my bf puts out bread crumbs for the slugs to eat at night but i hate the sight of them and tip salt on them to kill them when hes not looking. he caught me and said i was mean...but slugs are yucky! why should i let them live just so they get in my way on the garden path or ooze their sluggy goo all over the kitchen floor when i leave the door open when cooking and they come in?
2007-10-02 22:27:35 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
good for you.. i do that too. the worst of all slugs.. that ive seen i think has to be the banana slug.. so gross. please.. continue..
2007-10-02 22:38:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Tell him to stop feeding them, then you wont get so many. Make sure you don't leave any food scraps out at night and keep areas prone to dampness as clean and dry as possible. Killing them with salt IS cruel, regardless of how simple the sentience of a slug may be they can still feel pain. If you have to dispose of them, the method of letting them fall into tins filled with beer or similar mentioned above is certainly more humane.
2007-10-02 22:37:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If your BF thinks that his pets are more important than you and the cleanliness of your home, it's time to reconsider him.
Perhaps it is cruel. But you don't need slugs all over your house. If your BF wants to feed the slugs, he can do it outside- where the slugs belong anyway. Also keep in mind that slugs eat stuff in the garden!
2007-10-03 02:50:33 · answer #3 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the persons who do that are purely being sadistic. They savour seeing others in ache - even a slug. They probable savour seeing u disillusioned too. There are "humane" the right thank you to end the lives of creatures - as u on occasion could do like for nutrition or for some scientific researches. yet there is no could lengthen the discomfort and ache of loss of life. i don't think of u are being over-soft. that's good to make ur stand sparkling. :)
2016-10-20 21:20:43 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It is cruel, especially as there are alternatives. Slugs get a light shock if they cross copper, so you could put a copper strip on the ground near your door and they wouldn't cross it. Rough terrain is also a deterrent, so putting gravel in the area near your door might help.
And if he wants to feed them, make him feed them in one area, or ignore it. He might be just trying to rile you.
It would be different if they were eating your rare hostas, but with him putting out bait, it's cruel to punishing their instincts. You might also try adding a bird feeder to attract more birds to eat them, (circle of life). And eliminating damp shady areas to make the area less attactive.
2007-10-02 23:28:40 · answer #5 · answered by Lola 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is my belief that it is cruel to kill any living thing unless it can cause you harm, like a brown recluse spider or a black widow spider in your home. What some people consider "yucky" is to another person an amazing thing.
Check out all of this site:
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/nurspest/slugs.htm
2007-10-02 23:41:36 · answer #6 · answered by a_phantoms_rose 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
its personle opiunon really. depends if you care enough about a creature. Me myslef. i dont think i could bucuase it the equivalent of dipping your body in acid. I would just let them go. But if you are inclined to remove the little pests then do so, but my ask a vet or somone at a pet store or somthing for ways to keep them away. Their has to be a repelent somwhere. try google or somthing maybe....good luck with your little friends lol JK
2007-10-02 22:37:59 · answer #7 · answered by Chris is the name 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You could put a shallow dish recessed in soil & fill it with beer. The slugs are attracted to the malt smell, drink it and OD on beer.
Save your salt for cooking stew, chicken, etc.
JUDGE'S JUNGLE
2007-10-02 22:34:30 · answer #8 · answered by JUDGE'S JUNGLE 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You can make them happy when they die. Another way to kill slugs is to take tunafish cans, or about that size and fill them with beer. The little devils climb in it and drown. But at least they go with a smile on their little faces!
2007-10-02 22:31:36 · answer #9 · answered by Deborah S 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
You are a cruel *****, too lazy to pick the slug up with an old spatula and toss it into the garden where it can do some good.
2007-10-02 22:35:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋
no it is not cruel to kill slugs .i also do same. i hate slugs.
2007-10-03 00:45:50 · answer #11 · answered by neelisu 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