Guest geordiejen Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 founda couple of slugs in the feeders thismorning.gave both feeders a scrub with bleach but some birds may have eaten some seed that was lying overnight.every year when its starts to get damp i get these things in abundance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chad3646 Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 founda couple of slugs in the feeders thismorning.gave both feeders a scrub with bleach but some birds may have eaten some seed that was lying overnight.every year when its starts to get damp i get these things in abundance. you are to blame the seed should not be left overnight i m o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterboswell59 Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 put a line of salt along the front of the loft or where ever there coming in it will kill them m8 and they will not cross it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billt Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 founda couple of slugs in the feeders thismorning.gave both feeders a scrub with bleach but some birds may have eaten some seed that was lying overnight.every year when its starts to get damp i get these things in abundance. Open a can of dog meat and leave outside, they love it and wont bother to go in the loft, they have a great sense of smell and wont miss it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiley Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 General question, do you use Brewers yeast on the grain, or have you in the past in your feeder? A local loft came to me with a similar problem, and his problem was he fed a lot of brewers yeast, the slugs could smell it and would enter for that reason. Leave a bucket half filled with beer outside and see how many slugs you'll find in the morning real eye opener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cemetary Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 put a line of salt along the front of the loft or where ever there coming in it will kill them m8 and they will not cross it It will kill them, but makes a fecking mess, theres better ways to get the feckers out the road. General question, do you use Brewers yeast on the grain, or have you in the past in your feeder? A local loft came to me with a similar problem, and his problem was he fed a lot of brewers yeast, the slugs could smell it and would enter for that reason. Leave a bucket half filled with beer outside and see how many slugs you'll find in the morning real eye opener. A would leave it away from the loft, they smell it alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterboswell59 Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 Open a can of dog meat and leave outside, they love it and wont bother to go in the loft, they have a great sense of smell and wont miss itdont think id want to be feeding them bill unless the guy sits the dog meat in the pigeons bath in 2 inch of water round it and drown them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdog Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 founda couple of slugs in the feeders thismorning.gave both feeders a scrub with bleach but some birds may have eaten some seed that was lying overnight.every year when its starts to get damp i get these things in abundance. this is what you need mate,brush on any surface in the loft, not harmful to the birds. http://diatomx.co.uk/epages/eshop439661.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/eshop439661/Categories/DiatomPest/DiatomPestInfo http://www.oaktreepoultry.co.uk/diatomaceous-earth.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chad3646 Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 get a hedgehog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaz Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 put a line of salt along the front of the loft or where ever there coming in it will kill them m8 and they will not cross it saves me putting this up.also go out with a tub of salt on damp nights a wee touch kills them .mind and pick up the dead and pour boiling water over ground whare they died Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Reid Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 get a hedgehogF.P.M.S.L. :emoticon-0137-clapping: :emoticon-0137-clapping: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walterboswell59 Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 saves me putting this up.also go out with a tub of salt on damp nights a wee touch kills them .mind and pick up the dead and pour boiling water over ground whare they diedits a bit messay blaz m8 but it works and youve allwaysgot some in the house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestForever74 Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 A bowl of beer somewhere away from the loft will attract them and do not leave any food in overnight. This will attract more than slugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnQuinn Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 A bowl of beer somewhere away from the loft will attract them and do not leave any food in overnight. This will attract more than slugs. By FAR the best method is the beer. Get down yer local and ask for the beer out of the drip trays, put it into a Margarine tub and put it in the ground near the loft. It will be Full of slugs by morning. No mess or fuss, I give it to the local gardeners and they are AMAZED at the number they find in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harky Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 By FAR the best method is the beer. Get down yer local and ask for the beer out of the drip trays, put it into a Margarine tub and put it in the ground near the loft. It will be Full of slugs by morning. No mess or fuss, I give it to the local gardeners and they are AMAZED at the number they find in it.Doon in Craigneuk John yer takin a chance leaving drink in yer garden, yill wake up way a garden full awe Jakies.lol or even worse HIGGY.PMSL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chad3646 Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Doon in Craigneuk John yer takin a chance leaving drink in yer garden, yill wake up way a garden full awe Jakies.lol or even worse HIGGY.PMSL this p m s l is catching oops there iv,e done it :emoticon-0140-rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnQuinn Posted October 15, 2013 Report Share Posted October 15, 2013 Doon in Craigneuk John yer takin a chance leaving drink in yer garden, yill wake up way a garden full awe Jakies.lol or even worse HIGGY.PMSL That's a f'in belter Stuart and yer probably right!!! lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dorset-lad Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 A bowl of beer somewhere away from the loft will attract them and do not leave any food in overnight. This will attract more than slugs. I done this one night, and left gate open, the f**kin dog came in pi**sed up well gutted wished i had it myself , PS this does work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stb- Posted October 16, 2013 Report Share Posted October 16, 2013 i dont get many slugs as my pigeon eat all the little ones all the time . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestForever74 Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 By FAR the best method is the beer. Get down yer local and ask for the beer out of the drip trays, put it into a Margarine tub and put it in the ground near the loft. It will be Full of slugs by morning. No mess or fuss, I give it to the local gardeners and they are AMAZED at the number they find in it. It ends up like a drunken slug orgy, some of them are huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IB Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Don't recommend salt. My wife puts it on stairs and window cills and birds are never away from them picking at it. The hedgehog sounds funny but its the real deal. When we first came here they came into the front garden. Road kill stopped that a long time ago though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chad3646 Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 Don't recommend salt. My wife puts it on stairs and window cills and birds are never away from them picking at it. The hedgehog sounds funny but its the real deal. When we first came here they came into the front garden. Road kill stopped that a long time ago though.hedgehogs there must still be plenty about, the R S P B put a cull on them on the islands as they were eating all the protected birds eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 not seen a hedgehog about this year at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chad3646 Posted October 17, 2013 Report Share Posted October 17, 2013 not seen a hedgehog about this year at all correct sammy so why not bring them from the islands and introduce them down here in the country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginge Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 use the salt the council put on the roads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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