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See my NEW DIY raised bed and slug control video here:
• Comparing slug control...
This is probably the most humane way to control slugs and barring something unusual it is 100% effective. This video shows how to install and test the electric slug control fence in a raised bed garden. (See also "Comparing Slug Control methods": • Comparing slug control... )
I stapled 2 parallel runs of galvanized wire around the raised bed and connected them to a 9-volt battery.This fence is an improvement over my earlier fences where I used aluminum welding wire. The aluminum wire is more fragile and usually lasts just one year. (You can speed the video up 2X by selecting the little gear symbol at the bottom of the video). Update: I am currently using stainless steel welding wire that is 0.8 mm. Highly recommend this wire as, along with SS staples, you should get years of service. The spool of SS welding wire that I bought was about $45 but I have enough to "last a life time" (length is not stated on the spool). In Canada you can get this at Princess Auto.
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@BobKelland 7 лет назад

Here's my new DIY raised bed and slug control video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZFn9TT_rlXU.html

@krankywitch 3 года назад

Amazing. That slug learned in seconds. Quicker intelligence than a lot of humans.

@user-hh4qg8dm2q 8 лет назад

The zaps scared the crap out of me

@Cambria399 7 лет назад

I put this around my laz e boy. So far it is keeping the wife, both cats and the slugs off me, thanx.

@j.aguilar4592 6 лет назад

Cambria399 LMAO, sir you made my day.

@susant700 4 года назад

Cambria399 ...lol. ^×^ I think you have just disproved the old saying: "No man ....can be his own island". I'll have to see if this works on "husbands".

@vancolucci5949 4 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@lorijohnson8425 3 года назад

😂

@siningwow 8 лет назад

Looking at this for almost 10 mins now I dont even have a garden I'm losing it

@BobKelland 8 лет назад

@anthonyvarrica3467 7 лет назад

lol mad response

@Mysmile321 7 лет назад

@redpoppy7230 6 лет назад

I lost it too, laughing at your non-garden comment!!

@kathytappel2650 4 года назад

😂😂

@PalsLivesLife 4 года назад

I am loving those sound effects. Especially after the slugs killed off two of my tomato seedlings overnight!!! Grrrrrr

@rudyragland5776 6 лет назад

That's the first time I've seen anything work to hold them back. Thank you!

@crsocialedienstvenlo8557 10 лет назад

Finally something that really works!! This deserves a Nobel prize. Thanks!

@susant700 4 года назад

CR Sociale Dienst Venlo .....I agree 100%. Bob Kelland deserves a nobel prize for solving this problematic age old garden issue.

@tanahiveley2887 4 года назад

Wow!!!!! After endless time dealing with these slime balls there is something that will work! I live in Oregon coast. Very slug infested! Many thanks!

@okboomer6201 4 года назад

I wish I had learned this 20 years ago! I will set this up next spring. I loved the "zapping" sound effects, if only it would do that in real life.

@David-jx4gw Год назад

It needs a buzzer that sounds when activated.

@zaxmom2006 8 лет назад

I almost woke up my kids laughing at Pavlov's slug!

@BobKelland 11 лет назад

No problem when raining because the electrical resistance between the 2 conductors is still very high and therefore very little additional current will flow between them. I live in a very wet area and the battery lasts all of the growing season.

@edwald4056 7 лет назад

Great video. I set it up with a 9 volt hooked to a solar panel I salvaged from an old garden lamp. Works increfibly well.Thanks for sharing

@diamond2770 4 года назад

Amazing! Would love to see a video of how that was made.

@chocomaniac61 7 лет назад

Wow that is great especially like the sound effects! lol

@yellowbirdie2703 9 месяцев назад

I was laughing uncontrollably and the sound effects of the slug been shocked

@regularSenseAppeal Год назад

FINALLY a solution that is cheap, simple to install and looks like an actual working solution. Thanks a lot!

@BobKelland Год назад

You're welcome!

@TheCat9991 Год назад

But what if they are baby slugs? Also, what if they are multiplying in the soil in the bed already?

@frugalgardening 11 лет назад

Thank you for sharing this and keeping your idea free. We are SO going to install one of these on each of our Rain Gutter Grow Systems that we'll be using next growing season. Slugs are a huge pain in our neck of the woods. This is just the ticket. Again, THANK YOU!

@PlebstersPictionary 9 лет назад

"must be Pavlovs slug" hahaha made me laugh. Though it really is an interesting observation.

