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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: funkyfish on April 19, 2013, 12:18:16 am

Title: Slug bait
Post by: funkyfish on April 19, 2013, 12:18:16 am

Slug bait is EVIL, poor dog at work very very poorly, found and chewed a bottle, ate a small handfull. Owner brought straight in to us, but it's fitting and will most likely die.

So no sleep for me and not a happy out come.

There has to be a better/safer way of contoling pests? have seen lots of cats die after eating the 'pet safe' ones.

Title: Re: Slug bait
Post by: OhLaLa on April 19, 2013, 11:02:01 am

Sorry to read your post, but thanks for making us aware that even the 'pet safe' slug pellets are a danger. Wasn't aware of that, and I will certainly circulate that bit of info.
Same goes for rat/mouse poison. Gets into the food chain and causes all sorts of problems, not only with pets but with birds etc too.
Don't use the stuff folks.

Title: Re: Slug bait
Post by: spandit on April 19, 2013, 04:50:24 pm

I use beer to drown slugs or just chop them in half with a hoe - you can get hundreds in an evening and the birds will eat what's left

Title: Re: Slug bait
Post by: Brijjy on April 19, 2013, 04:52:42 pm

What you need to get rid of slugs are about 10 muscovy ducks! Mine love a slug or twenty! They've even been known to eat half grown rats  :o . These were shot not poisoned.

Title: Re: Slug bait
Post by: sabrina on April 20, 2013, 09:15:43 am

I put cans of water with honey or sugar around my veg plot, works very well. should say I put them half way in the ground.