James,

The following paper has information on raising Cocliocopa lubrica that you
may find useful.

Kingston, American Midland Naturalist 76:528, 1966
Observations on laboratory rearing of terrestrial molluscs


Aydin


> -----Original Message-----
> From: James M Cheshire [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 19:59
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> Subject: Re: Cocliocopa lubrica
>
>
> Wow! So many kind responses! About the size of the juvenile
> C. lubrica; I was real tired last night, and I just made a crude (and
> totally
> inaccurate) estimate. They are really about 3mm. I will try
> some various
> greens, but, like Kurt said, they might feed on microalgae.
> It would be
> interesting
> to find out their diet. I have plenty of eggshells, and I
> will just put
> them in the blender
> and set it on "liquify" to make powder. That thing about
> lubrica living
> in leaf-filled gutters
> is neat; I saw a few VERY TINY (1mm) specimens on the
> undersides of dead
> leaves the
> other day; the leaf could be like a sail, and be blown up on the roof
> with the snails on it.
> Anyway, I give my thanks for the help you all provided; I will keep
> everyone updated on the
> snails' progress.
>
> Kind Regards,
> James
>