slug trails?

Question

My mate had them every morning on his carpet.
Why can you never catch them?
He sealed every single crack but still they came.
Trails mainly in middle of floor giving no clues to entry and exit.
Possibly beamed down from USS enterprise.
How do you know where there coming from.

Answer 1

you sure the're slugs?

i think you might be having "visitors"

Answer 2

Slugs and snails sometimes come indoors during the Autumn , they LURK in hidden, slightly damp places .. ie under the sink , or under the bath , and sometimes go for a wander ,at night .

MY remedy :
This may sound cruel to a slug lover
so look away, if you are a bit squeamish ;

sprinkle fine table salt
on and around the carpet where the tracks appear.
You will find the culprits in the morning
Dead in their tracks ( pun sorry)
hoover the salt up !

another thing you can do,
is set up a slug pub ;
Half fill a container, with beer or lager ( jam jar will do)
put it on the floor, near a wall ,
where it is not accidentaly knocked over .

slugs and snails love beer
They will come miles to get , into the jars (pub)
to have a drink , and maybe play darts ,

They will drown:( as they will not be able to get out again .)
but they will be very happy slugs, even while drowning !!!

I hope that will solve your problem and the .mystery

>^,,^<

Answer 3

I've heard, from some very reliable sources (i.e. those who've had the same problem and conquered the little buggers) that putting dishes of beer out will attract them, and the fall in and can't get out again. No kidding...he's tried it..he put the dishes near any opening, and no more slugs in the house. There's something about the yeast that attracts them, and sadly, they drown. (But, it's not a bad way to go) Of course, you'll have to beat off the town drunk with a large, heavy object.

Answer 4

the trails can be from slugs and snails. My father used to get them in his bedroom. they had to scale 30ft then crawl through the window, across the carpet and sometimes over the blanket. We never found the critters because in all liklihood, their fluids would have dried up so badly they shrivel and die under something or dark corner and you probably wouldnt recognise what it was anymore, unless it was a snail then you'd see the shell.

Answer 5

If your not humane and want them out and never to return circle the edge of the whole room about 5 inches away from wall they will all die when reaching the wall after 1 or 2 weeks thats it there gone now ur vacume tube and suck up the outline of salt

Answer 6

i use to get it all the time
the slugs start coming out of the woodwork bout 1am and i use to go on the attack with salt but still they kept on coming
i moved in the end

Answer 7

Can't you just follow the slug trails? surely at one end you will find a slug, and at the other end you will find the gap which they are coming in through.

Answer 8

put some salt round bottom of skirting's and kitchen base units.they normally gain entrance through wast pipes or unplugged holes that have been knocked out for pipes.they frazzle in salt.if you have pets they are after bits off food in carpet.i,d get rid know and lay laminate.

Answer 9

I never heard of any such thing. Where do you live? I mean I have seen them outside in the summertime where I live in Maryland, but never in my house.

Answer 10

You probably don't know where they are coming from. Stay up all night and watch them, then you will see what they are up to.

Answer 11

Unleash the salt! (menacing laughter)