Aussie Finch Forum

Thought Id check the empty aviary for mice whilst letting the dogs out late last night and found the seed hopper and side wall covered in slugs .
The aviary next door (occupied ) is the same .

Probably due to the wet weather but how do I get rid of them ? Can they harm the birds ? Thanks

Salt on the slugs will kill the ones you already have, if you put a line of salt around the aviary that would also stop any more getting in.

Beer works for snails- anyone know if it also works for slugs?

Will the salt hurt the birds ? I dont know how they are getting in .

jusdeb wrote:Will the salt hurt the birds ? I dont know how they are getting in .

That I dont know, maybe to be safe you could scrape off those already in there, then salt them to make sure they dont return and salt around the affected aviaries to stop any more deciding that aviary is a perfect overnight stop.

I thought of scraping them but it was midnight and I have to go through 1 aviary to get to thr other ....Might salt the outside now and see how that goes..Thanks for the help.

Myzomela wrote:Beer works for snails- anyone know if it also works for slugs?

Have used beer for snails and slugs...works a treat

Images of 13 drunken quail and my beautiful Princess Parrots drunk as skunks .

jusdeb wrote:Images of 13 drunken quail and my beautiful Princess Parrots drunk as skunks .

might send them to nest..... .....works for humans

White Vinegar is an effective deterrent too. Just spray it around where they get in/congregate.