I think people use smashed up eggshells, slug pellets (poisonous to pets and children?) and a saucer of beer.
OkBookkeeper6854
Any tips for non toxic options for those with small children?
PlatinumMama
Looks like it might be earwigs to me.
bacon_anytime
[Brunnings Snail Gel](https://brunnings.com.au/product/snail-gel-650ml/). I put a circle around seedlings when I plant, it lasts a couple of weeks, is safe around pets and kids. I have a gap under one corner of my back door that slugs use to access leftover cat food in the laundry – a squirt there was very effective.
Pauly4655
Glass of beer level with the ground and they fall in for a drink and can’t get out
Parenn
I use the multiguard iron chelate snail/slug baits. They’re especially useful for me because my soil tends to be iron poor.
They’re pretty cheap, and you can get them in 4kg or 20kg bags (or 200kg if you’re working at scale). I find a 4kg bag lasts me a few months even in the worst snail weather, and I have about 20 veggie beds to treat.
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I think people use smashed up eggshells, slug pellets (poisonous to pets and children?) and a saucer of beer.
Any tips for non toxic options for those with small children?
Looks like it might be earwigs to me.
[Brunnings Snail Gel](https://brunnings.com.au/product/snail-gel-650ml/). I put a circle around seedlings when I plant, it lasts a couple of weeks, is safe around pets and kids. I have a gap under one corner of my back door that slugs use to access leftover cat food in the laundry – a squirt there was very effective.
Glass of beer level with the ground and they fall in for a drink and can’t get out
I use the multiguard iron chelate snail/slug baits. They’re especially useful for me because my soil tends to be iron poor.
They’re pretty cheap, and you can get them in 4kg or 20kg bags (or 200kg if you’re working at scale). I find a 4kg bag lasts me a few months even in the worst snail weather, and I have about 20 veggie beds to treat.
Beer trap.