Patty,
Is there any evidence that the ink in the paper may be harming the snails?

Aydin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patty Jansen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 1:27 AM
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> Subject: snails that eat paper
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>
> Helix aspersa! These pests have been introduced into
> Australia and take
> great pleasure in devouring any mail left outside overnight,
> they eat the
> glossy covers off local magazines. My daughter had a pet
> Helix for a while,
> and we fed it exclusively on glossy brochures of the junk
> mail type. They
> love it. At least these pests have some use (but they eat my
> plants as well)
>
> Patty
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