G Thomas Watters wrote:
>
> 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