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hbmama
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Vegas is doing what most Cavaliers do. See, stalk, catch, eat, and ask questions later.:grnyuk:
This is the time of year for the slimey slugsters to start doing their thing in the garden. Problem is, many people are putting out poisonous snail bait to eradicate them. This is extremely harmful and even fatal to pets and wildlife. We often get raccoons, opossum and larger birds in to our wildlife center that are showing signs of toxic poisoning due to this very problem. I have also heard that many dogs are rushed to the vets after eating a snail which has ingested the toxic bait.
I hand pick and toss snails, but there are pet and wildlife friendly formulas out there that have been proven safe. Another thing that works is a shoebox with a door cut into one end, place a shallow bowl of beer (yes beer) inside and the snails will be attracted to it and you can just toss the party goers in the morning.
Good luck!
This is the time of year for the slimey slugsters to start doing their thing in the garden. Problem is, many people are putting out poisonous snail bait to eradicate them. This is extremely harmful and even fatal to pets and wildlife. We often get raccoons, opossum and larger birds in to our wildlife center that are showing signs of toxic poisoning due to this very problem. I have also heard that many dogs are rushed to the vets after eating a snail which has ingested the toxic bait.
I hand pick and toss snails, but there are pet and wildlife friendly formulas out there that have been proven safe. Another thing that works is a shoebox with a door cut into one end, place a shallow bowl of beer (yes beer) inside and the snails will be attracted to it and you can just toss the party goers in the morning.
Good luck!
Dublin
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Oh thats hilarious - I'm forever 'rescuing' snails from Sparky!:jump:
You do need to remove snails asap and really, try to not allow dogs to get them, or slugs, in the first place. There's a quite serious (and potentially fatal) worm carried by slugs and snails that is around most geographical areas in the world. Also the issue of snails that have eaten snail pellets -- and therefore maybe the ones lying around in the open -- is also really serious. We had the horrific experience when I was younger of minding a dog that got into snail pellets one day and died very quickly.
If you have snail/slug pellets around, I'd advise throwing them out and getting some pet-safe organic snail control product. Traditional pellets are really attractive to pets, maybe because they look like kibble and I am sure have some scent that entices pets as well as snails.
If you have snail/slug pellets around, I'd advise throwing them out and getting some pet-safe organic snail control product. Traditional pellets are really attractive to pets, maybe because they look like kibble and I am sure have some scent that entices pets as well as snails.
