What has been leaving empty snail shells in your shed? Probably rats.
Q. I was cleaning out my shed and found a big pile of empty snail shells in the corner. No snails or shells anywhere else — just in that corner. What gives?
Probably rats. They like to eat snails and tend to hang out in a favorite spot to enjoy them. I’ve also found piles of snail shells in some tucked away corners of my garden. They don’t mind climbing into trees to devour fruit, but for some reason they want to sneak away to eat their snails. Perhaps snails are a guilty pleas