Wow! Thanks for all the great responses! Another thing came to mind;
is there any way snails could be rendered sterile to prevent
reproduction?
I know this sounds cruel, but it couldn't be worse than spaying or
neutering,
could it? I thought about radiation, but this would probably cause more
problems than it would solve (like mutation). Could it be possible to
knock
a snail out with gas and then surgically remove or tie-off the
reproductive
organs? Of course, this would be microsurgery in the majority of species!
Any thoughts on this?
Best Regards,
James
James M. Cheshire
(a.k.a. Jeremiah Chess)
3185 Raccoon Valley Rd.
Granville, OH 43023-9472
USA