My childhood friend used to collect her eggshells starting in March up to May. She would crunch them into tiny pieces and put them in her flower beds to prevent snails from crawling in her garden. If they crawled too quickly (I doubt there’s a chance of that) or not cautiously, the eggshells would cut them. Ouch!! Poor little critters. Before you start feeling all sad about this, I just discovered they enjoy eating the eggshells, it is filled with calcium just perfect for their shells, like the photo above.  I wonder if my friend knew that part.

crawling gingerly
eggshells in flower beds
snail’s obstacle course

gourmet nutrient
eggshells in flower pot
snail munchies

© Tournesol ’14/11/13

Carpe Diem Little Creatures