Want To Get Rid Of Snails? Do You Throw Them Into Next Door's Garden?

[ladybirder]

If you are, you should stop it because most will come back again. Take them a walk down the road for at least 20 metres and then dump them, that should do it according to this study.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2629888/How-banish-snails-dont-tell-neighbours-Best-way-rid-throwing-fence.html

[sandyRoe]

Some say they're nice in garlic butter, but I've not tried that myself.

[aelmpvw]

Take them a walk down the road for at least 20 metres ... and just how long will that take?

[237SJ]

Yes, I do. I usually try to chuck them further but next door`s garden seems to be the extent of my throwing range. I saw a feature where a woman painted a dab of nail varnish on her garden snails` backs to see if they came back again and they did.

[snags]

''Do You Throw Them Into Next Door's Garden?''

Yes. And they probably throw them back and so it goes on...

[EcclesCake]

Mr Cake chucks them over the back fence into woodland, a smug grin spreads across his face when he hears the snail hit a tree trunk!

[237SJ]

Found it http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2290520/How-I-secret-stopping-snails-munching-garden--fell-love-I-let-anyway.html

[royfromaus]

They are beautiful with garlic butter. Homing snails, what next?

[tonyav]

I can throw them further than 20 metres.

[catswhiskas]

Years ago when I lived at the back of a school, I used to throw them in the playground, but they always came back, perhaps I didnt throw them hard enough, but after a long day at work it was very satisfying.

[gness]

Ruth Brooks has written a lovely book...A Slow Passion...about snails and their behaviour.

I don't see how throwing them over a fence or taking them for a long walk will rid our gardens because if lots of us do it....won't we just be getting each others?...☺

[Svejk]

if I took them 20 metres they'd get home before me.

[ummmm]

I hate them but isn't it a little bit cruel to throw them?

[ummmm]

btw...I'm not a gardener....

[237SJ]

Yes, it is really ummmm. I do think of that but do it anyway unfortunately.

[flump1]

Where we are it is called ' teaching them to fly' . And obviously the higher the launch the better they go...over the field.

[1ozzy]

Stomping works.
Or do we love snails like we do mosquitoes and flies.
Hmm maybe cockroaches and spiders deserve loving too.

[boxtops]

We put them in a jam jar - when it's full, it goes in the dustbin. Not very kind to the snails, but I don't want 'em.

[ummmm]

Ozzy. I like spiders :-)

[boxtops]

So do I, ummm, I'd never kill a spider.

[1ozzy]

I could post you two some "red backs"if you like.