slugs in the house!!!!

Poppycat

We haven't had any for a while touch wood, we used to get them in the kitchen you will be surprised just how narrow a gap they can get in we are talking of a 1mm or 2. We sealed any holes we could find with suitable filler, the beggers even got through the gap between a slate floor, so filled in with grout.

they normally like dark damp conditions

the_optimist

Andie2308 wrote: »

We've had them climbing up the side of the house and hiding in the door lock ....... or else I think we'll have to move although to be bullied out of your house by slugs seems a bit OTT I hate them!!!

Lol, that's sounds like a brilliant storyline for a horror film

sillyvixen

we had the same problem a few years ago, lived in a rental property that had subsidence problems (sorry diferential movement the surveryer called it) slugs used to invade the kitchen at night - most unsainetry. i thought it was just us but a friend of the family moved to the other side of the estate and now has slugs coming in through her damp course into the kitchen. never found a way of stopping them we moved eventually..nasty little blighters.

dogcat_2

I've had slugs in two houses that I've lived in. Not sure why you get them in some houses and not in others. We had them in the house that we live in now, when we first moved in, but I put lots of salt down and blocked up anywhere that I thought they might have got in through, and luckily I hav'nt seen them since! :j

jorose

:j i am not the only one, it was a few years ago in a house i was renting i used to get up and find trails all over the place it was driving me nuts i looked everywhere and could never find any slugs i even found traile in my cutlery draw :mad:
It must have been weeks later OH found it when he was up late one night it was huge, crawling across the floor, yack makes me feel ill thinking about it.
i think it was the vents in the bricks because there was one outside near where the cutlery draw was, it was a horrid damp house anyway glad i got out of there.

sebastianj

I noticed that these slugs are stuck to the bin bags, when I took the bun out from the garden, a couple landed on the carpet. This observation solved my slug problem because I was going mad watching these trails in the morning.
seb:j

Maz

Deepest apologies if this has been posted before.

I have a cat flap for my two darling kitties but when I come down in the morning, their food bowls are gleaming with slug trails, food is slimy etc. Urgh! It's horrible to clean!

Has anybody any ideas on how to stop/prevent the dreaded slugs slithering in and helping themselves to the cats' food? I'd rather not use any inhumane measures like killing them, just stopping them before sneaking in through the cat flap. It's not practical for me to secure the cat flap at night as I live in a rural area and the kitties will a-hunting go.

All suggestions very welcome, thank you!

peter_the_piper

Smear a ring of ordinary vaseline around the opening, they can't stick to it. Mind you the cat might get some on its fur but it won't do any harm.

bella165

sleepymy wrote: »

You can get copper sticky backed tape from garden centres etc just tape it around the edge of the opening (they don't like touching copper).

You have my sympathies, we were under siege last year, hubby evicted 15 one night :lipsrseal

you almost correct lol
best thing to do is take 2 strands of copper wire.stick them approx 13mm apart,(there must be no little gaps or the ruggers will squeeze under)so when the snail crawls over the 1st wire nowt happens,but then with its bum on the 1st wire its front end will touch the second wire,there will be a small electric current cus of the slime and copper reacts and the snail gets a shock and falls off (it wontkill it) but its hilarious fun to watch:rotfl: :rotfl:
hope this helps,
i got the info from the greatest gardening tips in the world.its a real must have.

alanobrien

Take away the little magnetic keys from the slugs little necks :rotfl:
sorry couldnt resist it.

I would favour the copper wire / tape method.
It worrks a treat on my hostas.
Copper pipe along the top of raised beds is also effective.
One other method i have used in the past is emery paper - rough side up they hate the stuff.