But a slug’s foot is always down ;-)Oh, I dunno...
A slug can really move when it puts it's foot down.
I took the shell off my racing snail to try and make it go faster, but if anything, it's more sluggish now...Competition 2CVs are known as racing snails.
I used to gather the slugs and snails from my garden (25ft from the back of the house) and deposit them in the miserable old bag downstairs front garden!
..... and then have a chuckle to myself as she complained to all and sundry how bad they were this year!
If you'd dabbed 'em with paint, I think you'd have been surprised at how many times you brought the same ones round...I used to gather the slugs and snails from my garden (25ft from the back of the house) and deposit them in the miserable old bag downstairs front garden!
..... and then have a chuckle to myself as she complained to all and sundry how bad they were this year!
I remember a fisherman getting rid of a couple of kids who were throwing stones into the water from the opposite bank by launching a catapult full of maggots at them.Could gather them up and launch them with a catapult or small cannon....hours of fun
Quite possibly, but who wants to hold one in order to put it on the hook?!They (slugs) are apparently good bait for Chub and Catfish.
The various large and small chickens I have kept refused to eat slugs but as they were free ranging in the garden they could pick and choose so maybe if they are kept in a run and fed slugs they will gobble them up. Chickens, even very small bantams will do a lot of damage to plants in pots and borders in a small garden because of scratching and dust bathing. Ducks (I have Runners) love slugs of any size or kind but in my experience eat a lot of plant foliage too.No help inside the house but I'm thinking of getting a couple of chickens for the back garden, does anyone know if they eat slugs?
Also are chickens safe from cats?
Then the best bet is salt all around the edges of the outside walls. You can always hoover it up later. The corpse pile will narrow down the entry points. They're cunning little gits. Is there an open fireplace in that room?
How about moving the sofa out the way for the night and lay down concentric circles of salt radiating out from the wall where you think they are coming from, will help pinpoint the spot quicker if not a little OTT.
Update on my slug problem.
Well after lots of hard work i finally moved into my late parents house, my son in law laid a new floor for me, the self leveling screed he used filled every hole in the floor and along the edges of the skirting board, i also sprayed the house with an insecticide kindly recommended by one of the members of this forum and all seemed well, no sign of any slugs 3 months, success, or so i thought.
Came down this morning and my living room rug has a slug trail all over it, i could cry lol.
The trail seems to start and finish from under my settee, i've pulled the settee out and there are no gaps at all where anything could get in, i'm at a loss as to where it's come from and where it goes to.
Get a pet hedgehog
Maybe it's in the settee!
You beat me to it on the duck, but yes they love slugs. If it’s been wet weather where you are it’s just possible that it’s a one off that’s wandered in. It could also be a snail so you might find it curled up somewhere in the daytime.Trust me it's crossed my mind, either that or a duck, i believe they love to eat slugs too.
I've thought of that as well.
Actually since I’ve been keeping ducks I’ve not found that the sh1t is a problem, rather to my surprise. But they do make a lot of muddy holes if they find a where damp.Slugs and their trails are easier to clear up than duck s***!
Ive heard of couch potatoes, but couch gastropods is a new one...Maybe it's in the settee!
If you haven't vacuumed and removed the " dried product" from the carpet, the chances are it's broken down after 3 months anyway.i also sprayed the house with an insecticide kindly recommended by one of the members of this forum and all seemed well, no sign of any slugs 3 months, success, or so i thought.
Any cracks or crevices at floor level in the pantry?No cellar mate, there is a big damp patch in the pantry under the stairs, which i need to sort out, and the back wall where my settee is backs onto that pantry, i have looked many times and never seen any evidence in the pantry though.
Any cracks or crevices at floor level in the pantry?
I would suggest that if you spray again, then soak the floor to wall joint, as this is possibly the source,
Or if trying salt first, run a line along the pantry opening.. and around the door frames, ( if there is one that is)
Spraying, where the wall meets the floor. and the bottoms of door framesWill try that tonight cheers, do you mean around the bottom of the door frames?
Trouble is you have no idea what time it / they are likely to make an appearance.i also keep meaning to set my alarm and to get up in the early hours and see if i can actually catch the bugger.
Outside, I've found they tend to start appearing at dusk. Inside, they wait 'til the lights turn off and it gets quiet. If you catch them out, you can watch them U-turn and run for their hidey hole.Trouble is you have no idea what time it / they are likely to make an appearance.
It's a useful survival trait:Oh and they can squeeze through the tiniest gaps,. Why do they do it? I've not a clue.
Why do they do it? I've not a clue.
Actually I meant come inside from the outside.It's a useful survival trait:
If only I find them in my garden at all times of the day.Outside, I've found they tend to start appearing at dusk.
There’s the solution, just leave the lights on and they’ll starve to deathOutside, I've found they tend to start appearing at dusk. Inside, they wait 'til the lights turn off and it gets quiet. If you catch them out, you can watch them U-turn and run for their hidey hole.