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Slugs all over, what the hell?!
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Can you buy domesticated hedgehogs?
I remember once Gerald Durrell mentioning that there are hedgehogs living in New Zealand, but that whoever had transported the first ones must have de-fleaed them, cause none of them have any fleas (some people have argued that because hedgehogs have so many fleas, they must be vital to them)
So somewhere along the line people have domesticated hedgehogs. I have no idea of where you would buy one though.
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If you did buy one, would you end up having to buy extra slugs to keep it fed?
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Dig a deep hole line it with a waterproof liner fill it with water plants and frogs. You now have an attractive garden feature and a form of slug control
Maybe a moat around the house? With frogs of course. Interesting idea, I fancy a draw bridge and portcullis but I'm not sure it'll look right in suburban Scotland.
Copper conveyors sound fun. Not sure they're quite so practical, that's like border control robocop style.
Hey, maybe that's a good idea - webcam, motorised paintball turret and vision system. Might upset the posty in a morning but imagine the fun and pretty colours on the wall in the morning, and lots of splattered slugs!
I'm losing the non-violent side now!
I'd love hedgepigs - not seen any round here though? I could happily get ferrets (they love slugs) but I couldn't let them roam the gardens, wouldn't be long before local and dogs were masacred in the garden...hang on...two birds....
If you did buy one, would you end up having to buy extra slugs to keep it fed?
Hell no, I'll get a photo of the nightly parade later!
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Well actually I am reliably informed by my pet crow that not all slugs are edible. Apparently those little black ones with orangey undersides are absolutely delicious, but the big fat pale brown ones (which are generally the ones that find their way into houses) are totally disgusting and require to be immediately spat out.
Obviously that's a crow culinary preference, but I strongly suspect that hedgehogs share simular tastes (such as tasty frogs v poisonous toads) So whilst not a bad idea, a pet hedgehog is not necessarily quite the best solution the OP might be looking for.
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Nematodes ftw. It's like the most horrifying form of biological warfare EVER dreamed up by sick minded film makers only worse.
And even then it's too good for the little FKKERS! EAT MY PLANTS WOULD YOU?!! DDIEEEEEEEEE!
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It's like the most horrifying form of biological warfare EVER dreamed up by sick minded film makers only worse.
I remember as a child on a couple of occasions whilst collect earthworms for my African Clawed Toads (Xenopus Laevis) coming across earthworms which had attached to them, wormlike creatures which were in the process of devouring them alive. It was an utterly revolting sight which made me want to throw up
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Nematodes... off to search
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Oy! I mentioned them right at the start of this thread.
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Hilarious thread after a rubbish day at work! Thanks all
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I used to use slug pellets in the yard, I inherited a tub off my grandad (they last for ever). Kept the buggers under control.
When it finally ran out, I got another tub from ASDA, different brand but same basic packaging. The new stuff didn't make a fig of difference to the slug population, but I was picking dead birds out of the yard for the next three days.
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