Dear Hot Heads, I checked around on this predatory snail thing and found a few sites where they can be ordered. Applied Bio Pest is in California and they ship to other states. The price is $9.99 + $5.50 (s&h) for 50+ and $17.99 + $5.50 for 100+. Their URL is http://www.biopest.com/products/snails.shtml and they call these things Decollate Snails. They have many other nasty things as well. I'm new to this list and am enjoying the banter. I'm up in Portland, OR now, having lived most of my time in So. California, where I should be for growing some of these peppers. But the South side of the house was unused, aside from being the dumping ground for the neighborhood cat gang, so it would appear. We'll have to work that one out. So now there's a couple dozen assorted plants out there, growing cat-encouraged peppers. Should be tangy. Good Snail Huntin', Meade