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Old 01-08-2003, 05:32 PM
Doug Bashford
 
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Default Catching Snails?


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On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 19:23:53 -0700, The Real Bev
wrote about:
Catching Snails?


- Doug Bashford wrote:
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- General purpose bug trap:
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- 1) Cut the 1/3 top off a 2-liter plastic soda bottle.
- 2) Cut off the top of that, just big enough to allow snails thru.
- Invert modified top and connect it to bottom of jug
- for a one-way funnel trap. Seal with masking tape, ...whatever.
- 3)Bury in ground to keep cool and dark, with open funnel
- near ground surface.
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- 4) Bait with a little stale beer, the yeast odor will
- attract snails & slugs from 10+ feet away. Or use wet
- yeast. (Use wimpy American yellow beer. Do not use stuff
- like Arogant ******* Ale, it's too hoppy, and too potent.
- http://www.arrogant*******.com/ )
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- Do step 2) first, for ease of cutting.
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- Serving suggestions:
- Use plenty of garlic, and
- drink 2 bottles of Arogant ******* Ale first.
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- Will the recycler take the bottle if it's full of snails?


Naw, but you have "reused" which is normally higher up
the scale than recycling.
You can test this via economics. How much would
a new bug trap cost?...plus it would not accept big snails.
What are the 3 Rs again?
Recycle, reuse, and...
--Doug