Hello All!

A good forum for those interested in keeping live snails can be found at: The
Snail Lover's Board

http://www.InsideTheWeb.com/mbs.cgi/mb318915

Check out the many bits of advice gleaned from the experienced and those just
learning...feel free to post any questions you might have on the subject.

Ken


"Thomas E. Eichhorst" wrote:

> Nancy,
>
> Your snails will do well on any left over greens you don't give to your
> turtle.  Also keep some egg shell or crushed oyster shell in the tank to
> help with shell building.  Mist daily or provide a shallow dish of water.
> By the way, I introduced garden snails (Helix aspersa) into the fenced off
> garden area where my box turtles live just to give them an added treat.
> Believe me (and Paul and Amy), no matter that your turtle is well fed on
> prepared foods -- he or she will make short work of the snails.  Of course
> the snails do not respect the wall around the turtle area and my roses have
> to bear the brunt of the more adventerous snails.  To close, lots of folks
> in the UK keep snails, including the huge African varieties.
>
> Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA