faulksy Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Why discard the beer flavoured slugs?You could deep fry them and market them as a high protein alternative to wasabi peas. Contact your local trendy pub.......... <mind goes off in a random direction> similar to tequila with the maggot:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastiche Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Nothing wrong with snails .... delicious!Isn't a slug just a snail without the crunchy bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptarmigan Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 That could be down to the one thing worse than slugs in this world... Weevils - nasty little swines the lot of them and you know what... they're all female!So that makes slugs the lesser of two weevils ! ho ho ho ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hig Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 best thing we found so far for keeping em off our veggies is coffee grounds...just sprinkle some around the ground.. they hate em!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastiche Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Ptarmigan, that was truely awful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water rat Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 Thanks for all your replies, serious and not so serious - I still can't wipe the smile off my face at the thought of beer flavoured slugs! I should have said that I have already discounted the beer and pellets cures - the beer cos I've tried it before and some of them always get through, usually attracted to me(!) and the pellets cos they might be bad for the frogs, which have helped reduce the problem a bit but not resolved it. Sharp grit, copper and children's zappers on the other hand sound very interesting, perhaps I should surround my viewing area with a 'moat' of salt, sharp grit and copper wire connected to the house mains?! That would stop the blighters! Seriously, I think the sharp grit and copper might just do it, my only concern is how to arrange the copper. It's tempting to build a raised vewing area so I could wrap wide copper 'tape' around the edge, but it's pounds to peanuts that I'd forget my 'elevated' position one day and slip off my perch! I shall keep thinking about this - not one to make hasty decisions - but I must thank you all for your unexpectedly entertaining and highly useful suggestions, thanks chaps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptarmigan Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Ptarmigan, that was truely awful! I agree, quite dreadful,, sorry ,, chortle ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrinkly Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Copper is superb.Since wearing my copper bracelet, I have not suffered a slug attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uranium235 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Size 12 boots are my usual solution... squish!At the end of session my patio is normally a graveyard of dead slugs Winter soon though, so they wont be a problem for much longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Gravel won't stop The Slimey BlightersI like to:* check weather - damp evening, * 'cam up', * pick my weapon - garden hoe, * search and destroy (chop-in-two).* cuppa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus 6 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 have seen that broken egg shell stops them, they won't want to go over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yendor Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 While I'm no expert, and something of a Noob at Astronomy, I do have some gardening experience. Im not sure gravel or egg shell will sort them. So you have to either poison them, create a natural environment where wildlife feast on them, or use biological warfare on them. I think perhaps a mixture of these would do the very best job. Nematodes can be effective, Poison isn't so friendly but does work after a fashion, wildlife? well it takes a while to build it up, making your garden friendly is a science all of it's own. Whatever you choose I hope it sorts it for you. The copper wire is supposed to be good? it's a cheap experiment to try? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star_chaser Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Nothing wrong with snails .... delicious!Isn't a slug just a snail without the crunchy bit?slightly off topic i recently bought a racing snail that wasnt very fast (never won a race) so i removed its shell to make it faster but it didnt help in fact it made it more slugish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastiche Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 slightly off topic i recently bought a racing snail that wasnt very fast (never won a race) so i removed its shell to make it faster but it didnt help in fact it made it more slugishIt gets worse!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethmob Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 could always just put a circle of copper around the place u put the scope SLUG & SNAIL COPPER STOPPA TAPE GARDENS & PLANTS KILLER | eBayso it dosent have to be raised.... you could have fun and attach a battery to it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludd Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 The giant orangey brown slugs in our garden seem to end up in the guinea pig's food bowl each morning. I reach into the hutch to get the bowl and find a slimy bowl with four or five of the b***ers in there. I've been out a couple of evenings with the hoe - v effective, if a little messy, and it's good for the soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethmob Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 i lost my rabbit like that, every morning slugs would get into its hutch and food bowl, it must av eaten one, and was dead the next mornin wish i knew about copper at the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water rat Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 Thanks for all your advice chaps, much appreciated. Decided to build my viewing area slightly raised with copper tape wrapped around it. If that doesn't keep the slugs off I shall dig a trench around it and fill it with eggshells! Thanks again, will definitely visit this website again when I'm up and running. Whoopee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slangers Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Originally Posted by brantuk Draw a circle on the ground around your entire rig (leaving standing room) using a thin layer of salt.Just take a pot of salt out with you when you are observing. Sprinkle liberally around your viewing area. The slugs will explode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargazing_Cliff Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Talking slugs i seen gigantic massive one eating some bird seed ball that fell out of me bird house from the back end of hurricane katia we had in uk. i havent nailed it back up on fence yet.the salt trick will kill them. you can get slug killer from local superstore.i have bottle of Doff Slugoids Slug Killer Pellets i need to sprinkle around garden sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombassa Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 You need to train either some badgers, porcupines, wild boars or a particular breed of ducks (sadly I don't know the name in english) to deal with the slimy enemy.My wife prefers salt but I hate watching them squirm in agony when they melt.Yes I am (also) a soft one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychobilly Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 http://www.slugoff.co.uk/slug-solutions/Water pistol full of Brine... or neat vinegar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parus major Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 I like slugs so my solution is a shovel to scoop them up off the slabs so I don't kill them and launch them into the bushes where premium slug munches are found.'Mon the Slugs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parus major Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 That said I do encourage Hedgehogs into the garden to keep the numbers in check.'Mon the Hedgehogs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter319 Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 You need to train either some badgers, porcupines, wild boars or a particular breed of ducks (sadly I don't know the name in english) to deal with the slimy enemy.My wife prefers salt but I hate watching them squirm in agony when they melt.Yes I am (also) a soft one.Isn't it Muscovies that eat slugs? As for the salt, I'm the same, no matter how much I hate them it's horrible seeing them melt. Copper tape has always worked for me. they also don't like a ring of bark chippings (although these are like sharp gravel and are only a "don't like" solution). Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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