Slugs.... lots of slugs

RacingSnake · 05-07-2012, 10:26 PM

Well, as the title says, we seem to have had a slug explosion in the last few months.

Aside from picking them off our flowers, I was just moving Fiorano back into her house (as it looks like it might rain), and there was a small slug on her shell.
So I flicked it off, and opened the house up.... 3 more slugs in there... and these were proper big buggers too, about 3 inches long and fat too, 1 in their water dish, 2 on their food

I am absolutely sick of these blasted things, so any ideas how to stop them in a tortoise friendly manner?

I was thinking of maybe a 'sand pit' in front of the door for the torts to walk through? or would slugs go over the sand?

Just wish we had a resident hedgehog, he'd have a field day! lol

cherylahutch · 05-07-2012, 10:28 PM

What about salt? It kills them could you put round the area? or some people sink glasses of beer in the ground because they love it as far as I know.

RacingSnake · 05-07-2012, 11:09 PM

I thought about the salt, but I wouldn't want the torts eating it

probably not a bad idea with the beer, assuming they'd me more attracted to the beer than the weeds?!

Though I''m not sure I want to share my beer with them

Ozric Jonathan · 06-07-2012, 12:02 AM

When I first moved here we had slugs- but few snails. Now we have loads of slugs of all sizes and also two kinds of snails. One very small one and one huge brown one which is just disgusting. Many a night I've gone out in the dark damp to check on tortoises and stood on a large brown snail shell and making a sickening crunching sound.

I have some frogs about and I am told that they eat slugs but I've never seen one do that.

pagan queen · 06-07-2012, 01:26 AM

Chickens will rid you of slugs and snails for good. Or you can get animal friendly slug pellets.

Taszia · 06-07-2012, 08:21 AM

Set a yeast trap in the garden works a treat

RacingSnake · 06-07-2012, 08:26 AM

Thanks for all the suggestions, we like the Chicken Idea, but we're in the middle of a housing estate and our garden isn't really that big

Quote:

Originally Posted by stells

http://www.nemaslug.org.uk/

This is interesting... As I could put this in their enclosure (and around our other plants too!).

Have you used this to any effect?

RacingSnake · 06-07-2012, 08:40 AM

OK, ordered, lets give it a go

not ordered from that website though as the 'store' link is dead. lol

**Alan1** · 06-07-2012, 08:45 AM

It was on about it on the news, there's an invasion of Spanish slugs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18685229

pieces of cucumber laid on aluminium is one that supposedly works, aluminium foil does. It gives off a toxic something or other

sulcata sam · 06-07-2012, 12:16 PM

Get some redfoots they eat slugs and snails !!!!

05-07-2012, 10:26 PM	#1
RacingSnake Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Reading Posts: 582	Slugs.... lots of slugs Well, as the title says, we seem to have had a slug explosion in the last few months. Aside from picking them off our flowers, I was just moving Fiorano back into her house (as it looks like it might rain), and there was a small slug on her shell. So I flicked it off, and opened the house up.... 3 more slugs in there... and these were proper big buggers too, about 3 inches long and fat too, 1 in their water dish, 2 on their food I am absolutely sick of these blasted things, so any ideas how to stop them in a tortoise friendly manner? I was thinking of maybe a 'sand pit' in front of the door for the torts to walk through? or would slugs go over the sand? Just wish we had a resident hedgehog, he'd have a field day! lol __________________ Code: .~~~. _ .~~~. _ ./____/'_) ./____/'_) {_}-{_} {_}-{_}

05-07-2012, 10:28 PM	#2
cherylahutch Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northumberland Posts: 2,170	What about salt? It kills them could you put round the area? or some people sink glasses of beer in the ground because they love it as far as I know. __________________ Proud owner of Elvis, Padme, Bella,Ruby and Daisy the Horsfields, Mork and Mindi the Indian stars, Toby and Scarlett the Redfoots Yoshi and Cleopatra the Egyptians and Sam the Labrador. .

05-07-2012, 11:09 PM	#3
RacingSnake Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Reading Posts: 582	I thought about the salt, but I wouldn't want the torts eating it probably not a bad idea with the beer, assuming they'd me more attracted to the beer than the weeds?! Though I''m not sure I want to share my beer with them __________________ Code: .~~~. _ .~~~. _ ./____/'_) ./____/'_) {_}-{_} {_}-{_}

06-07-2012, 12:02 AM	#4
Ozric Jonathan Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West of Scotland Posts: 4,226	When I first moved here we had slugs- but few snails. Now we have loads of slugs of all sizes and also two kinds of snails. One very small one and one huge brown one which is just disgusting. Many a night I've gone out in the dark damp to check on tortoises and stood on a large brown snail shell and making a sickening crunching sound. I have some frogs about and I am told that they eat slugs but I've never seen one do that. __________________ Testudo Hermanni Hermanni (Corse) tortoises

06-07-2012, 01:26 AM	#5
pagan queen Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 6,073	Chickens will rid you of slugs and snails for good. Or you can get animal friendly slug pellets. __________________ 1.0.1 TG Ibera 1.0.0 Chinese Frise dog 0.1.0 African Grey Parrot 0.1.0 Hahns Macaw 0.1.0 Pearly Conure 0.2.0 Guinea Pigs 0.2.0 Chickens 1.0.0 Bearded Dragon 7.4.0 Budgies 1.1.0 Cockatiels 1.3 Kids 1 Husband

06-07-2012, 08:21 AM	#6
Taszia Member Hatchling Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: west mids Posts: 590	Set a yeast trap in the garden works a treat __________________ Taszia 2 Dogs . Alfie. Riley.1 Cat . Lillyum.1Cockatoo. Cookey.2 baby THB . Geoffrey/Geoffreyna. Georgina/George.

06-07-2012, 08:40 AM	#8
RacingSnake Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Reading Posts: 582	OK, ordered, lets give it a go not ordered from that website though as the 'store' link is dead. lol __________________ Code: .~~~. _ .~~~. _ ./____/'_) ./____/'_) {_}-{_} {_}-{_}

06-07-2012, 08:45 AM	#9
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	It was on about it on the news, there's an invasion of Spanish slugs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18685229 pieces of cucumber laid on aluminium is one that supposedly works, aluminium foil does. It gives off a toxic something or other

06-07-2012, 12:16 PM	#10
sulcata sam Member Incubating Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bath Posts: 136	Get some redfoots they eat slugs and snails !!!!

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