natstall   10 #1 Posted August 11, 2016 I have a male and female rabbits. And they have been very happy until quite recently. They have a huge back garden to run around in, fed a variety of fresh veg, plenty of toys, fresh hay 2-3 times a week, fresh bedding changed often and cleaned out without fail every Friday and Tuesday (obviously weather depending). over the past year I had a problem with slugs getting there food and just simply invading their home. so I moved them and the issue stopped, the slugs came back. I read that salt helps keep slugs at bay so I moved the rabbits again and put down salt it stopped...... theres a pattern emerging here ive moved them at least 7 times in 8 months. im running out of options. I am not sure if I should Slug pellets or any other type of repellent in case it poisons the rabbits. I have 2 choices really risk the slug repellent/pellets or consider finding them a home away from the slugs which I don't want to do but im running out of options here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Orangepip   10 #2 Posted August 11, 2016 (edited) I have a slug problem too, although I don't keep rabbits. I treated all round the edges of the garden where the slugs live, under stones and plants was a hive of activity. My neighbour had loads of empty plant pots behind his garage and in wet or cold weather it was a crawling with them, especially at night, make sure you're not giving the slugs somewhere to live like that Try putting salt or pellets around the perimeter of the hutch/run out of reach of the rabbits, and where you think the slugs are coming from. Salt does turn them into a gooey mess that you have to remove if you get lots of them. I believe you can get pet friendly pellets too, even better encourage hedgehogs or birds into your garden Edited August 11, 2016 by Orangepip Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
XxSparklexX   10 #3 Posted August 14, 2016 Hi, I have 2 rabbits in a double hutch. I had the same problem, I've lifted the hutch off the ground and on the wood around the mesh and on the door frames I use copper tape, which I have round to work! no slugs or any creepy crawlies apart from the odd spider. I would definitely recommend it!  http://reviews.homebase.co.uk/1494-en_gb/670664/reviews.htm  Hope this helps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Chez2 Â Â 10 #4 Posted August 14, 2016 Use slug pubs and upturned orange skin halves, check daily and remove dead slugs. Put the run on fine gravel / stones. It doesn't stop them but it does reduce them. Combined with the copper tape it should cut them down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...