Re: Trap Door Snails

[YoHoHo at aol_com]

How do I know if the snails ARE trap door snails?  Will they be marked as 
such?  What do they look like that distinguishes them from other species?
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Frank Carriglitto
ChiKA, WAKO, AKA #08234

> Subject: Re: Trap Door Snails
> 
> Sandy --  Most of the Walmarts in St. Louis area have the black and the
> golden trap door snails.  About $1.00 each.  If you buy any -- make sure
> the clerk gets the ones that are up on the glass.  Usually the ones lying
> on the bottom are dead.  Walmart starves them.   
> 
> Feed the snails very thin cucumber slices as soon as you get them home
> and I suggest you quarantine them for a while.   I personnally don't
> think ramshorn are as good for infusoria . Good luck !
> 



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