Antipodean Bucket Farmer wrote in message . ..
Hi Everybody,

Today, I was in a store, reading a package of slug-
killing product, which warned of the dangers for pets.

The idea was that the product had something in it that
made it taste bitter, to deter them, but that some
persistent pets will still eat it.

There are a couple of neighbors' cats here, so I want
to make sure that my anti-slug measures are safe for
them.

will the cats eat chickens? the chickens are murder on the slugs, and
quite organic.


I have heard )that copper wire is good (I read it on
the Inernet, so it "must" be true...) So I am thinking
of putting a loose spiral of that wire around the base
of my capsicums, with a backup of pet-friendly slug-
killer around the edge of the containers.

I am not sure if "Slugg-o" is available here. What
Active Ingredient do I need to protect the cats?

Thanks...

iron phosphate. I use nothing but sluggo. beer just does not work as
well. once you have few slugs, 1-2 ounces every 100 sqft will pretty
much control them, so it lasts a long time.