Hi James,

C. lubrica is one of my favorite of the  little garden snails we have here
in Canada...tiny and very shiny. I can't quite remember, but isn't that the
species that smells a bit like iodine? Funny sort of smell. You said 5mm
was juvenile; do you know how big they get. I thought that was about as big
as they got as adults.

Good luck with your new pets,
Peter Egerton,
in cold and wet (snails, slugs and ducks love it) Vancouver



At 12:25 AM 3/29/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear all,
>I need some advice. I have some tiny (5mm), juvenile Cocliocopa lubrica
>that I collected in my back yard. I placed these snails in a small
>container
>with some leaf-litter and a stone, and they all are quite active. I want
>to keep
>them for some time, as I want to see if I can observe any shell growth.
>However,
>I don't know what kind of care they need; what do they eat? Do they need
>water?
>Should they be kept moist? Do they need to stay in the dark? I would
>really appreciate
>help on this subject; I haven't been able to find info on it anywhere
>else.
>
>Thanks,
>James
>
>
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