Are slugs dangerous??

Iv noticed recently a few slugs gathering around the entrance of the rabbits shed in the evening, before I shut them in for the night.
Obviously the rabbits can touch the slugs so Im a bit worried?? :S

I know its bad for dogs to be near them as they carry a few nasties .... not sure about rabbits tho ....

Amelia66 wrote:I know its bad for dogs to be near them as they carry a few nasties .... not sure about rabbits tho ....

If the snails are infected they can cause lungworm in dogs if the dog eats them.

i think its bad for the buns too

don't know for rabbits but maysie is right if they are infected they cause lung worm for dogs so i would assume they are not good for a rabbit either

I know about the risks with dogs, I have 3 dogs myself but they aren't in the dogs garden, just in the rabbits :S
How can I get rid of them without harming the rabs??

I used to wonder the same thing because I used to pick snails out of Thumper's hutch now and again when she was an outside bun. All I found was contradictory information I'm afraid

Most said they aren't harmful to buns (they never did her any harm, other than scare her!) but there were a few that said they weren't so sure, so I guess you won't want to take the risk.

There are some ways to kill them, but I'm not going to encourage that

Apparently they don't like copper. One suggestions I've seen is to put copper rings around the legs of hutches, I guess you could put some around the door to the shed?

Sorry... I'm probably not being very helpful

Thumper2001 wrote:I used to wonder the same thing because I used to pick snails out of Thumper's hutch now and again when she was an outside bun. All I found was contradictory information I'm afraid

Most said they aren't harmful to buns (they never did her any harm, other than scare her!) but there were a few that said they weren't so sure, so I guess you won't want to take the risk.

There are some ways to kill them, but I'm not going to encourage that

Apparently they don't like copper. One suggestions I've seen is to put copper rings around the legs of hutches, I guess you could put some around the door to the shed?

Sorry... I'm probably not being very helpful

I've read this before too I think!

Thumper2001 wrote:I used to wonder the same thing because I used to pick snails out of Thumper's hutch now and again when she was an outside bun. All I found was contradictory information I'm afraid

Most said they aren't harmful to buns (they never did her any harm, other than scare her!) but there were a few that said they weren't so sure, so I guess you won't want to take the risk.

There are some ways to kill them, but I'm not going to encourage that

Apparently they don't like copper. One suggestions I've seen is to put copper rings around the legs of hutches, I guess you could put some around the door to the shed?

Sorry... I'm probably not being very helpful

you can buy copper tape from gardening stores but i wish someone would have told the slugs that there not supposed to like it as my plants were still getting eaten by the little *******