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to not give a toss that I'm vegan and just killed 40-50 slugs and snails

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killervegan2015 · 12/06/2015 22:22

I haven't had a single strawberry this year that hadn't been part nibbled.

Its wet outside. I tool my torch and a bucket with salty water and plopped all the ones I could find in there.

Sadly this didn't seam to kill them, so I sprinkled salt on the ones that tried to get out. And they dropped down.

Am I a bad person? Mostly they were slugs, but did get a few snails.

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killervegan2015 · 12/06/2015 22:43

I planted onion bulbs last year. They ate them all as spring onions. I've really tried. I put wool pellets down last month

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danceswithcats · 12/06/2015 22:45

Op, you don't have a slug problem, you have a duck deficiency Grin

LaurieFairyCake · 12/06/2015 22:45

I'm also not vegan and can't kill snails

They have little snailey houses on their backs Sad

I collect them up and take them to the park

They like the park

BigChocFrenzy · 12/06/2015 22:45

If you're bored with veganism, I'd suggest a bacon sarnie instead.

AwfulBeryl · 12/06/2015 22:46

I have always wanted to re home rescued hedgehogs, I used to see signs up In the vets to re home them.

They would obviously eat the slugs, but at least it wouldn't be you killing them.

FuckyNell · 12/06/2015 22:46

Aww a snail park!!

ilovesooty · 12/06/2015 22:47

Laurie Grin at the snails in the park.

hiddenhome · 12/06/2015 22:48

I like snails, but don't like slugs. I kill slugs with slug pellets. Salt is cruel, but they just go to sleep with the pellets.

killervegan2015 · 12/06/2015 22:48

To be fair I only did a few snails in the bucket. I killed more just walking in the dark.

I'd love a duk, I hear they love snails but are quite dirty, bit too much responsibility. Could I hire one for a moth?

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DumbledoresKnobblyWand · 12/06/2015 22:48

It must be so painful to die by flesh-melting. Do you think that they scream?

Bifflepants · 12/06/2015 22:48

I'm a vegetarian and a keen gardener, and I happily kill the little fuckers.

ilovesooty · 12/06/2015 22:50

I think they'd cost more than a moth.

killervegan2015 · 12/06/2015 22:50

I'm not sure that's true about the pellets. Might be a slower more painful death. Do they have a nervous system?

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answersonapostcardplease · 12/06/2015 22:51

What is the point of you being vegan? snail murder

LovelyFriend · 12/06/2015 22:51

Yeah all the millions of vegans in India are simply aspiring to live an indulgent western lifestyle Shock

killervegan2015 · 12/06/2015 22:51

Thanks Bifflepants, glad I'm not alone!

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hiddenhome · 12/06/2015 22:52

I'm only joking about them going to sleep. I don't know how they kill them. They're very good though. All my violas have come back Smile

AwfulBeryl · 12/06/2015 22:52
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to not give a toss that I'm vegan and just killed 40-50 slugs and snails
LovelyFriend · 12/06/2015 22:53

You can set traps - bowls of flat beer - they go in voluntarily and then drown. At least then they die happy and drunk.

killervegan2015 · 12/06/2015 22:53

Health reasons and animal cruelty for animals that feel pain and suffering. Least these slugs were wild and had a great life. Up until today. Same can't be said for battery farm chickens that live indoors for 40 days.

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hiddenhome · 12/06/2015 22:54

That's anthropomorphic Awful Grin

42andGaffaTape · 12/06/2015 22:54
killervegan2015 · 12/06/2015 22:54

Tried beer traps. They drunk the stuff a d crawed back out.

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killervegan2015 · 12/06/2015 22:57

Yeah all the millions of vegans in India are simply aspiring to live an indulgent western lifestyle

Grin
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UterusUterusGhali · 12/06/2015 22:57

Only kill the little ones.
The big ones eat the little ones.

Get ducks, they eat the slugs. then you can scoff the ducks