Slugs getting indoors

Archeron

Mods, sorry if this is the wrong forum for this, please feel free to move.

Was hoping for advice. Over the past couple of weeks, we keep finding slugs in the conservatory, near the doors. Its usually not just one, but four or five of them, some small and some quite large. The doors are locked shut when not in use, and close very tightly, so I dont think they are getting in that way, but I've no idea how they are finding their way inside.

Anybody have any ideas on how these get in, and what might dissuade from coming inside in the first place?
Cheers

MarkR

We had them in our utility room, they were coming in via a small gap left when the outside tap was fitted. Fill any gaps you can with expaning foam. If that doesn't seem to be the cause, try as the conquerors do, and salt the earth. Or the doorway anyway. Sprinkle salt all over outside the door, and in the frame. They should hopefully seek elsewhere for fun.

Think_then_talk

You should try copper tape you can get it from good garden shops.It works. However how are they getting in ? have you got damp? Or do you feed your pets at the door the bowls my have been outside and then left inside.Salt works also I use it on the doorwell.

emo72

wonder why they want to come in?

kylith

They manage to sneak into my house too, under the front door usually, even though there's only a tiny gap. I too use salt when I see the tell-tale tracks.

Once I found a snail inside a roll of wrapping paper happily munching away. I only found him because I was trying to track down where a weird rasping noise was coming from; turns out that the roll acted as an amplifier for the sounds he made while eating!

Archeron

Thanks for the replies everybody. I do feed the dogs at the door and keep the bowls near where the slimy ones do be. I've tried the salt, and so far, so slime free, thanks.