what is the best snail bait?

Answer 1

Flat beer works real good for me.

Answer 2

if you have pets then no snail bait is safe.
picking the snails up and putting them in salty water is the safest way other than stomping on them.

I used green snail pellets and my dog ate about 2 pellets and even that amount was toxic and I had to have his stomach drained. So be warned......

Answer 3

at a nursery or box store, look for any slug and snail bait that contains* Iron Phosphate* as the 'killer' ingredient.... it's safe around kids and pets, and it turns into fertilizer if no slugs eat it.... it WORKS!!!!.... it's also a 'natural' thing.....the slug/snail eats it, gets a massive tummyache, cannot eat anymore, and crawls away to die......I grow a lot of shade plants and hostas and have been over-run by slugs at times... but this stuff saves my plants .....

Answer 4

I've heard that lettuce leaves work pretty well. They attach to them then you can just throw the leaves away with the snails attached.

Answer 5

Go to this link for several websites on snail baits:
http://www.google.com/search?q=snail+bait&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7

Answer 6

This is great for slugs but may also work with snails.
Sink plastic cups into the soil and half-fill them with cheap beer.
You will kill hundreds of the blighters (and you know they died happy).