Slug Pellets

Is it just me or has anyone else had problems with 'furry' slug pellets? I know they usually 'breakdown' after a while, but they have swollen up and gone all furry !  I don't know whether it is because they are old or whether they were just a cheap brand but I have never seen this before it looks awful.  

It happens when they get wet- just hoe them in. 

please stop using slug pellets, its a cruel death and when the birds eat the dead slugs, snails, they die too.

Sorry I hate to disagree but that is not so- there is enough poison in the pellet to kill a slug there is not enough poison in that slug to kill a bird even if it wanted to eat it-a bird is going to have to eat hundreds of poisoned slugs in one go to be affected.

There are alternatives ways of destroying slugs- but if someone wants to use pellets that is up to them

Sorry, slug pellets are dangerous not only to slugs but, also to the wildlife that eats the remains, there are other ways of keeping control of slugs/snails but, afterall they are a living creature and deserve a life or a painless death.

We could argue about this all day -a painless death how? -they have no central nervous system?

5000 poisoned slug would need to need eaten by a hedgehog to do it any harm

http://www.wildlife-web.org.uk/hedgehog/facts/dangers.html

I am not saying there is no danger in slug pellets- just giving a bit of perspective.

paulkearney wrote (see)

Hi folks is there pellets that you can get that k the slugs but are friendly to birds etc, as my garden is quiet big and there seems to be no end to the slugs and it very hard to nurture a plant from seed only to see it ravaged by a slug may weeks later!!

Yes, Growing Success Advanced Slug Pellets in a tall blue tub. Slightly more expensive, but safe for all wildlife except slugs and snails. They contain ferric phosphate, a form of iron, which breaks down into fertilizer after six weeks.

Slugs and snails which eat it crawl away to find somewhere dark to die, so you don't end up picking them off your path, either.

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