What could be better than a free pet?
Two of them! A while back I wrote about our snail Claireford  going the way of all the earth (i.e. he/she croaked).  I also mentioned that after Claireford's  untimely demise there was a mysterious tiny little slug-like creature in the tank.  Thinking it may have been a baby snail with an undeveloped shell, I kept it for several weeks, but eventually I gave up on it being a snail and set it free.  I know that snails and slugs are pretty much the same thing, but I just can't stomach the thought of feeding slugs for some reason.  Snails, I can handle. Near the start of the school year I was walking home from the school with #3 and #4 and I chanced upon a snail crossing the sidewalk.  I stopped the boys and had them come and look at it.  My intention was to look at it, and then let it go on its slow but merry way.  Then I saw a second snail just off of the sidewalk, and I couldn't resist.  #1 was pretty sad when Claireford  died ( Claireford  is named after Cliff and Claire Hu...


 
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