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Do rats eat slugs?

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JakeD

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Feb 16, 2008, 4:29:58 AM2/16/08
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Do rats eat slugs? (I'm starting to see rats sniffing around my veggie
patch...) If they eat slugs, I will rejoice!

TIA

JD

Charlie Pridham

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Feb 16, 2008, 6:15:59 AM2/16/08
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In article <cuadr3laoq2crtvqq...@4ax.com>,
Ja...@n3ddfdfdf2223n.com says...
They certainly eat snails, especially during winter. They also eat worms
and completely stripped one of my compost heaps before I twigged! Slugs I
am not sure, I can not see why not but having watched my hedgehogs ignore
them I begin to wonder if anything eats them from choice!!
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Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

Alan

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Feb 16, 2008, 8:53:23 AM2/16/08
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In message <MPG.2220d64b1...@News.Individual.NET>, Charlie
Pridham <cha...@roselandhouse.co.uk> wrote

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>They certainly eat snails, especially during winter. They also eat worms
>and completely stripped one of my compost heaps before I twigged! Slugs I
>am not sure, I can not see why not but having watched my hedgehogs ignore
>them I begin to wonder if anything eats them from choice!!

They need a touch of seasoning to make them palatable. A pinch of salt
will do.


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Alan
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Stephen Stewart

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Feb 16, 2008, 11:08:54 AM2/16/08
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"JakeD" <Ja...@n3ddfdfdf2223n.com> wrote in message
news:cuadr3laoq2crtvqq...@4ax.com...

Rats are renowned for being capable of eating almost anything of any vague
nutritional value so slugs are a distinct possibility.

Slugs may not be their first preference though.


Stephen


JakeD

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Feb 18, 2008, 6:43:53 AM2/18/08
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On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:15:59 -0000, Charlie Pridham
<cha...@roselandhouse.co.uk> wrote:

>They certainly eat snails, especially during winter. They also eat worms
>and completely stripped one of my compost heaps before I twigged! Slugs I
>am not sure, I can not see why not but having watched my hedgehogs ignore
>them I begin to wonder if anything eats them from choice!!

Badgers eat them in Winter when other protein is scarce, according to
a nature prog on the tv last night. They even climb trees to find
them! So looks like I might be in luck.. I reckon that if badgers eat
'em, then rats probably will.. Cool! I'd never have guessed a rat
invasion would my garden's salvation...

JD

Lord0

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Feb 19, 2008, 4:56:04 AM2/19/08
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My cat used to eat 'em and then puke them up later on in the house.
Alas he is now dead :(

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