Snails do not take up much space. A small plastic or glass terrarium makes an ideal home. The tank should have a tight-fitting lid so the snail cannot escape, but be sure that the cover is mesh or ...

The glass-encased universes called terrariums are back on the scene from ... Ceramic figures of frogs, mushrooms or snails also can act as the statuary to personalize your interior garden.

Planting a terrarium, which is a garden in glass, is a rewarding green thumb project that will provide hours of enjoyment during the winter season. The result may be a delightful miniature ...

If you have a terrarium with snails in your office you notice the slime lines on the glass. Snails and slugs leave behind a trail of mucus which acts as a lubricant to reduce friction against the ...

Growing plants under the protection of glass has been practiced for centuries in large outdoor greenhouses, but during the Victorian era in England the practice was taken a step further and ...

Nathaniel Ward was an Englishman who loved to observe the behavior of insects and was fond of enclosing them in glass jars ... known as terraria (plural of terrarium). A terrarium may be open ...

John Wiley (left) and Cody Gilbertson work together to find Chittenango ovate amber snails hidden amongst leaves in their terrarium before releasing them into the wild. Jessica Suarez / Jessica ...

Terrariums let us peek at nature when we can't slip outdoors. Whether displayed on an office desktop or in a home living room, the miniature gardens under glass assure a daily dose of soothing views.