duck food and slugs

[JaeG]

Or you could sit the food in a tray of ashes or salt as the slugs can't cross it without being dried out.

 

[lotsofloveforchickens]

This is a diy one, you can also use a glass jar or something, or it seems you can buy them too.

thank you I will try this. does the beer kill the slugs or do they drink it and die or I guess why beer?

 

[Emmaxx]

Or you could sit the food in a tray of ashes or salt as the slugs can't cross it without being dried out.

I wondered about that but how likely are they are to eat the salt? Or would they try a bit and quickly decide its not so appetising?
I think if I did it here and the food was in a shallower type feeder the rain would soon cause a wet salty mess that would get into the food anyway

Oh and op, if you do try the salt route then just note it doesn't dry them out, it melts them, as I once found out to my horror!

 

[lotsofloveforchickens]

Or you could sit the food in a tray of ashes or salt as the slugs can't cross it without being dried out.

thanks I will also try this

 

[lotsofloveforchickens]

I wondered about that but how likely are they are to eat the salt? Or would they try a bit and quickly decide its not so appetising?
I think if I did it here and the food was in a shallower type feeder the rain would soon cause a wet salty mess that would get into the food anyway

Oh and op, if you do try the salt route then just note it doesn't dry them out, it melts them, as I once found out to my horror!

I feel bad so see a slug melt from salt. it cant feel good

 

[Emmaxx]

thank you I will try this. does the beer kill the slugs or do they drink it and die or I guess why beer?

I think the beer is meant to attract them, and then they drown when they fall in :/

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

thank you I will try this. does the beer kill the slugs or do they drink it and die or I guess why beer?

The beer attracts them to the trap.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

I wondered about that but how likely are they are to eat the salt? Or would they try a bit and quickly decide its not so appetising?
I think if I did it here and the food was in a shallower type feeder the rain would soon cause a wet salty mess that would get into the food anyway

Oh and op, if you do try the salt route then just note it doesn't dry them out, it melts them, as I once found out to my horror!

The salt dries the slugs out once they scoot over it, it absorbs into their system. The melting is probably just them decomposing.

 

[lotsofloveforchickens]

The beer attracts them to the trap.

I wonder if the get drunk

 

[Emmaxx]

No, definitely not a pretty sight! Found a slug in my kitchen once when I was younger and thought I'd put some salt on it cos they always say salt for protecting plants from slugs and snails don't they.... Never again!! It basically dissolved before my eyes and the guilt still gets to me 15 or so years on