Dealing with slugs in my bathroom

CharlieRabbit01

This maybe the wrong place (please move if necessary), but I do live in rented.

So a little back ground, been living in my rented garden flat for just over a year, we have a problem with rotten skirting boards and pools of water in the bathroom.

This was investigated (severe condensation) it was agreed we were doing everything we could to fix it but it wasn't working.

We had an electric extractor fitted, and skirting replaced and the pooling has gone, yay. still get a bit of condensation but its a bathroom and given its location its not easy to stop entirely.

But now we have a new problem, and not sure what to do.

We are facing an invasion of the slugs! every evening there is at least 2 or 3 of the slimy things in there, on the floor, the window sink etc etc.

Any help or advice on what we can do, do I need to contact the landlord?

We get lots of slugs and snails in the garden.

indsty

Until you get the problem rectified, a quick solution is to pour salt all round the base of the skirting boards. They hopefully will turn round and go back the other way.

CharlieRabbit01

indsty wrote: »

Until you get the problem rectified, a quick solution is to pour salt all round the base of the skirting boards. They hopefully will turn round and go back the other way.

I'd considered this but someone told me that if they touch it they go all gooey?

Our back door (right next to the bathroom) is being replaced soon as its broken and there is a gap at the bottom, so hoping when thats replaced the little !!!!!!s won't be able to get in.

sirmosh

CharlieRabbit01 wrote: »

I'd considered this but someone told me that if they touch it they go all gooey?

Our back door (right next to the bathroom) is being replaced soon as its broken and there is a gap at the bottom, so hoping when thats replaced the little !!!!!!s won't be able to get in.

Cut a bit of wood to the right size and wedge it across the bottom of the frame to block it off. It's not an ideal solution, replacing the door is, but since that's already happening it should stop them in the meantime.

TBagpuss

salt will discourage them. If they have the option they will usually turn back rather than cross salt (you need a fairly thick line)

You can also buy copper tape - this sort of thing (http://www.diy.com/nav/garden/garden-care-watering/pest-weed-control/slug___snail_control/Verve-Copper-Slug-Tape-12738640. If you can work out where they are coming in, then put the tape there, as they are reluctant to cross it. I'd suggest covering a bit of wood with the copper tape then using the wood to wedge the bottom of the door as sirmosh suggests.

It can be very difficult to stop them completely. We get slugs and snails in our kitchen at work from time to time, and that's on the 4th floor!

CharlieRabbit01

TBagpuss wrote: »

salt will discourage them. If they have the option they will usually turn back rather than cross salt (you need a fairly thick line)

You can also buy copper tape - this sort of thing (http://www.diy.com/nav/garden/garden-care-watering/pest-weed-control/slug___snail_control/Verve-Copper-Slug-Tape-12738640. If you can work out where they are coming in, then put the tape there, as they are reluctant to cross it. I'd suggest covering a bit of wood with the copper tape then using the wood to wedge the bottom of the door as sirmosh suggests.

It can be very difficult to stop them completely. We get slugs and snails in our kitchen at work from time to time, and that's on the 4th floor!

The 4th floor! :eek:

Our flat is so old there are gaps everywhere. but i shall do some investigating.

Is it something I need to alert my landlord to just as an fyi?

LibertyBelle

I alerted my landlady last time this happened but she didn't do anything just told me it used to happen when they lived there (!) and told me about the salt.

Thrugelmir

Put down beer traps.

daydreamweaver

CharlieRabbit01 wrote: »

The 4th floor! :eek:

They get into my kitchen through the pipes and out into the sink overflow. I thought it was the back door myself, until one oozed onto my hand while I was doing some washing up. :eek:

If that's your entry point, CharlieRabbit01, and you work out how to keep them from coming in, please let me know? I can't salt the overflow nor use copper tape in the sink, and beer would doubtless be spilled or drunk by the cat!

CharlieRabbit01

daydreamweaver wrote: »

They get into my kitchen through the pipes and out into the sink overflow. I thought it was the back door myself, until one oozed onto my hand while I was doing some washing up. :eek:

If that's your entry point, CharlieRabbit01, and you work out how to keep them from coming in, please let me know? I can't salt the overflow nor use copper tape in the sink, and beer would doubtless be spilled or drunk by the cat!

The over flow is the other point they could be coming in through. The pipes outside are above ground and just end above the drain so I may try copper round those I'd the new door doesn't fix it.

Lord_Baltimore

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Put down beer traps.

Nah, that just starts fights; it does help bring the snails out of their shells though.