Re: Man as snail predator
- To: t*@picknowl.com.au, "m*@ucdavis.edu" <m*@ucdavis.edu>
- Subject: Re: Man as snail predator
- From: G* M* <m*@snowcrest.net>
- Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 15:06:44 -0800
- References: <20234304616557@picknowl.com.au>
Trevor Nottle wrote:
> Keep them somewhere safe, clean and dry - escape proof; like a
> plastic trash can with a fitted lid.
> Cleanse them by feeding for 3-4 days on bran and pollard.
> Purge for several days by feeding nothing.
Trevor,
Another language problem, I'm afraid. What, may I ask is pollard? I
looked it up in my "American Heritage Dictionary" (Houghton/Mifflin
1979) and neither of the two meanings given make sense in context.
I'm constantly amazed at how far our several English languages have
diverged.
Gary Matson Far Northern California (Sunset zone 9--barely)
