# Did you know slugs eat cat food? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 2, 2007, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-slugs-eat-cat-food/410211 "2007-07-02T09:16:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MerryMagdalen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@MerryMagdalen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MerryMagdalen)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-slugs-eat-cat-food/410211/1 "2007-07-02T09:16:19Z")
It’s true! There’s a slug in my kitchen right now, working as energetically as a slug can on a stray piece of kibble. I’ve checked a couple of times, and the kibble is getting smaller. I usually grab the slugs and flush them, but I’m letting the little guy go for now. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-slugs-eat-cat-food/410211/2 "2007-07-02T09:46:22Z")
No, I did not know that. Did you know slugs have orgies in the moonlight? It’s true. They nearly covered my best friend’s birdbath one night, writhing and sliding around one another in truly orgiastic fashion. There were hundreds of them, glistening in the light of a full moon. I’m sure it must have been an amazing sexperience. For a slug. ---
**Author:** ![MerryMagdalen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@MerryMagdalen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MerryMagdalen)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-slugs-eat-cat-food/410211/3 "2007-07-02T09:55:03Z")
I’m thinking that for a slug, eating kibble must be pretty great. Lots of good proteins and flavor. There’s not another slug in here this time, so I’m not seeing the sextasticness. Update: slug is now done with the kibble and trying to either crawl under the linoleum or up the wall. It doesn’t seem sure. It’s U shaped right now. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-slugs-eat-cat-food/410211/4 "2007-07-02T09:59:49Z")
My slug’s breath smells of cat food. ---
**Author:** ![MerryMagdalen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@MerryMagdalen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MerryMagdalen)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-slugs-eat-cat-food/410211/5 "2007-07-02T10:10:53Z")
Pointy slug-y stole the key! ---
**Author:** ![MerryMagdalen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@MerryMagdalen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MerryMagdalen)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-slugs-eat-cat-food/410211/6 "2007-07-02T10:26:25Z")
Slug has now gone under the linoleum. But I’m sure some of his friends will visit again, to slime my carpet and wave at me from the toilet seat. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-slugs-eat-cat-food/410211/7 "2007-07-02T10:28:10Z")
You should take a photo, caption it “I’m in ur kitchen, eatin ur catfud” and post it to [http://icanhascheezburger.com/](http://icanhascheezburger.com/) ---
**Author:** ![slaphead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@slaphead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slaphead)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-slugs-eat-cat-food/410211/8 "2007-07-02T15:47:22Z")
That’s nothing, they eat cat (and fox) poop too. My friend has a lawn where turds regularly appear - he just ignores them and the slugs take care of the problem. On the way in, on the way out, it’s all good from a slug’s perspective. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-slugs-eat-cat-food/410211/9 "2007-07-02T16:13:32Z")
Ever try to hit a slug with a tennis racket? I did. Scooped it up, flung it in the air and whack. Spent the next 15 minutes cleaning slug bits from my hair and clothes. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-slugs-eat-cat-food/410211/10 "2007-07-02T16:46:29Z")
[QUOTE=MerryMagdalen] Update: slug is now done with the kibble and trying to either crawl under the linoleum or up the wall. [/QUOTE] Do not let the slug climb into your lap. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-slugs-eat-cat-food/410211/11 "2007-07-02T20:58:08Z")
Slugs will eat cat food. Slugs will eat cat poop. Slugs will eat your cat, when he is dead. Someday, slugs will eat you! So, be nice to your slugs. Or, they might not wait. ---
**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-slugs-eat-cat-food/410211/12 "2007-07-03T03:17:48Z")
Cats won’t eat slugs, though. So if there’s a slug in your catfood dish, don’t leave it in the hope that someone else will deal with it. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-slugs-eat-cat-food/410211/13 "2007-07-03T03:27:19Z")
Do you have any beer in the house? Pour a little into a plate or something easily accesible for a slug. They love the stuff! ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-slugs-eat-cat-food/410211/14 "2007-07-03T03:34:55Z")
[QUOTE=racer72] Ever try to hit a slug with a tennis racket? I did. Scooped it up, flung it in the air and whack. Spent the next 15 minutes cleaning slug bits from my hair and clothes. [/QUOTE] After stepping on slugs more times than I would like to recall, that is one of the most disgusting images I have ever had implanted on my brain. Congratulations. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-slugs-eat-cat-food/410211/15 "2007-07-03T07:36:31Z")
[QUOTE=racer72] Ever try to hit a slug with a tennis racket? [/QUOTE] No. I’ve done a lot of things, but that one never occurred to me. I did have a big slug problem at my previous house, so I used to go out after rain with the garden fork and skewer them all. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-slugs-eat-cat-food/410211/16 "2007-07-03T14:16:46Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] No. I’ve done a lot of things, but that one never occurred to me. I did have a big slug problem at my previous house, so I used to go out after rain with the garden fork and skewer them all. [/QUOTE] Mmmmmm…slugkebob! ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-know-slugs-eat-cat-food/410211/17 "2007-07-03T21:14:06Z")
No. But I know toads \*\*\*luv \*\*\*dog food. 😃