Snails eating mortar and making big holes

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Jo 6 years ago

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Mortar has lime in it and that is calcium carbonate (CC). Snails need CC for their shells.

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Brian Gaff 6 years ago

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So how come Ants and bees seem to like excavating mortar then? Brian

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Steve Walker 6 years ago

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Masonry bees build their nests in the mortar lines.

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