky (that's
the scientific term for gross).
Peter E


>>P.S.: How does one ship tree-snails anyway?  How long could they live
>>without water?
>
>Easy! Wrap a tree up with the snail and mail! Put a bucket of water in with
>them if sending surface rate.
>
>Andrew G
>
>
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Peter Egerton, Vancouver, Canada
Collector of worldwide Mollusca
http://www.intergate.bc.ca/personal/seashell/index.html
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