Slugs

[ferretess 230]

Everytime night that is damp and warm once it starts getting dark they come out in force and i mean 100's of the horrible slimy things In the past I have tried burying a caton in the garden and filling it with beer it might catch a couple but doesn't make much difference , An old gardener once told me to keep egg shells crumble them up and sprinkle them around quite thick but that didn't seem to stop them they still managed to get to plants. Ive gone around lifting stones and tubs and anything else where they seem to hide through the day and dispose of them but they still come back in their droves ,

I go out at night with my carton of salt and yes I am cruel pour it on them and that gets rid of loads of them, then next morning out with shovel and brown bin, get rid of the slimy mess before the dogs think its for them, But they just come back the next damp warm night, Anyone else have issues with them and what do you do to get rid of them ?

[cragman 2,841]

Put a few cut down beer tins into the ground, just level with the ground itself and about 3-4" deep. Fill it with beer and in the morning it'll be full of slugs, they love it. Or slug pellets

[taz2010 1,297]

slug pellets i get the ones that are none harmfull to pets soon cuts the numbers down dramatically

[j j m 6,611]

I use slug pellets

[Mister Gain 1,764]

Think I'm going to have to look into getting some of those pet friendly slug pellets, not put any pellets down for 18 months since I got the pup. Get plenty of snails around here, and all sorts of slugs up to about 5" long. Caught quite a few large ones in the mouse trap including leopard slugs. Unfortunately this area is a hotspot for lungworm, and the fcuking dog has to sniff or lick everything. It's even picked sticks up down the park which have slugs on them. Poxy things.

 

[mackem 29,522]

Copper collars around your plants,diatomaceous earth,have a look on youtube,there used to be a clip by a guy who made a slug proof electric fence,they visibly recoiled when touching his wire.

[tomburras 2,730]

In the back garden I put theese out....

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/191866612547

 

They catch 100,s!

 

Then round the bottom of sunflower stems......

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/271575977463

 

Both work a treat

[BGD 6,437]

Ducks

[Tiercel 6,986]

Ducks

Or a hedgehog or two.

 

TC

[BGD 6,437]

 

Ducks

Or a hedgehog or two.

 

TC

 

 

Shame you don't seem to see them around half as much as you did years ago.

[Tiercel 6,986]

 

 

Ducks

Or a hedgehog or two.

 

TC

 

 

Shame you don't seem to see them around half as much as you did years ago.

 

Lay a fishing net out to dry overnight, it pulls them in from miles around. Seriously though, slug pellets after badges try Badgers, must be the biggest cause of the decline of the hedgehog. Not to mention the Song thrush.

 

TC

Edited May 20, 2016 by tiercel

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Ducks

Or a hedgehog or two.

 

TC

Shame you don't seem to see them around half as much as you did years ago.

Lay a fishing net out to dry overnight, it pulls them in from miles around. Seriously though, slug pellets after badges try Badgers, must be the biggest cause of the decline of the hedgehog. Not to mention the Song thrush.

 

TC

It's like the badger has replaced the hedgehog as the animal you most often see flattened in the road in some areas. Not the most scientific way to measure populations I know but it's something I've noticed over the years.

 

Cushtys lot eating any they come across while looking for a place to shit can't help matters either