Fast and Furious

Jared's 3rd grade class had snail races! We had to get up early in the morning to go "snailin' ". Since Chloe arrived on the scene, we have way fewer snails than we used to! Normally, we think that is a good thing, but at 6 a.m. it would be nice to find a snail quickly! But....Chloe to the rescue...she got up in the "garden" (as Byron calls it) and quite quickly located a snail for us. We called her off, and got the lucky critter captured safely. Jared's came in 3rd in the whole class! After coming home, I thought that would be the end of the snail...but I should have known my son better....he wanted to keep it for a pet! He went back out and finally found a 2nd one...he named them Fast and Furious. Now they have a nice habitat and make a fine centerpiece for our table.
A few snail facts for ya: Did you know that snails live an average of 5-10 years! Some live up to 15 years. They aren't mature until they are 2, and start laying eggs at 3. They can only survive 8-10 hours without food! They have to eat parts of rocks to maintain their shells. Jared has quite the habitat in there...fruits, vegetables, dog food, leaves, rocks, branches, and he's being really good about "watering" them every day, too. Not sure how long these snails will survive! But they've been seemingly happy in there for 3 days now! And nothing like a little snail smell to enhance your dining experience!