Getting rid of Slugs indoors

[Andy Hamilton]

Anyone got a solution for getting rid of slugs indoors. So far we have tried, sitting up until the early hours and killing as many as you can find over a 3 days. Putting salt under the carpet, putting copper tape around the edges of the carpet and even putting beer cans with a little bit of beer left in them on their side as simple beer traps.

Nothing seems to work. Will ~I have to take up the floor boards and go hunting for every single egg and slug I can find?

[snapdragon]

Are they getting in through a damaged damp proof course? Keeping the house as dry as possible will deter them I think. they'll be looking for algae and soft green stuff - do you have a real grass carpet?

[Martin]

they HATE copper - beaten out flat copper pipe!

[Andy Hamilton]

tried the copper route, putting copper tape all around the edges of the carpets they still seem to find a route in.

The carpet is green does that count?? Also the house if pretty dry not sure what they are coming in for.

[Smooth Hound]

you could try sprinkling salt, a bit like the shake and vac, but dont bother with the vac

[Thomzo]

Do you have any pets? They sometimes hitch a ride in on the cats. That could be how they get over the copper tape.

Zoe

[possum]

Indoor slugs? first time I have come accross that problem before. If you go the old permaculture route, then they say you don't have a slug problem you have a lack of ducks, not sure if duck poo is better than slugs in the house though.......

I would go for the salt route, pile it up, it is cheap and you can vacuum it up later.

[corymbia]

Only time I've had slugs in the house they were after the cat's food.

[maggienetball]

Try putting an upturned plant pot with damp newspaper screwed up inside. leave it propped up slightly in a known slug area. Collect the slugs each morning (and kill them) out of it and continue until there are no more slugs. basically you are creating a comfortable home for them.

[deniseduck]

I had a similar problem a while ago, and I found it was because I had put my house plants out for the summer, and then brought them in and the slugs must have been in the pots.