Where to buy critters? sue
 

Sue Alexandre wrote:
Hi, BV:
I bought some snails, bullfrog tadpoles, red worms, and plants from this
place: http://berkshirebio.com/ and was pleased with the items and the
prices. 12 bullfrog tadpoles was $20, and they have different packages
for snails, but I got the 25 pond snails for $10. Hope that helps.
Sue

what zone are you in? and how did the snails do



John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

good judgement comes from bad experience, and that comes from bad
judgement

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com

Where to buy critters? sue
 

Hi, John:
I'm in Connecticut, Zone 6. The snails PROBABLY would have done fine,
except for an unfortunate mishap. The newly dug turtle pond that I've been
working on? Well THAT is where I decided to throw the snails. Couple of
days later after days of torrential downpour, my new turtle pond was full of
muddy water, since I hadn't quite done all the fine tuning with rock
leveling, making sure no run off goes INTO the pond, etc. Sweet hubby
volunteered to vacuum out the muddy water with a shop vac while I was busy
doing something else, and about three quarters of the way through, a light
bulb went off in my head and I shouted "STOP - THERE ARE TINY SNAILS IN
THERE!" I was able to find and retrieve 6 of them from the filter of
the shop vac, and those are doing fine. Not sure where the other 6 are.
They are very small, though, little smaller than the eraser on a pencil.
Sue

"John Rutz" wrote in message
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Sue Alexandre wrote:
Hi, BV:
I bought some snails, bullfrog tadpoles, red worms, and plants from this
place: http://berkshirebio.com/ and was pleased with the items and the
prices. 12 bullfrog tadpoles was $20, and they have different
packages
for snails, but I got the 25 pond snails for $10. Hope that helps.
Sue

what zone are you in? and how did the snails do



John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

good judgement comes from bad experience, and that comes from bad
judgement

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com

Where to buy critters? sue
 

Sue Alexandre wrote:
Hi, John:
I'm in Connecticut, Zone 6. The snails PROBABLY would have done fine,
except for an unfortunate mishap. The newly dug turtle pond that I've been
working on? Well THAT is where I decided to throw the snails. Couple of
days later after days of torrential downpour, my new turtle pond was full of
muddy water, since I hadn't quite done all the fine tuning with rock
leveling, making sure no run off goes INTO the pond, etc. Sweet hubby
volunteered to vacuum out the muddy water with a shop vac while I was busy
doing something else, and about three quarters of the way through, a light
bulb went off in my head and I shouted "STOP - THERE ARE TINY SNAILS IN
THERE!" I was able to find and retrieve 6 of them from the filter of
the shop vac, and those are doing fine. Not sure where the other 6 are.
They are very small, though, little smaller than the eraser on a pencil.
Sue

"John Rutz" wrote in message
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thanks
they should do fine here too then
I'll order some

John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

good judgement comes from bad experience, and that comes from bad
judgement

see my pond at:

http://www.fuerjefe.com