# Garden slugs vs. salt

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-slugs-vs-salt/279902>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [December 15, 2004, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-slugs-vs-salt/279902 "2004-12-15T01:57:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Audiodoode](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Audiodoode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audiodoode)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-slugs-vs-salt/279902/1 "2004-12-15T01:57:54Z")

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I was just reading the question concerning those garden variety slugs and their adverse reaction to salt ( [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2\_073](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_073) ).  
That raised the question; How many of these critters would one have to eat before it could be considered a slugfest?

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**Author:** ![oh\_s](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b38774/32.png) [@oh\_s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oh_s)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2004, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-slugs-vs-salt/279902/2 "2004-12-16T12:38:24Z")

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> [@Audiodoode](#):
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> I was just reading the question concerning those garden variety slugs and their adverse reaction to salt ( [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2\_073](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_073) ).  
> That raised the question; How many of these critters would one have to eat before it could be considered a slugfest?

```
    What we do, (brothers) is cut a plastic drink bottle in1/2 push ends into ground ,fill with left over dregs from night before. leave over night .Presto Container is full of slugs & snails. EAt your hearts content!!! Hey it keeps the snails out of our strawberry patch.
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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2004, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-slugs-vs-salt/279902/3 "2004-12-16T12:40:52Z")

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Sentiment tells you to take the slugs but you should take salt giving 4 1/2.

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**Author:** ![Gymnopithys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-slugs-vs-salt/279902/4 "2004-12-28T20:18:55Z")

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> [@Audiodoode](#):
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> I was just reading the question concerning those garden variety slugs and their adverse reaction to salt ( [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2\_073](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_073) ).  
> That raised the question; How many of these critters would one have to eat before it could be considered a slugfest?

- You are not kidding. No later than last week I heard someone say that swallowing slugs cures stomach ulcers. Don’t ask me where I live. I’d be embarrassed to tell.  
Gymnopithys

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**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garden-slugs-vs-salt/279902/5 "2004-12-28T20:32:17Z")

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Garden Slugs, if prepared.