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Slugs

AFKABartram
AFKABartram Posts: 57,918
edited September 2012 in Not Sports Related
Currently suffering from slugs getting into my kitchen at night. Somehow they get in near the backdoor and I presume go out again the same way, leaving a formula one track trail on my mat. Except when I come in late and find three of them on my kitchen floor, which I lob into next doors.garden.

Seriously, how do I go about stopping it. Got two year old twins who eat.left over breakfast off the kitchen floor so can't put anything poisionous down. have no idea how they get in or out.
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  • Beckboy
    Beckboy Posts: 1,682
    Try salt mate put a line across the floor at the back door they hate that should work worth a go
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,918
    Did that a few weeks ago and worked for a few days, but can't do that permenantly
  • Beckboy
    Beckboy Posts: 1,682
    That's only safe way I know mate if you got little ones
  • Charltonparklane
    Charltonparklane Posts: 5,786
    Air Rifle
  • Beckboy
    Beckboy Posts: 1,682
    Hi me again copied this from the Internet might help : I had the same problem and bought some Copper tape that gives the slugs a little shock - it doesn't kill them it just stops them crossing the threshold if you put the tape along your doorframe floor.

    I got mine from eBay. It was recommended by a garden programme :O)
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,641
    Get some hedghogs for you kitchen
  • stilladdicted
    stilladdicted Posts: 4,307
    Copper tape works so does a small container with beer in it left outside, but I'm guessing that you won't want to sleep on the doorstep every night ;-)
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Just add some garlic, white wine, onions, some parsley and a bit of black pepper.

    Works in France.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    Get killer snails they take them out in a battle of the doorstep

    Great fun to watch when they get going but the stand off and march towards the battle zone can take a while
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,680
    and perhaps buy the twins thier own bowls and spoons so they don't have to eat your left over breakfast off the floor.
    .
    chuckle.

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  • johnny73
    johnny73 Posts: 4,567
    Use salt. We had a massive invasion of slugs for about a month recently. As the rain dried up they disappeared. Spiders are now taking over. Cobwebs everywhere and hardly any midges, bees or wasps. Has been a weird summer.
  • Shrew
    Shrew Posts: 5,752
    stilladdicted said:

    Copper tape works so does a small container with beer in it left outside, but I'm guessing that you won't want to sleep on the doorstep every night ;-)

    This works really well, the copper is expensive but lasts for years and slugs wont crossover it.

  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Buy a hedgehog and a few toads
  • smiffyboy
    smiffyboy Posts: 4,314
    Put 2p's across the door this works the same as copper tape
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,667
    smiffyboy said:

    Put 2p's across the door this works the same as copper tape

    Typical comment by the affluent stinking rich ;0)

  • Beckboy
    Beckboy Posts: 1,682
    ShootersHillGuru said:

    smiffyboy said:

    Put 2p's across the door this works the same as copper tape

    Typical comment by the affluent stinking rich ;0)

    No change there then ;-))
  • Shrew
    Shrew Posts: 5,752
    2p's or not 2p's that is the question..
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,034
    Get Simon Francis to race them
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,810
    How do you know your kitchen floor is dirty?
    The slugs leave a trail on the floor that reads "clean me"!

  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,234
    A flame thrower works wonders!

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  • Shrew
    Shrew Posts: 5,752
    Solidgone said:

    A flame thrower works wonders!

    but before you know it the slugs start bulding up their weapons as well.....

  • bingaddick
    bingaddick Posts: 8,184
    edited September 2012
    I had wooden floors and they'd come in through the gap in the skirting board. Do you have lot of planters or flower beds close to the kitchen with lots of places for them to hide? Or is the neighbours garden the culprit? I find they hide around planters and things like that so may be reorganise the garden to encourage them away from the door may help.

    Beer has always been used as slug trap. You can buy slug traps at your local garden centre. I have never heard of the copper tape solution but here's a link

    http://www.greenfingers.com/superstore/product.asp?dept_id=200357&pf_id=LS8725D&gclid=CM7Eu5DUpbICFeTHtAodsiwAGg
  • creepyaddick
    creepyaddick Posts: 6,152
    edited September 2012
    If you go down the copper tape route, why not connect it up to a 12volt battery, that way you'll have a nice tasty snack ready for breakfast time!
  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,963
    Not another Slug thread? Can't you do a search?
  • 3blokes
    3blokes Posts: 4,610
    edited September 2012
    There was a leopard slug in our garden last night :-)
  • Danny Addick
    Danny Addick Posts: 3,936
    Had a similar problem at uni. Put down slug pellets around the outside of the walls.
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Din't kill 'em, get something that eats 'em

  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,680
    PL54 said:

    Din't kill 'em, get something that eats 'em

    Bear Grylls.
  • stilladdicted
    stilladdicted Posts: 4,307
    I have a spare pack of the Slug Cu tape which I can give to you on Friday if that helps.
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,736
    I can never catch the buggers. Too quick for me!

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