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07-03-2010, 03:02 PM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: near heathrow
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| | | Where have all the slimey things gone ?
Hi Everyone ,I know that Slugs and snails are not everyones favorites but Birds and Amphibians and woodmice munch them  What I wanted to know is if any one else had noticed a scarcity of them in their gardens ? I have loads of broken shells and not a whole snail in sight or anywhere it seems even in my compost heap .Maybe I just need to make more hidey holes for them as the bird count in my garden is quite high though I do keep it quite Wild . Any other ideas ? Could the snow have killed off more than usual ? |
07-03-2010, 04:35 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Yorkshire
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| | | Re: Where have all the slimey things gone ?
The cold winter will certainally have had an affect. Although they are very common, maybe you just havent seen many. The clear dry frosty weather we have had lately is not ideal for activity. |
07-03-2010, 04:46 PM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: near heathrow
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| | | Re: Where have all the slimey things gone ?
Hi DoggHound, Thanks I guess your right and that they will turn up just in time to feed all the Frog and Newtlets I am dreaming about ! |
07-03-2010, 05:12 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London
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| | | Re: Where have all the slimey things gone ?
Afternoon MM,
Funny, I was thinking the same thing myself, today - what are their hibernation habits? I saw three shells today, touching - I didn't think to see if they have live occupants, but I imagine they did as I hadnt seen them in that conspicuous spot before.
Take care, Jason  |
08-03-2010, 12:38 AM
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| | | Re: Where have all the slimey things gone ?
Its only the foolish one's that your seeing the wise one's are still hiberating  |
08-03-2010, 10:13 AM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: near heathrow
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| | | Re: Where have all the slimey things gone ?
Hmm You're spot on there  still worry i dont have a large enough population to be able to feed the starving millions when they do all tumble out of bed ! |
08-03-2010, 06:39 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Sheffield, FPRSY
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| | | Re: Where have all the slimey things gone ?
Working for breakfast TV? 
Seriously, molluscs are amongst the invertebrates least affected by cold: their physical make-up is pretty frost-resistant and they crawl into some pretty well-protected nooks and crannies.
Don't worry about them! |
08-03-2010, 06:46 PM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: near heathrow
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| | | Re: Where have all the slimey things gone ?
Thanks Paul I 'll try not to worry about them but someones got to !!! | | |
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