I know, I know, you're either into killing other animals or you're not so, theoretically, there is no difference between killing a dog and killing a slug.
Well, we have tried our utmost to leave the slugs be but now that all our new sunflower shoots, potato plants, etc are all getting eaten, I fear the time has come to do a bit of selective species engineering.
Can someone please recommend an effective slug killer that will not harm my dog? Thank you.
I just checked and it looks like being a big no to coffee grounds for dogs- sorry !
http://www.mgbtraining.co.uk/docs/Foods%20Which%20are%20Potenially%20Toxic%20to%20Dogs.pdf
Costa Coffee bag up used grounds for customers to use in this way I'm told
Egg shells really work, crushed up, but they might be abrassive on a dogs tum.......
Goodness, RH, I never knew so many things were harmful to dogs! I'd rather use a non chemical means to eradicate the slugs.
I have found out, since I started this thread, that there is a bateria called nematodes that get into the stomachs of slugs and poison them. These nematodes are harmless to birds and animals and can be used continuously (if you could afford them year round). There are some firms in the UK that sell them and I have emailed a firm in Suffolk. Will await the results.
Does anyone (Chris pp, how about you) know whether nematodes are available readily in France and where would I need to go to get them?
Otherwise, it will have to be sending the OH out on mild nights to pick them up and take them elsewhere!
sweet 17 wrote: I have found out, since I started this thread, that there is a bateria called nematodes that get into the stomachs of slugs and poison them. These nematodes are harmless to birds and animals and can be used continuously (if you could afford them year round). There are some firms in the UK that sell them and I have emailed a firm in Suffolk. Will await the results.
Here is a link to a French company that sells the nematodes. They are very expensive and unless you have only a smallish area to treat pretty impractical. You will not be able to buy them from a UK company as they are live creatures and would not survive the time in the post.
http://www.fermedesaintemarthe.com/produits/jardin/02/1014H.htm
Algoflash - and no doubt other companies- sell a product that is based on a ferrous compound rather than the metalahyde(sp) which can be deadly.
It is claimed to be usable by bio growers.
Thanks, everybody. Special thanks to yetagain who is so knowledgeable.
The English firm has replied. They said that they'd send to France provided the postal system is reliable as the nematodes need to get to us within 3 days. The cost is relatively modest; just under a tenner and £2 for postage.
Perhaps I'll see which kind friend will bring me some when they come to visit. Can you imagine the conversation? Yes, of course you can come to stay and, by the way, do you mind bringing with you some live bacteria in your luggage? Still, that's what friends are for, aren't they?
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