Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.
I live in a ground floor apartment and have a dog, so salt in my carpet is out of the question. I find them in my kitchen and I know they are harmless, just gross. My complex can't figure it out and the bug man can't either. Any suggestions that won't harm my dog? (He's just a puppy.)
By Laura from Charlotte, NC
Pour beer in a bowl. Sit it on the floor and the slugs will crawl in it and drown. Works every time.
From Dale in Houston
A gardening specialist said that altho beer works, it also attracts slugs from a broader area.
There is a slug/snail in my porch. It has been lurking around for a few months, I have tried over and over again to find it, but I can't. Is there anything I can put down to try and get rid of them?
By Shirley J from Scunthorpe
I have been told by many old timers to pour beer around foundations and sidewalks to keep slugs away. Also, they won't cross a line of salt.
Pour beer into a shallow dish. When there are slugs in a garden, dig a hole and put the dish in so the edge of the dish is level with the dirt.
How do I stop snails from getting into my house?
To snails your house, yard, etc., are just part of the snails' world so they simply continue on their journeys, house or not. The best way to prevent them from entering your house is to keep all outside access doors closed at all times and check for any holes, etc., snails may find to slide into your house.
Snails cannot hurt you! When you find them inside, please simply handle them gently, take them outside and place them on soil under a bush.
Every morning we are getting up to find slug trails at our fireplace. I have also seen snails there. What do we do too stop this?
By James
They don't like to crawl over copper. You could try using copper tape at the top of the chimney or wherever they are getting in.
I would like to know what can I use to clean my bathroom wall. I'm working and we are a family of 6 so time for is limited and I don't have a lot of energy, as I'm the only woman in the house. The small snails come from the joints between the gaps of the wall and the bath. I tried to close them, but the snails came again. I have a feeling I may need to break the wall and see where they coming from.
By Mavis M.
Put down the hammer and get some foam insulation in a gun. It's called touch and seal and you need a caulking gun but for smaller jobs, you can get the cans with a straw like attachment. Find the hole, seal it and nothing will get in not even air.
I am in a rented property that has a slug problem in the lounge. Will the slugs harm my furniture? I have a leather sofa, wood furniture, and soft furnishings.
By Gail
My answer in my garden was to place saucers or paper plates with beer in it the slugs love beer and it kills them. it is messy but it is fatal.
I live in an upstairs apartment that is kept very cool and dry year round and until last week I've never even seen a roach in my apartment. All of a sudden, I am finding these tiny light pinkish slimy things here and there, and now in my bed. Yuck!
They could be fruit fly larvae or termite eggs. Is it possible a piece of food is stuck some where you can't see?
I have noticed slug trails in my home (dining room) by my patio windows. I can't find where they are coming in.
By Susan
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We have been finding slugs in the sitting room by the settee and by the fire in the morning. We can't find out where they're coming from.