SLUGS IN MY KITCHEN

Sassafras

They're homeless snails just looking for shelter. You should be more sympathetic.

Skipped

aord43 said:

Don't deter the spiders, they keep the flies and other insects down.

I think this is a good point.

For the past couple of years I have been grumbling to myself about the Cat that lives opposite having a poo where it feels like it.
This week I was forced to reassess my postition when I suddenly noticed the Cat hiding behind a wall......waiting to ambush the grey squirrel which is digging holes in my lawn.

I will probably start saying: It's Nature innit?
But only when it fits my agenda.

Moominpapa

Keep a hedgehog in your kitchen. Not only will you have a cute new friend but also: no more slugs.

aord43

Moominpapa said:

Keep a hedgehog in your kitchen. Not only will you have a cute new friend but also: no more slugs.

and fleas

Bucket

I have a long-standing discomfort around slugs, which started when I was about five and my dear departed childhood family cat, Millie, came in on a wet morning with a slug attached to her tail, which she proceeded to drop on my bare foot. I nearly shot through the roof. I hate the fuckers - of everything in the animal kingdom, they are the thing I despise most.

Still to this day, everything about them gives me the fucking heebie-jeebies.

Bucket

Moominpapa said:
Keep a hedgehog in your kitchen. Not only will you have a cute new friend but also: no more slugs

You will also have salmonella.

Ben8010

Some good suggestions here. No salt though, don't want to come down in the morning to a big slimy mess on the floor!

I think I found the problem. Pulled out the washing machine and there was an uncovered pipe serving no purpose which was covered in slime. Filled it up with some expanding foam and hopefully that is that.

I feel the exact same as @Bucket about them. They're a stain on nature.

Emp_Fab

Oh leave them be...  I have a couple that venture in of an evening.  They seem to like going under the fridge.  I just ignore them.  They're always gone by the morning.  They cause no harm.

Drew_TNBD

Emp_Fab said:

Oh leave them be...  I have a couple that venture in of an evening.  They seem to like going under the fridge.  I just ignore them.  They're always gone by the morning.  They cause no harm.

Oh aye, leave 'em. If you like meningitis, which humans can catch from slugs because slugs eat rat poop and then walk all over yer salads.

Sassafras

Skipped said:

aord43 said:

Don't deter the spiders, they keep the flies and other insects down.

I think this is a good point.

For the past couple of years I have been grumbling to myself about the Cat that lives opposite having a poo where it feels like it.
This week I was forced to reassess my postition when I suddenly noticed the Cat hiding behind a wall......waiting to ambush the grey squirrel which is digging holes in my lawn.

I will probably start saying: It's Nature innit?
But only when it fits my agenda.

How do you know the squirrel wasn't removing the cat shit?

Sporky

WezV said:

Slug pellets on the outside, copper tape on the inside if you can 

Is the copper tape better than that shielding paint stuff?

axisus

We had a slug problem in the kitchen. Mrs A hit freak out mode every time. In all fairness, I only brought one in when she annoyed me.

WezV

Sporky said:

WezV said:

Slug pellets on the outside, copper tape on the inside if you can 

Is the copper tape better than that shielding paint stuff?

I haven't tried shielding paint because it's not copper... but I do have some guitar copper around plant pots in the garden, and some slug copper in a guitar cavity.

  I also used some of the copper reactive paint on some plant pots.  I don't think that contains enough copper to work as shielding

hotpot

Hate the buggers, I left this plant on the decking overnight (which was in full bloom) and the bastids devoured it.







I've also had them in the kitchen, I found four feasting on the cats food.

Guitar_Slinger

Ben8010 said:

Pulled out the washing machine and there was an uncovered pipe serving no purpose which was covered in slime. Filled it up with some expanding foam and hopefully that is that..

Expanding foam? A.K.A covering them in salt!

chillidoggy

Drew_TNBD said:

Emp_Fab said:

Oh leave them be...  I have a couple that venture in of an evening.  They seem to like going under the fridge.  I just ignore them.  They're always gone by the morning.  They cause no harm.

Oh aye, leave 'em. If you like meningitis, which humans can catch from slugs because slugs eat rat poop and then walk all over yer salads.

Fucking glad I turned down Emp's invitation to dinner.

axisus

We had the buggers in our kitchen, massive ones. Sometimes three at the same time. eventually found and blocked the holes. 

Emp_Fab

chillidoggy said:

Drew_TNBD said:

Emp_Fab said:

Oh leave them be...  I have a couple that venture in of an evening.  They seem to like going under the fridge.  I just ignore them.  They're always gone by the morning.  They cause no harm.

Oh aye, leave 'em. If you like meningitis, which humans can catch from slugs because slugs eat rat poop and then walk all over yer salads.

Fucking glad I turned down Emp's invitation to dinner.

I'm not in the habit of keeping salad under the fridge you know!  If the slugs have managed to work out how to open the fridge door then they deserve to live.

Emp_Fab

P.S. Chilli...  have you seen the latest forecast?  The biggest hurricane ever is heading right for you.  The forecast is for 5 to 10 feet storm surge and winds in excess of 150mph.

If you're daft enough to try riding it out then at least tell me the house you're in has a cellar ?