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Posted by somebody on November 20, 2007, 11:17 pm
I have a 1/2 a bathroom in my garage. Occasionally I'll find a slug on
the toilet seat. Many times over the years I've found 2 or more of them
on the toilet! This doesn't occur very frequently, maybe 4 - 6 times a
year, but sometimes more. Usually I'll go for months without seeing one.
Since I never see any slugs on the floor, or anywhere except for the
toilet, I'm guessing that they're coming up through the sewer pipes. Does
that sound reasonable? Also, what could I do to prevent them? Slug
traps? Kidding! Actually I tried pouring some bleach in the toilet.
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Posted by Lar on November 21, 2007, 12:15 am
somebody wrote:
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> I have a 1/2 a bathroom in my garage. Occasionally I'll find a slug on
> the toilet seat. Many times over the years I've found 2 or more of them
> on the toilet! This doesn't occur very frequently, maybe 4 - 6 times a
> year, but sometimes more. Usually I'll go for months without seeing one.
> Since I never see any slugs on the floor, or anywhere except for the
> toilet, I'm guessing that they're coming up through the sewer pipes. Does
> that sound reasonable? Also, what could I do to prevent them? Slug
> traps? Kidding! Actually I tried pouring some bleach in the toilet.
They wouldn't be coming from inside the toilet. My guess would be just
coming in from outdoors and finding themselves in the most humid/moist
part of the garage which happens to be where the plumbing is located. If
by chance it is an attached garage to a home with a crawl space and the
toilet is next to the common wall of the home, they could be originating
from under the house itself. Preventing them would be locating the
source and addressing the moisture if possible. If the toilet is not
sitting flush on the garage floor getting an insecticide under the
toilet may help.
Lar
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Posted by Mari on November 21, 2007, 6:33 am
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> If the toilet is not
>sitting flush on the garage floor getting an insecticide under the
>toilet may help.
>Lar
Good one!
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Posted by somebody on November 21, 2007, 11:59 pm
On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:15:04 -0600, Lar wrote:
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> They wouldn't be coming from inside the toilet. My guess would be just
> coming in from outdoors and finding themselves in the most humid/moist
> part of the garage which happens to be where the plumbing is located. If
> by chance it is an attached garage to a home with a crawl space and the
> toilet is next to the common wall of the home, they could be originating
> from under the house itself. Preventing them would be locating the
> source and addressing the moisture if possible. If the toilet is not
> sitting flush on the garage floor getting an insecticide under the
> toilet may help.
>
> Lar
Yes, I believe you are right, and the slugs are coming in via spaces
between the floor tile and the base of the toilet. Is there any way
to get insecticide in small cracks? Maybe with a syringe?
-Thanks
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Posted by Norminn on November 21, 2007, 4:44 am
somebody wrote:
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>I have a 1/2 a bathroom in my garage. Occasionally I'll find a slug on
>the toilet seat. Many times over the years I've found 2 or more of them
>on the toilet! This doesn't occur very frequently, maybe 4 - 6 times a
>year, but sometimes more. Usually I'll go for months without seeing one.
>Since I never see any slugs on the floor, or anywhere except for the
>toilet, I'm guessing that they're coming up through the sewer pipes. Does
>that sound reasonable? Also, what could I do to prevent them? Slug
>traps? Kidding! Actually I tried pouring some bleach in the toilet.
>
If there is vegetation up against that part of the garage, it might help
to trim it away. Slugs/snails like cool and damp. Wrapping foil around
stems of plants used to be a tip for keeping them off plants. I've
never found them to be a pest, so haven't tried to eradicate any. They
leave slime trails, so you might be able to see where they come in -
slime trails aren't real obvious, but just shine a little bit in the
right light. Here are some links:
http://www.saferbrand.com/articles/snailsslugs.asp
http://greenchronicle.co.uk/acatalog/Slug_Snail_Trap.html
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> the toilet seat. Many times over the years I've found 2 or more of them
> on the toilet! This doesn't occur very frequently, maybe 4 - 6 times a
> year, but sometimes more. Usually I'll go for months without seeing one.
> Since I never see any slugs on the floor, or anywhere except for the
> toilet, I'm guessing that they're coming up through the sewer pipes. Does
> that sound reasonable? Also, what could I do to prevent them? Slug
> traps? Kidding! Actually I tried pouring some bleach in the toilet.