Having used traditional remedies for years to rid slugs,i have to resort to chemicals but is it safe ?

Question

It says not harmfull to animals or children,but what
about birds picking up slugs or pellets.

Answer 1

Bayer makes a product from Iron Phosphate that works very well. The slugs or snails eat it and starve to death. It's non-toxic to animals, birds, and children. I've used it for a year now and am still astounded how well it works.

Answer 2

I have a totally organic garden and hate the idea of putting down slug pellets for precisely this reason. Have you tried putting porridge oats around the plants you're trying to protect? It does work as the slugs hate getting the oats on them.

Answer 3

The main danger of poisoning will be with Hedgehogs, they will either eat the slug pellets directly or will eat the slugs that have already had the pellets. Slow and painful death.

Answer 4

Boil a kettle of water and pour it into a bowl. Add salt and mix until its all dissolved. Next, pour in flour to make a paste. With an old brush, paint the mixture onto any surface that has slug or snail problems and watch them wither as they try to eat the flour residue with the salt.

Answer 5

I use pellets now as my dog kept drinking the beer I put down for the slugs

Answer 6

Yeah, I`m looking for interesting, `kind` ways of discouraging slugs and snails. If I had to resort to chemicals, I would resort to buying the veges instead!

Answer 7

My friends cat died from eating slug pellets
use salt
or get a hedgehog

Answer 8

No chemicals can be truly safe especially for birds. Apparently a ring of copper wire around plants is supposed to be very effective although I haven't tried it. Not much good for a large area of course.

Answer 9

Wash your grass with a mixture with dish soap,and ammonia won't hurt grass or flowers . I do this two to three times a season.Good for the flowers kills affects.

Answer 10

Hi have you tried a thing called copper tape, you put it round plant pots etc. it wont harm your kids or any wildlife, and birds. they have it on e.bay.try it.