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Getting Rid of Slugs or Snails in the House

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November 13, 2011

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.)

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By Laura from Charlotte, NC

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November 15, 20110 found this helpful

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

 
November 15, 20110 found this helpful

A gardening specialist said that altho beer works, it also attracts slugs from a broader area.

 
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October 30, 2014

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

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December 6, 20170 found this helpful

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.

 

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December 7, 20170 found this helpful

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.

 
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August 21, 2016

How do I stop snails from getting into my house?


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August 23, 20160 found this helpful

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.

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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.

 
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December 11, 2014

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

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January 5, 20150 found this helpful

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.

 
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September 6, 2013

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.

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September 8, 20130 found this helpful

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.

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If you leak is too hard to get to, you may have to open the back of the wall outside.
Try keeping rock salt which doesn't melt around the affected area. I hope that helps.

 
 
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June 18, 2013

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

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June 20, 20130 found this helpful

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.

 
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September 17, 2008

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!



I remembered what roaches look and feel like as adults but never have seen these snot size slimy cool wet ones though. I found them here and compared them to the pictures, I think they are baby slugs yet I can't find an answer as to why I have suddenly been infested with them or where they could be coming from. There's not even a slim trail nor any adult ones anywhere. I have searched my entire place and no signs of any slugs big or small. Where are they coming from and how did they get here?

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September 17, 20080 found this helpful

They could be fruit fly larvae or termite eggs. Is it possible a piece of food is stuck some where you can't see?

 
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November 29, 2014

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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June 26, 2009

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.

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We have recently put wooden flooring down. Where could they be coming in from?

 
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October 21, 2008
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