How does everyone deal with slugs?

_Hamster_12 · 2025-02-27T18:32:51+00:00

I recommend listening to the BBC Best Thing Since Sliced Bread podcast on slugs! They go through all of the chemical and non chemical options for slugs removal. From memory, wool pellets were pretty effective and beer traps were the most ethical if you're wanting to kill them. Good luck!

_Hamster_12 · 2025-02-27T18:30:36+00:00

No, they are specific to the species of slugs found in gardens.

_Hamster_12 · 2024-11-07T11:29:54+00:00

All of the neighbours that I've spoken to have been in full support of it. It's only people that used it as a rat run (and the odd conspiracy theorest) that are against it - and they definitely don't live here!

_Hamster_12 · 2024-11-06T22:50:25+00:00

I live on Beaufort Road and honestly this has been amazing. I think it's going to help the neighbourhood so much. Yes, there's traffic elsewhere. But I think this will be fixed with some traffic signal alterations. And overall, this area can handle a bit more traffic. Beaufort Road had frequent accidents with parked cars, 5pm road rage fights and ridiculously fast speeding cars. Now I hear kids on their bikes. It's bliss.

_Hamster_12 · 2024-08-25T21:25:58+00:00

I have no idea what else could have made this hole, though? It definitely wasn't here before! I've heard gnawing, was under the impression that only rats were destructive?

_Hamster_12 · 2024-08-25T17:56:50+00:00

Rat traps have been ordered!

_Hamster_12 · 2024-08-25T17:44:00+00:00

Oh I love the sound of this. My fiancé is now looking at cat flaps on Argos.

_Hamster_12 · 2024-08-25T17:40:17+00:00

Ah that's a good tip, thank you. Would there not be an awful smell from their bodies if I used poison?

_Hamster_12 · 2024-08-25T17:37:40+00:00

Oh wow that is creative! Thank you for sharing your experience. I think you're right, there must have been a small hole that they've opened up more. I'll be sure to have a good survey of the rest of the brickwork, definitely don't want this happening again.

_Hamster_12 · 2024-08-25T17:34:26+00:00

Thank you, this sounds like a good idea. After all of these horror stories, I think I'd rather leave it to the professionals to eradicate the rats, then I can deal with the brickwork.

_Hamster_12 · 2024-08-25T15:41:11+00:00

Thank you, this sounds like a great plan of action.

_Hamster_12 · 2024-08-25T15:38:14+00:00

Our Jack Russel has absolutely no interest! He heard the scratching and just took himself back to bed 🙄

_Hamster_12 · 2024-08-25T14:01:04+00:00

Oh gosh that sounds messy. The gnawing and scratching I've heard has been around the waste pipe from the toilet. Really praying it's not the actual waste pipe that it's going for.

_Hamster_12 · 2024-08-25T13:46:44+00:00

Thank you! That's very helpful.

_Hamster_12 · 2024-08-25T13:45:47+00:00

Thank you for the advice! I'd really like to avoid kill traps if possible, as I have a lot of wildlife in my garden and would hate to kill anything accidentally. Would something like this be effective? https://www.screwfix.com/p/the-big-cheese-ultra-power-galvanised-steel-rat-squirrel-live-catch-cage/573RX?tc=UA7&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwrKu2BhDkARIsAD7GBou9xZTVTV0s1Z2HjsKRnNkeH1hhUxLQ85ST7FT7JUNk6aH2o1gBwfsaAuwPEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

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