HELP!! SLUGS coming into my house!!!!!!!!!

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amother

Sun, Apr 23 2006, 7:53 am

HELP!!

Every night, when the house is all quite, the kids are asleep, and I'm off to take my usual shower.
You can hear me let out a loud "Shreek"....
Cuz, every night, we have a whole family of SLUGS visiting us.

They come in through the laundry porch, and then into the bathroom.

I've tried sprinkling a GENEROUS amount of SALT at the entrance.
But, it doesn't seem to be helping.

I prefer not to use any Chemicals. As I have little kids.

Does anybody have any advice?
I think I'm starting to go a little "Meshugah"!!!!

Shooting Arrow

mummy-bh

Sun, Apr 23 2006, 8:04 am

USE MORE SALT!!!!!!
We also have had slug problems in the past. They will not cross a line of salt. If ithe salt is just sprinkled about then they will go around it, but they will not attempt to get past a solid line of salt as it will for sure kill them.

Alternative method - not to be used if you are squeemish. Place a saucer of beer on the floor. The slugs are attracted and will jump/slime their way in. They get shikker and cannot get out. Yuck. (I have not tried this method!)

Tefila

Sun, Apr 23 2006, 12:17 pm

I heard they come on wet climates like uk etc.

Well perhaps we could join the club since we have a mouse problem only in our garage Thank-G-D for small miracles Confused

no matter how clean we keep it Confused

but can't figure it out. Our whole area has this problem seems to be b/c we are by a ravine Confused

Field mice.

Though we have tried everything they still love to return Sad

perhaps btw you and me we should raise the rent Wink

Ruchel

Tue, Apr 25 2006, 8:54 pm

When I was child, having a pet slug was trendy at school. I had one, called Luce. Interesting, huh?

happy2beme

Wed, Apr 26 2006, 10:14 am

eeew!!!!!! what is slugs? The fat white worms?
I also have a problem- everytime I go to the basement & sometimes the kitchen, there is a nice, bug, ugly water bug laying there dead- upside down with feet in air. Does anyone know why they come & also how do they die? I mean, b"h they're dead when I come home but I was wondering how do they pass over to the afterlife? Smile

DefyGravity

Wed, Apr 26 2006, 10:24 am

Bugs don't bother me, but I HATE slugs! They're so gross!
During the summer when I go for walks at night they're everywhere.

amother

Fri, Apr 28 2006, 12:31 am

OK!
So yesterday I took a bag of Kashering Salt, and poured about half of it all along the door way (VERY solid line of salt!!!!)

So far - so good!!!

(a few days ago, my daughter (preschooler) was holding a little baggy with something brown in-side.... she wouldn't let me see what it was, and it took me a while to get her to show me - well.... guess what was inside....
A SLUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!

I was so freaked out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Hopefully, I won't be seeing that EVER again!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

ektsm

Fri, Apr 28 2006, 7:30 am

call an exterminator. ASAP

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