Do the little blue Slug pellets harm birds and frogs?

I was thinking that Shiney

 

You really shouldn't use those deadly slug pellets because they do harm wildlife,especially hedgehogs,because they get really ill if they eat these,and as a result may even die,in my opinion you should go for slugg stoppa granules which are totally organic and safe for the lovely wildlife,as wildlife is so important ,especially for all of our gardens.from stel.

 

I go out early in the morning and late at night and pick bucket loads of slugs off the ground (especially when it's been raining). I then take them round to an area of waste ground and release them into the wild (often with Dr When singing 'born free' from a safe distance). I find I remove far more than the slug pellets kill and nobody gets hurt. (except Dr When, when I catch him!)

 

That slug stoppa stuff doesn`t work I`m afraid, it costs a fortune to reapply it every time it rains. Much better and less expensive to use sharp gravel.

 

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Well yes lollipop,I suppose some things work for others and some things not,but yes sharp gravel is a great idea,and I've heard that bran flakes may work too.

 

Sharp grit works very well as does copper tape. I always top potted hostas off with grit as not only does it repel slugs but it sets off the foliadge.

With our wet climate I find any pelleted product poison or not is only effective for a very limited period.

 

Hi there lollipop,yes these don't always work for everybody but there is lots of other things to try like you said,sharp gravel that sounds good and egg shells etc,different methods work for some others they don't.

 

Hi there lollipop,yes your right these don't always work for everyone and yes of course there's the expense,but there is other methods like you said sharp gravel and theres copper rings,egg shells etc,but some of these methods work for some,others it may not,I suppose its a matter of trial and error.:thumb:

 

I watched a gardening program on telly the other day. They were talking about this very subject. They said that the pellets are slightly poisonous to other wildlife.

On this program they recommended an oatmeal trap (as well as beer traps). Apparently you pour some oatmeal in a little pile near or among the flowers, and cover it with some sort of waterproof lid, raised enough so that the slugs can get under. Apparently the slugs prefer the oatmeal over your plants, big out on it, and then die of dehydration leaving a non-toxic corpse thus being harmless to everything else.

 

I go "Slug Lamping", armed with a large pair of scissors and a powerful led torch, I go out about 10pm and look for the slugs. When I find them I cut them approximately in half. the birds are welcome to the remains (at least they don't have to chase them).