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G Thomas Watters wrote:
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> I have raised terrestrial snails for some years, but have never solved the
> calcium problem,
I would be interested in the species you raise, how many, what names? As
for the calcium, why not try cuttlefish? We use it for our parrots and I
found that some geckos will also use it. For the lizards I powder the
bone (scrap it with a spoon) and leave it in their cage in a small bottle
cap as a dish. They seem to use what they need and this is certainly
easier than coating the crickets they eat. Why not try a similar method
for your snails? They would find the dish in their wanderings and if it
was what they needed for life/growth I'll bet they would take in what
they needed. In any case let us know as it sounds very interesting.
Chan Sow-Yan has a great web site:
http://home1.pacific.net.sg/~chansy/starbug.htm
with images of many different mollusks. One of the pictures is of
Rhinocochlis nasuta an incredible green and orange land snail. However,
when dead and just a shell it is plain, dull brown. Something like that
would be worth the trouble to raise just for the esthetics of the animal.
Good luck in your efforts,
Tom Eichhorst
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