"Martin" wrote in message
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On Sun, 7 Sep 2014 19:57:34 +0100, "Christina Websell"
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"Judith in England" wrote in message
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I salted a slug this afternoon on the garden path.

I was most surprised to see another couple of slugs eating it just
now!!

Perhaps they were just having a meal off the slime rather than eating
the
body:
but they were definitely tucking in.


Never seen that before.


I had a slug in my house leaving slime trails on my carpets overnight for
weeks. Today I saw him and he is now gone. I didn't kill him I put him
outside. He was quite a big one.
I do prefer not to kill if possible.

Even moles?

Yes. There comes a point at which you have to set a trap for it. and fail..

The slug will be back.

maybe so but he will be put out again. At the end of the road.
I do try not to kill anything if I can help it. but sometimes it's
necessary with slugs and snails.
Got a basil plant. Had it outside overnight. Almost destroyed by snails in
a few hours.