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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 424329" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>We don't drink beer at our house, only rarely. I've never touched the stuff. But I have tried it a few times after a party. If you pour it into an empty margarine container then it works like a pit trap; what falls in can't climb out. Red wine works too - that's generally what I use.</p><p></p><p>What has worked for me it a terracotta pot or pipe. The snails crawl in to sleep off their midnight feasting, then I come along and collect them to feed them to the hens.</p><p></p><p>Coffee grounds have been the best for me, as good as using commercial snail bat but without killing other animals who might eat the bait too. In Australia we have Blue-Tongued Lizards, huge skinks that eat snails and live in most suburban gardens. These are really big - a foot long or more, a snail is one mouthful for them. But they also eat snail bait, so keeping them away from the bait is tricky. If I use bait I put it under a terracotta pot so the lizards can't get in (too big). The lizards tend to be shy and stay out of sight.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 424329, member: 1991"] We don't drink beer at our house, only rarely. I've never touched the stuff. But I have tried it a few times after a party. If you pour it into an empty margarine container then it works like a pit trap; what falls in can't climb out. Red wine works too - that's generally what I use. What has worked for me it a terracotta pot or pipe. The snails crawl in to sleep off their midnight feasting, then I come along and collect them to feed them to the hens. Coffee grounds have been the best for me, as good as using commercial snail bat but without killing other animals who might eat the bait too. In Australia we have Blue-Tongued Lizards, huge skinks that eat snails and live in most suburban gardens. These are really big - a foot long or more, a snail is one mouthful for them. But they also eat snail bait, so keeping them away from the bait is tricky. If I use bait I put it under a terracotta pot so the lizards can't get in (too big). The lizards tend to be shy and stay out of sight. Marg [/QUOTE]
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