Thrifty Gardener Five: snail and slug hunt and capture

[saabtonyb152]

You can also freeze them.Them tap your container out into a bag them bin them.

[ikenwan]

Most snails I hear are pretty edible. Cook them in high enough temperatures to kill off any parasites, and voila.

[JACKME0FF]

Look down!

See those two things called Feet?

Stop being politically correct, they are snails and slugs for Christ's sake.

Do what most Women do, they make their Husband crawl on his hands and knees.

Then make him toss the Slugs and Snails onto the walk where you can kill them Naturally with those two things called Feet.

Then make him hose the remains back into the garden, which adds to as you know, the richness of your soil.

Ask my Wife, it really does works!! LOL

[deformedpigeon3000]

Where do you find them i want to keep them as a pet but I can never find any

[brianwurst1234]

I just put them in my compost pile. 

[TheEvilSquishyBunny]

snails feel just exactly like slugs only that slugs are more slimey and will leave a bigger mess on your hand and your hand will smell pretty bad but other than that they are fine to pick up.

Another way to get rid of them is to go sell them to a french restraunt...

[menderfire9]

Don't toss them over the fence to your neighbors' because it simply isn't a nice thing to do. Period.

[thriftygardener]

Isn't nice for the snail, or the neighbour?

[darrylportelli]

@menderfire9 hell if theyre coming from my neighbour, Ill invite him oover to dinner and grind them up in his food!!!

[paulasmits]

I love the satisfying crunch underneath my shoe

[daniel543212345]

Hi,

Just out of interest, If you are putting the snails and slugs into a sealed container and you put that container into the bin, then why do you pour salt on them????

I personally hate slugs, they freak me out, and I do regret that I do not have the heart to kill them, but I am perfectly happy if anyone else wants to kill them! and post up videos for our amusement,

[emntck]

snail snuff movie

[59Gretsch]

Thanks for the interesting vid... though I must say, the fact that there are people (and more than just a few) who would actually worry about harming a snail or slug is just absurd and evidence of a society ripe for the picking.

[thriftygardener]

Glad you found the video interesting, 59Gretsch.

Regarding those who would prefer not to harm snails or slugs, I guess it's each to their own. At least with an option that involves no killing, those such as Buddhists whose beliefs prevent them from killing any living creature still have a way to protect their vegetables from the damage they can create.

[menderfire9]

@thriftygardener Thanks for nice video! I 'm one who hates killing stuff, but I have 50 pots with young veggies; surrounded by 40 acres of grass & slugs. I see that slugs love the same food we love so I put out lots of little piles of dinner for them under my pots & cover the little dinners with garbage bags or news paper & collect the slugs with a spoon into a cup with a bit of chlorx or salt water every evening. Works great 4 me, no slugs in my pots anymore. The down side is the killing thing.

[TheFallenAngel1211]

Thanks it help me in my science project

Were diesecting snail

sorry for my retard spelling

[goldenspiderduck]

Thank you for adding an option that doesn't involve killing them. So many people are gung-ho about just wiping them out and I don't like to kill anything so long as I can help it. If they start eating my plants tho, that's a different matter. The method I found most effective is putting a container out with beer in it. I only use it for a couple days at a time though because I heard that it can attract slugs from quite a ways off.

[thriftygardener]

Thanks for your comment, goldenspiderduck. Yes, it's good to have a choice about what to do with the snails and slugs, and particularly good to have one that doesn't involve killing them...

[UltimateBiggsy]

that is mad about slugs finding there way back home.? are they able to use to cross roads at junctions...? as we dont have a stream near to our house,! my mother reckons they can cross roads....! is this true..? please respond

[thriftygardener]

Yes, I've heard that they find their way back over 2 miles, and the only obstacle that will stop them is a stream or river. They have a very strong (if slow) homing instinct!

[Ursula3998]

@thriftygardener You need to find someone near you that has chickens, they love a treat of snail, slugs and horn worms.

[thriftygardener]

Great idea, Ursula3998. Unfortunately I live in a city, and don't know of anyone keeping chickens in their back gardens.

Good idea for anyone living in the country though...