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<blockquote data-quote="IANTO" data-source="post: 159127" data-attributes="member: 942"><p>Slugs and Snails have always been a problem in the Garden and my father used to liberally broadcast slug pellets.</p><p> </p><p>A neighbours dog, apparently took a liking to them, and used to have fits, and froth from the mouth. Eventually it died, and the Vet's Autopsy diagnosed it had been poisoned by Metaldehyde.</p><p> </p><p>We also found a dead badger in the garden, who it appears had feeding on poisoned slugs, or possibly eating the pellets.</p><p> </p><p>This year for the first time, something was digging up and eating the peas and beans as soon as they were planted.</p><p> </p><p>I put down Rat Bait behind a heavy slate slab leaning against the wall, and after a while had no further problems.</p><p> </p><p>Just to be sure, I left a few blocks behind the slab, and one day the slab had been pushed over and the blocks gone.</p><p> </p><p>Put down another three blocks, and that night, they were gone, and the slab again knocked over.</p><p> </p><p>Put down another three blocks, which have not been touched for 6 weeks.</p><p> </p><p>The Gap between the Slab and the wall, was too small for a cat, and I have puzzling, what could be strong enough to push it over.</p><p> </p><p>On reflection I suspect it was a Badger. There was a Hole in the Hedge that was used by something, and from time the sensor light would come on, and we would see a Badger.</p><p> </p><p>Since the last lot of Blocks disappeared, the hole in the hedge has also disappeared, as there is obviously nothing using the track.</p><p> </p><p>Does anyone know, how many Metaldehyde Blocks would be required to poison a Badger?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IANTO, post: 159127, member: 942"] Slugs and Snails have always been a problem in the Garden and my father used to liberally broadcast slug pellets. A neighbours dog, apparently took a liking to them, and used to have fits, and froth from the mouth. Eventually it died, and the Vet's Autopsy diagnosed it had been poisoned by Metaldehyde. We also found a dead badger in the garden, who it appears had feeding on poisoned slugs, or possibly eating the pellets. This year for the first time, something was digging up and eating the peas and beans as soon as they were planted. I put down Rat Bait behind a heavy slate slab leaning against the wall, and after a while had no further problems. Just to be sure, I left a few blocks behind the slab, and one day the slab had been pushed over and the blocks gone. Put down another three blocks, and that night, they were gone, and the slab again knocked over. Put down another three blocks, which have not been touched for 6 weeks. The Gap between the Slab and the wall, was too small for a cat, and I have puzzling, what could be strong enough to push it over. On reflection I suspect it was a Badger. There was a Hole in the Hedge that was used by something, and from time the sensor light would come on, and we would see a Badger. Since the last lot of Blocks disappeared, the hole in the hedge has also disappeared, as there is obviously nothing using the track. Does anyone know, how many Metaldehyde Blocks would be required to poison a Badger? [/QUOTE]
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