I've had great results with a cuttlefish "bone," like you buy for a
parakeet. The snails graze them down to the the proteinaceous layer.



At 02:00 PM 8/3/2009, you wrote:
>David:
>
>Don't bother about limestone. Just go to the drugstore and buy a bottle of
>calcium tablets.  They will eat them like candy and develop stronger shells.
>
>dick p.
>
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>From: "David Kirsh" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 1:47 PM
>Subject: [CONCH-L] Mesodon normalis
>
>
>>Dear listers,
>>
>>I was mainly searching for small landsnails during a recent outing in the
>>mountains of Virginia and North Carolina, but I came across the largest
>>landsnails I've ever seen in the US. http://www.jaxshells.org/boonex.htm
>>What is the largest native snail species in the continental US?
>>
>>My girlfriend has adopted the two snails and temporarily housed them in a
>>plastic jar (originally for peanut butter-filled pretzels). She's named
>>them Milton and Eli and we've been watching them frolic. One of them
>>popped open the lid and landed on the counter, so she's put a stone on the
>>lid. Large lettuce leaves tremble before their rhythmic radulae; they're
>>not so interested in dead leaves or dandelion greens. They're not very
>>bashful and usually keep their eyestalks out even when they're inactive.
>>Next weekend we'll be in search of limestone for them to lick.
>>
>>David Kirsh
>>Durham, NC
>>
>>"When you're chewing on life's gristle, DON'T grumble. Give a
>>whistle!" --from Life of Brian
>>
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