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yes they will
We have bought snails and kept them in an screen  covered aquarium. They 
mate, lay eggs and on an on it goes. moss on bottom c, a cuttle fish bone 
to chew on , fresh vegetation regularly and a spray bottle so they get 
moistened daily . We haven't raised enough for a whole camp of 45 kids but 
we occasionally have a population explosion.Tracy our materials coordinator 
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At 02:55 PM 1/5/2005, you wrote:
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>In Nebraska all we need to find snails is a 5 year old and a bucket.  I've
>got the five year old if any one has a bucket!
>
>Of course I am only joking . . . I have plenty of buckets.  I don't know
>that I could find enough snails for a classroom project, but in the spring
>they are easy to find - that is where the 5 year old comes in.  Last spring
>my son gathered up a good number just to gross out his mom and then wanted
>to keep them, does anyone know if they will servive in a captive situation?
>
>Chad Johnson
>Experiential Educator
>The Edgerton Explorit Center
>http://www.edgerton.org
>1.877.694.4032
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Janet Groenert" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 2:47 PM
>Subject: Re: Snail Question
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> > Here in minnesota we are having this same dilema. Where can we get snails?
> >
> >
> > At 02:18 PM 1/5/2005, you wrote:
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> > >Hello all,
> > >
> > >The ant conversation is going so well that I wanted to ask a related
>question.
> > >
> > >Do people have a source for land snails in their state?
> > >
> > >Land snails (such as the brown garden snail - Helix aspersa), used to be
> > >available and were incredibly popular in certain elementary science
>units.
> > >As of last year, they became regulated, and cannot be distributed
> > >interstate.
> > >
> > >Do people use local suppliers now that they can't be sold by Carolina
> > >Biological? Have people found other alternatives to the brown garden
>snail?
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >
> > >Fred
> > >
> > >Fred Stein
> > >Science Educator
> > >Exploratorium Institute for Inquiry
> > >3601 Lyon St.
> > >San Francisco, CA 94123
> > >(415) 561-0332
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> > Janet Groenert
> > Science Camps Coordinator
> > Science Museum of Minnesota
> > 120 W. Kellogg Blvd.
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Janet Groenert
Science Camps Coordinator
Science Museum of Minnesota
120 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55102
phone: (651)221-4536
fax: (651)221-4528
email: [log in to unmask]
web site: www.smm.org

Travel halfway around the world and 200 million years back in time to 
experience the largest traveling exhibit of Chinese dinosaurs in North 
America. "Chinasaurs: The Great Dinosaurs of China" is now open at the 
Science Museum of Minnesota. Meet the stars of "Chinasaurs" at 
http://www.smm.org/chinasaurs

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