Balls and Walnuts
more than you ever wanted to know
They seem cute . . .
until you see their teeth.
(From shhexycorin’s photostream.)
Still wiped. Still stressed.
That is all.
D.
until you see their teeth.
(From shhexycorin’s photostream.)
Still wiped. Still stressed.
That is all.
D.
I had one puttering about in my garden last week. I went out to watch it – they’re rather fearless and don’t tend to run away, just ignored me completely. But I could hear it chomping through snail shells. I never knew they’d bite through the shells to eat snails – I thought they’d just go for worms and slugs, you know easy pickings. It was quite disgusting to listen to and I went back inside, so I’m not surprised to see the sharp teeth that bite through snail shells all night.
If they eat slugs and snails, I’m getting a dozen this weekend. The teeth are no worse than our cat’s, and what’s he done for my garden lately? Besides whiz on the chives, that is …