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Get rid of snails

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Some people shudder when they see one. Others think they are cute. Some people even consider them a delicacy. They are snails, and the one thing that is certain about them is that they are a pest in the garden. Know thy enemy

Round holes in your garden plants with slimy trails in the vicinity point to a snail issue. To find out if you do have snails, wait until after dark and take a flashlight into the garden. Snails especially love moist soil so a good time to look is after a rain shower. Beer

Even if you don't like beer, your snails do. This method may be worth purchasing a can or two. Fill a flat container like a tea cup saucer with beer and place the rim as close to the ground as possible so the slugs can get at it. They will crawl in, but they can't swim. Traps

You can make a snail trap with the empty beer can or any type of can with a small hole. Put bait in the bottom of the can and tip it on its side so the opening is closest to the ground. Slugs can easily find their way to the bait, but can't find their way out. Barriers

Barriers are an effective method of keeping snails off of your plants. One barrier that snails won't cross is copper. Place strips of copper or copper pennies around the plants you want to protect. The snail won't cross the barrier. Seek and find

Snails love darkness and dampness, so they are likely to hide under things near their food source, like rotting wood or planters. You can either find where they are hiding during the day or set up a place for them to hide and then collect them and dispose of them. You can also use sugar and yeast water in the same way as the beer. I have used the beer but it stinks very badly if left for long and is kind of a pain. It is the yeast and the sugar that attracts the slugs. They actually dissolve. Toads and frogs will eat snails and slugs as well as lizards, I know gross!! Slugs and snails love hostas and many other delicacies so you can surround the perimeter of plant with copper bands or can use a small trench around plant with sand. The lugs will dry up in the sand and this actually deters them as well. Aside from that the only other natural pesticide is salt. They come out at night and will head straight toward their favorite plants so you can arm yourself with a large container of salt!!

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simply go to a petstore and buy Snail away.first get rid of any live plants and have a rescue tank for your fish.it is also a good idea to clean out all the gravel plants shelter water and filter.

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You could borrow or buy clown loaches from a breeder or pet shop. Clown loaches will eat all your snails in a really short time. It is probably better to borrow them, because they can get 13 inches big, live in groups of at least 3, and can live longer than some small dogs.

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If it's pond snails, nothing short of tearing down your entire setup, fully washing it, and getting all new filtration will totally eradicate pond snails

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The best way to keep snail population down in a freshwater aquarium is to get Tiger Barb Tetras. They work wonderfully. You will still have snails, but not an excess of them.

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you can use slug pellets and sometimes if you use vinegar it can kill them all in one.

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