Are there any slug pellets that are not dangerous to other wildlife?

I have a large very overgrown garden that I would like to do something with but as well as the entire slug population of SE England, (seems like!) we also have hedgehogs, newts and slow worms which I don't want to harm. Is there anything that works on slugs but will not affect the other animals?Are there any slug pellets that are not dangerous to other wildlife?
It's good of you to think of this, and I'm one of the people who thinks slug pellets should be illegal because of the inestimable harm they do to wildlife.





In reading over your message, what stood out was that you have a ';large very overgrown'; garden. This is slug heaven, as you have found out. I honestly think that as you get the garden under control and thin out the plants that are causing the interminable moisture and shade on the ground, you will not only be providing a less lovely place for slugs to live but you will be exposing them to their natural predators. In other words, I think as you attend to your garden the slug population will decrease.





One low-tech solution, if you can stomach it, is to simply pick up the slugs and put them somewhere else, in a bucket full of beer or your mother-in-law's garden. Another solution for any plants you particularly want to keep slug-free, is to use a one-inch ring of sharp sand around the plant. The slugs won't want to cross this. Eggshells have also been recommended, as well as diatomaceous earth, but these latter two items are either in short supply or are expensive. Sharp sand works fine. Make a little hillock of it.





You could also invite anyone you know who has a dog and wants to relocate their hedgehogs to plop the little beasts into your garden.Are there any slug pellets that are not dangerous to other wildlife?
I use nemaslug slug killer, there are lots of reviews of it here: http://www.nemaslug-slug-killer.co.uk/Nemaslug-Reviews.html

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Try sprinkling course sand around where you know the snails are lurking(snails hate sand) or dig a small hole just big enough to stand an empty tin can in a large baked bean can will do fill this almost to the top with beer/ale. Snails love beer (allegedly) they will fall in and drowned. Alternatively use orange skin cut in half snails are also attracted to orange but then cannot escape once inside the half of orange skin.





Other than that encourage the birds into your garden they will soon take care of them as will frogs as ought your hedgehogs.





I hate slugs they make me want to squirm yuck but I dislike using slug pellets for the same reason as you.
I heard that crushed egg shells work, as slugs and snails do not like to crawl over them, whether this works I just don't know.





Also if you make a small hole and sink a small plate into it and them put I think that its larger or is it beer on it apparently the smell will attract snails and slugs to it and then they fall into it and drown.
Go to your local plant centre and ask for a organic slug pellets which are make of a copper solution, i have used these and the added bonus is that they wont harm any other wildlife and when the slugs eat these pellets it stops them feeding and they bury themselves, this prevents the being picked up by passing birds, sorry i cant remember the name but they are great
yes... any slug Bait that contains IRON PHOSPHATE.... Slug-go or Escar-go can be found online.... but there's some available in nursery places as well... just be sure the main ingredient is the IRON PHOSPHATE... it's harmless to kids pets and wildlife... turns to fertilizer if not eaten... fouls up the slugs digestion and they crawl away to die (no slimy bodies to toss out)..... holds up after rain, for a while, too... I have a large hosta garden and I do believe in this stuff!!!.....
I recall that garlic spray works - make your own crush garlic steep in boiling water wait til cold and use directly on plants





I nearly forgot free range chooks are geat in a big garden and they will follow you around as you work picking up all the bugs they can find too
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This will do the trick, but you don't want it in the water with the newts.
Yes, organic pellets, a product called Advanced Slug Killer.


Safe for children and pets, birds, hedgehogs and other wildlife. The pellets kill only slugs and snails...
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you can get much information in this website, If you will check anyone blue link in website.
No, I actually don't think there is. Sorry.
Nemaslug controls all common species of small to medium sized slugs (up to 8cm - 2.5-3 inches). Start your control regime early and you will be able to target the young slugs growing under the ground feeding on humus.





Nemaslug uses the nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita, which was discovered by scientists at the government research institute at Bristol, England.





One application of Nemaslug provides an incredible 300,000 nematodes for every square metre of soil, giving at least six weeks control of slugs. This is generally enough time for seedlings and bedding plants to get well established.





Nemaslug is easy to apply and does not leave any unsightly residues. The majority of the slugs will die underground, so don鈥檛 expect to see dead slugs lying around. Any slugs that do die on the surface or are eaten by birds or hedgehogs will do no harm. The nematode only hurts the slug. Conventional slug pellets make the slug poisonous to our helpful friends so reducing the predator and increasing the need for the pellets.





Apply Nemaslug to moist soil. The soil temperature should be 5潞C (40潞F) or over (this is when plants start to grow). Nematodes are capable of surviving the odd frost; so don鈥檛 worry if the temperature falls after you have applied Nemaslug. Metaldehyde (poisonous to our garden friends) based slug pellets are reported not to be effective below 7潞C.





Potatoes are very susceptible to slug attack later in the season than most other plants. So you can delay applying Nemaslug till 6-7 weeks before harvest, when the tubers are most likely to be eaten by slugs.





';Keen Gardeners across the UK are reaping the benefits of this miraculous discovery鈥?you won鈥檛 be disappointed.'; RHS The Garden May 2006





Unlike some controls, Nemaslug continues to work well during wet weather - exactly when you need protection against slugs!


Nemaslug can be kept in the fridge for up to three weeks before application so if you can鈥檛 apply immediately you can hold until you are ready to apply.





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