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How do slugs get in your house?
This is so annoying! I keep finding slugs in my kitchen! I don’t leave the door open or anything, so I don’t know how they keep getting in. How do slugs typically get into a house?
Patrick Price · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
I’m sorry to hear you have a slug problem. Unfortunately, slugs do not have any hard bones or shells, which means they can squeeze through just about any gap. Unless a room is actually air-tight, chances are a slug can get in your house.
While slugs can get into your home any number of ways, here are some of the most common entry points they use:
- Under your doors
- Under your trim boards
- Through vents
- Through gaps around low windows
With so many possible access points, it might seem impossible to tell how slugs are getting inside. Luckily, they have their own built-in tracking system. Slugs leave a slimy trail behind them. Search your home for these trials, and you should be able to pinpoint how they’re getting in.
Once you know how they’re coming in, sprinkle so salt around the area to deter them.
While you’re searching your house for slug slime, you might notice some repairs that need to be done. There’s a chance that, if you have good home insurance, they might cover the expenses. Make sure you have the best possible
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