"Janet" wrote in message
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In article , alan.holmes27
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"Janet" wrote in message
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In article bac976ae-f460-4059-bc2b-
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On May 29, 2:38 pm, Janet wrote:
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Slug trouble ... but not in the garden!!
We have slug trails across the lounge and kitchen floor every
morning
(haven't seen one in the garden for ages). No idea where they're
coming in -
any thoughts anyone?

We had the same problem in the previous house (very old cottage with
thick stone walls built direct on earth, no foundations). The slugs
were
coming up from underneath the house, and because the woodwork was all
very
uneven against stone, they could find tiny gaps to squeeze through.
(So
could mice. We could hear mice skittering around deep inside the
stone
walls at night, where there must have been gaps and cavities).

The answer to slugs, is nocturnal hunting and destruction.. and maybe
a
shake of slugpellets pushed down any cracks where the slime trails
disappear down under floorboards, skirtings etc.

Don't leave petfood dishes lying on the floor because any slugs will
make
a beeline for them

Janet.

Had a large Leopard slug making its way through the cat flap.

We get giant Leopard slugs here :-( Ugh.

What is the difference between a Leopard slug and an ordinary slug?

Ordinary slugs are small and grey or black, maybe an inch or two long..
Leopard slugs are monsters 6 inches long or more, quite handsomely marked
in brown and black streaks and spots, (slightly) like a leopard.



Janet.

As you said earlier - slug pellets- are an attractant to slugs and should
easily polish them off.

Bill

"Jake" Nospam@invalid wrote in message
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Incidentally, Eurofeeds, DON'T sprinkle the slug pellets too closely.
The slug killer element can be detected (smelt) by slugs and they will
turn away from them. Only a small percentage of each pellet (less than
10%) is killer, the rest is something to attract them/cover the scent.
A single pellet, maybe two at most, placed carefully across a trail
would probably be enough. Half a dozen would be too many. I know this
sounds daft but so many things in life are.

Cheers
Jake
As a matter if interest, some time ago I accidentally droped a single pellet
on a tarmac path. Later there was a very direct trail on the path and a slug
at the pellet. Thr trail was about five feet long and very direct!

Bill

"Janet" wrote in message
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In article , alan.holmes27
@somewhere.net says...

"Janet" wrote in message
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In article bac976ae-f460-4059-bc2b-
,
says...

On May 29, 2:38 pm, Janet wrote:
In article ,
says...



Slug trouble ... but not in the garden!!
We have slug trails across the lounge and kitchen floor every
morning
(haven't seen one in the garden for ages). No idea where they're
coming in -
any thoughts anyone?

We had the same problem in the previous house (very old cottage with
thick stone walls built direct on earth, no foundations). The slugs
were
coming up from underneath the house, and because the woodwork was all
very
uneven against stone, they could find tiny gaps to squeeze through.
(So
could mice. We could hear mice skittering around deep inside the
stone
walls at night, where there must have been gaps and cavities).

The answer to slugs, is nocturnal hunting and destruction.. and maybe
a
shake of slugpellets pushed down any cracks where the slime trails
disappear down under floorboards, skirtings etc.

Don't leave petfood dishes lying on the floor because any slugs will
make
a beeline for them

Janet.

Had a large Leopard slug making its way through the cat flap.

We get giant Leopard slugs here :-( Ugh.

What is the difference between a Leopard slug and an ordinary slug?

Ordinary slugs are small and grey or black, maybe an inch or two long..
Leopard slugs are monsters 6 inches long or more, quite handsomely marked
in brown and black streaks and spots, (slightly) like a leopard.

Thanks, I've never ever seen anything like that.

Alan





Janet.