Keeping Minibeasts
May 4th, 2009 at 1:47 pm by Hope (Backyard, Homeschooling, Science)
b'ware the minibeast!
Picked up a book from the library last week, Snails and Slugs (Keeping Minibeasts), one of many on the subject that Jessie picked out. 
This one however goes into a little detail on care and feeding. So now, in addition to the dog, cat and frog… we have 3 small snails. Here is a close up of what one of them looks like. Not sure what kind it is yet.
One of my requirements for these “pets” is that they are FREE or they will BE FREED. So instead of the cuttle bone for calcium, as the book suggests, I’m using bits of well rinsed egg shell.
So far, Jessie has been quite diligent on their care and feeding. And I have to admit that I do enjoy watching them too.
So, how do I take this spur-of-the-moment project to the “next step” for a 5yo? Some kind of snail theme or something? Can’t yet decide but I’d like to do something to carry this further.
But for now, it is time for Latin. 
