Forum home› Wildlife gardening
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

Dead snails

bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
in Wildlife gardening
Can anyone tell me what eats snails ans leaves a hole in the shell, it was on autumn watch last year, but for the life of me i cant remember! image

Posts

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,129

    I can remember hearing that glow worms eat snails - but I don't think they make holes in the shell image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,887

    thrushes?

     

    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,129

    But they smash the snail's shell to bits - at least the ones in mother in law's garden do. image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,887

    more power to them Dove, I say. 

    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,129

    Hear! Hear! Hostafan image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • WelshonionWelshonion Posts: 3,114

    Voles I think.

  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    Well we do have mice, would voles live in the same sort of places? Its ever so strange, i keep finding little collections of shells with holes in! image
  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    Forgot to say im im wolverhampton image
Sign In or Register to comment.