On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, David Kirsh wrote:

> Is the chlorine in the tap water going to affect the snails?
>
> David

David,
  I have kept one land snail for 1-1/2 years and two others for 3-4 months
now.  I have used tap water (chlorinated) and well water with no noticable
effects.  The latter snails were obtained as juveniles and are growing
nicely.  the main water source for these two is chlorinated water.

Regards,
Charlie
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Charlie Sturm, Jr
Research Associate - Section of Mollusks
                     Carnegie Museum of Natural History
                     Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Assistant Professor - Family Medicine

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