Slugs - Page 2

26-04-2009, 07:16 PM

i cant kill anything, i collect and release else were, but to be honest i just leave mine, nature takes care of its self, if you have frogs and hedgehogs they eat them
i dont even use anything for greenfly {apart from ladybirds}
i would ask please...if you must kill something , do it quick, pellets sand salt coffee beer ect are slow painful deaths,

Zen · 26-04-2009, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by purplelinda

i cant kill anything, i collect and release else were, but to be honest i just leave mine, nature takes care of its self, if you have frogs and hedgehogs they eat them
i dont even use anything for greenfly {apart from ladybirds}
i would ask please...if you must kill something , do it quick, pellets sand salt coffee beer ect are slow painful deaths,

I know what you mean, i cant kill anything either, but i'm curious and maybe a bit stupid but how does sand kill them??

I assumed they wouldnt walk/slime/crawl-(what ever it is slugs do) on it, thus not getting to the plants.

joanna · 26-04-2009, 08:22 PM

Are these flowers your trying to protect for slugs in your tort enclosure, pots or garden?
If in tubs squirt baby oil round the outside rim this stops them sliding up into the tubs. For garden I use crushed garlic - it does work I don't know why!

26-04-2009, 08:23 PM

sand has a high salt content

welshlass22 · 26-04-2009, 08:24 PM

Sand don't kill them i dont think zen, they just dont like the feel of it so they won't go on it. slthough it contains salt so may do

Zen · 26-04-2009, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by joanna

Are these flowers your trying to protect for slugs in your tort enclosure, pots or garden?
If in tubs squirt baby oil round the outside rim this stops them sliding up into the tubs. For garden I use crushed garlic - it does work I don't know why!

They are all in pots

Zen · 26-04-2009, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by purplelinda

sand has a high salt content

Ah, OK. Thanks

TortMad · 27-04-2009, 12:30 AM

I have used all these methods

Baked crushed egg shells

Sawdust

Porridge oats (I have found this attracts mice tho)

beer traps

Nemaslug

Bark mulch

Copper tape around the bases of your pots

Chickens

The Baron · 27-04-2009, 01:28 PM

Any I find go straight in the compost bin! They can eat all the garden / kitchen waste to their hearts content with my blessings!

26-04-2009, 08:24 PM	#15
welshlass22 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cardiff Posts: 2,260	Sand don't kill them i dont think zen, they just dont like the feel of it so they won't go on it. slthough it contains salt so may do __________________ Joanna

27-04-2009, 12:30 AM	#18
TortMad Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2,639	I have used all these methods Baked crushed egg shells Sawdust Porridge oats (I have found this attracts mice tho) beer traps Nemaslug Bark mulch Copper tape around the bases of your pots Chickens __________________ Lea 2.1.0 testudo horsfeldii 0.2.0 testudo graeca ibera 2.0.0 geochelone pardalis babcocki http://www.thehenshouse.co.uk/

27-04-2009, 01:28 PM	#19
The Baron Member Hatchling Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ipswich Posts: 570	Any I find go straight in the compost bin! They can eat all the garden / kitchen waste to their hearts content with my blessings! __________________ Sasha, owner of one cheeky little Spur-Thighed Baron Fernandez Gonzalez III (or The Baron for short!) http://www.facebook.com/sashalwatson

26-04-2009, 07:16 PM	#11
purplelinda Guest Posts: n/a	i cant kill anything, i collect and release else were, but to be honest i just leave mine, nature takes care of its self, if you have frogs and hedgehogs they eat them i dont even use anything for greenfly {apart from ladybirds} i would ask please...if you must kill something , do it quick, pellets sand salt coffee beer ect are slow painful deaths,

26-04-2009, 08:22 PM	#13
joanna Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3,602	Are these flowers your trying to protect for slugs in your tort enclosure, pots or garden? If in tubs squirt baby oil round the outside rim this stops them sliding up into the tubs. For garden I use crushed garlic - it does work I don't know why!

26-04-2009, 08:23 PM	#14
purplelinda Guest Posts: n/a	sand has a high salt content

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