Is the chlorine in the tap water going to affect the snails? David On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 12:05:43 -0400 Kurt Auffenberg <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Probably not, just make sure you keep it moist....K At 09:59 AM 7/31/02 -0400, you wrote: >Thanks, Kurt. >The small one has a thickened lip but lacks the teeth. Sculpture is pretty >similar. > >Maybe I can keep it alive and see how it develops. Does it matter what kind of >leaves and humus it's in? > >David > >On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 08:55:20 -0400 Kurt Auffenberg <[log in to unmask]> >wrote: > >It could be ... as those babies don't develop those recognizable shell >characters until adulthood. Polygyrids also develop thickened aperatural >lips usually when adult, so if the little one has a thin, fragile lip, it's >probably a juvenile........look at the shell sculpture and >periostracum.....If they match....you have a match... > >Kurtles >