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The Oreo-Odessa Introduction Page The background information on why Odessa and Oreo are presenting this article.
Odessa Cornu aspersum (Müller 1774) Petit Gris (Small Grey One) Odessa's Autobiography	Oreo Oreohelix strigossa (Gould, 1846) Rocky Mountain Snail Oreo's Autobiography

Our Mission: The Odessa Email Files Odessa talks to Oreo (penpals) through emails and tells him all about the world's most troublesome snails and how even a small snail can make a difference. Remember, you only need a little "s" to turn PET into PEST! The releasing of 1 pet snail can in a very short time produce a pest species!

The Worldwide Legalities of Keeping Pet Snails Governamental Institutions and Their Laws Canada: Canadian Food Inspection Agency USA: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) The United States Department of Agricultural (USDA) The Wanted Pages Giant African Landsnail. "Most Wanted Poster" GALS Facts Sheet The Rosy Wolfsnail's "Most Wanted Poster" Rosey Wolf Facts Sheet The Apple Snail's "Most Wanted Poster"Gas Facts Sheet The Brown garden snails "Most Wanted Poster"Helix aspersa Facts Sheet Marine (Salt Water) Molluscs

Odessa and Oreo discuss the "Most Wanted Snails"
1. the Giant African Land Snail (actually three separate species are kept as pets) Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1822) Achatina marginata (Swainson, 1821) Achatina achatina (Linnaeus, 1758)	# 1 Most Wanted Terrestrial Snail

2. the Rosy Wolfsnail Euglandina rosea (Ferussac, 1818)	# 2 Most Wanted Terrestrial Snail

3. the Apple Snail Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1822)	# 3 Most Wanted Snail (This is an Amphibious snail)

4. The Brown Garden Snail Helix aspersa (O.F. Müller in 1774) Yes, I'm sorry but Odessa is considered a pest species!	Agriculture Pest

Marine (Salt Water) Molluscs that also made the Most Wanted 100 List: Based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) (http://www.itis.usda.gov/)	These will not be discussed by Odessa or Oreo at this time. However, please be aware of these molluscs and the damages they can cause to a foreign environment. If, by the odd chance you do possess one of these molluscs in a home salt water aquarium - Please be a responsible owner and do not release them into a nonnative environment for any reason.


Oreo and Odessa's Favorite Pet Snail Stories: Damien & Curley: Helix aspersa versus the house cat *Barney's Life Story: Pomacea canaliculata* (Apple Snail) Hannah & Hector "The New House Mates" Life and Death Comes to Our Home** Pomacea canaliculata (Apple Snail) and the Carribean Land Hermit Crabs

Oreo and Odessa's Friends of the WWW Pet Snail Stories: If you have a favorite pet snail story that you would like to see online, please send them toAvril

Some Handy Tips for Keeping Your Pet Snails Healthy and Happy: This is not a Care Page. There are many good sites providing the snail pet owners with proper care and advice. This page will be for people to tell us of their personal fun recipes or other tactics and props they use to keep their pets happy and healthy. Send your tips to Avril

The Cast of Pets used in this article



Written Materials	Wanted Pages: Information gathered and compiled by Avril Bourquin
	Odessa Email Files and Pet Stories: written by Joyce Tryon
	All Pages: editied by Avril Bourquin and Joyce Tryon

Pictures and Graphics	Article graphics were personally created for this article by Avril
	Pictures of Oreo: Avril Bourquin
	Pictures of Odessa & Varoius Other Pet Snails used throughout article: Joyce Tryon and formatted by Avril Bourquin
	Other Snail Pictures: composite photos and graphics prepared by Avril Bourquin GALS: Image Gallery: by Yurii Yashin GALS: APHIS USDA.GOV Miscellaneous Photos: see individual credits listed for each picture used from off site
	Jail Bar Backkground Graphic for Wanted Pages http://www3.niu.edu/images/backgrounds/links.html

Web Sites Used for Data	African Giant Land Snails Web Pages Used for Information: The Giant African Snail (Mead 1961): book now online APHIS: U. S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Global Invasive Species Data Base CDC: Fact Sheet: Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection Achatine snails (Achatinidae)Site Image Gallery: Russian site by Yurii Yashin For information on agricultural permits required to import snails and slugs visit: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/permits/plantpest/snails_slugs.html The Giant African Land Snail Site The Snail Pages
	Rosy Wolfsnails Web Pages Used for Information: Global Invasive Species Data Base Euglandina rosea (Férussac 1821) – Rosy wolf snail Hawaain Story: Rosy Wolfsnail video even! Introduced Species Summary Project Case Study 3.1 - Rosy Wolfsnail, Euglandina rosea, Exterminates Endemic Island Snails Slime-trail tracking in the predatory snail, Euglandina rosea. Snail Wars in the Pacific

	Apple Snails Web Pages Used for Information: Global Invasive Species Data Base Expansion of the Golden Apple Shail, Pomacea Canaloculata,and Features of its Habitat Introduced Species Summary Project Apple Snail (Pomacea canaliculata) Apple Snail Website by Stijn Ghesquiere Pet Fish.Net Meta
	Marine Wanted Snails Web Pages Used for Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) USGS: United States Geological Survey Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS): Fact Sheet Regional Biological Invasions Centre (RBIC): Aquatic Invasive Species of Europe: Dreissena polymorpha Mytilus galloprovincialis ITIS Report: the Integrated Taxonomic Information System
	Miscellaneous Web Pages Used or Referred to: See bottom of each page APHIS: U. S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service The National Science Foundation Center for Integrated Pest Management (NSFCIPM)The National Science Foundation Center for Integrated Pest Management (NSFCIPM) NSF Center for Integrated Pest Managment Global Invasive Species Data Base Information Index for Selected Alien Invertebrates in Hawaii Canadian Wildlife Service Issues in Ecology News Medical Net GALS Information & News Hobbyists Forums Sao Tome& Principe Island Land Snails

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