@boogerking7411 7 лет назад

I didn't know slugs could hang like spiders.. Also, it seems the big slug was traumatized.. it shows they have the ability to learn from their experience

@BobKelland 7 лет назад

The small slug was an unintentional player in the video. I believe he made contact with the wires before I arrived and was momentarily stunned or was just laying there enjoying the buzz. Anyway the booger-like slime saved the day for him as it automatically held him in place while he was out and when the big slug disturbed him the string of slime stretched out and gently lowered him down.

@ucanliv4ever 4 года назад

I guess that proves you evolved from a slug...

@WankersCramp69 6 лет назад

Thank you for showing us this. Poison is cruel and slugs and snails shouldn't be made to suffer just for trying to live. So this provides an effective deterrent.

@BobKelland 11 лет назад

Nola, beer attracts slugs to the garden as does poison pellets. The electric fence (above) prevents them from entering the raised bed garden in the first place. It is also the most humane idea as the slugs are not harmed as with most all other approaches.

@justinedyke6434 7 лет назад

I really like this idea! I love the sound effects. thanks

@knackfulknitter 7 лет назад

This was great! Educational and better than tv!

@BobKelland 7 лет назад

Thanks Maria :)

@_momosumomo 9 лет назад

finally, something that works! thank you for posting this--I'm going to build one.

@SeriusJade 7 лет назад

😂😂😂the comments on here have me DYING in laughter!!!!!! omg i needed this laugh today!!! great video too. thx😃

@MiscDotGeek 11 лет назад

My wife and I just watched this video. VERY awesome. I was looking on instructables for garden box ideas and came across your instructable. I figured it would be something complicated, and yet this is so simple! Just a 9v battery, so elegant and easy. We'll be implementing this for sure.

@bonniehoke-scedrov4906 3 года назад

This is my first time enjoying your RU-vid channel. Great work! I’m looking forward to more great content from you. Thank you so much for this informative video! I got so much out of it.

@BobKelland 3 года назад

Awesome! Thank you!

@jude7321 4 года назад

Good job! Just what I needed. Thanks so much. God bless you and keep you 💚

@thomasortlieb2146 8 лет назад

Hi Bob, I did it and it just works !!!! It's so simple I can't figure out why its not on the market. Putting the wires on the outer side of the fence is definitely the way to do it: sluggs cant get in but when they get out they end up falling on the outer side. I end up with quite a bit of slime on the wire and it dosen't seem to kill the sluggs. Thank you for your video, its way better than these nasty blue toxic grains

@BobKelland 8 лет назад

Glad to hear about your success!

@klaussvarre3596 7 лет назад

Hi Thomas, 3 month later, did you experience any kind of problems with the electric fence?

@VitalyBokser 4 года назад

This is genius. Doing it tomorrow!

@BobKelland 11 лет назад

Thanks - it is pretty well a sure thing and requires very little attention. Good luck this spring/summer!

@BobKelland 11 лет назад

I'm working on editing a video that pretty well shows that copper simply is not reliable enough. The "9-volt solution" (above) is pretty well 100% effective.

@susant700 4 года назад

Bob Kelland ...Just wanted to give you a appreciated thank you for these garden raised bed videos. Making raised beds with wiring and the 9 volt battery looks like a proven successful solution. Definitely; worth the effort in the long run. I've been determined to garden again; but was discouraged because of snail slug issues in the past. Now I'm thinking of making a low raised bed for flowers. And surrounding it with plants /flowers that are snail resistant. And a few hidden beer traps. Thank you again for all of your hard work and sharing your garden know how. It's really appreciated. God bless ..

@maohuy9617 4 года назад

Thank You so much for your trap that doesn't killed but discourage efficiently slugs .I am a religeous and I don't want to kill any animal .It's a Long time I have tried to find a such trap that doesn't kill .Thank You never enough.

@garymcdonagh9550 4 года назад

@@maohuy9617 me too, im just like yourself, very religious & don't want to harm any of God's small creatures, my brother remarked that i have the ideology of a Tibetan Monk not to harm any living thing however small or big it is!!! Amen...

@littlemanhamilton8483 7 лет назад

great job ,i'm gonna try this

@Aeonix99 7 лет назад

The little one looks like he's training for the slug Olympics!

@BobKelland 7 лет назад

@eloiinvestigates Год назад

Thanks Mr Kelland. Very much appreciated. Will make this!

@BobKelland Год назад

Hope it works good for you.

@berklyng1773 6 лет назад

This a great idea , Thanks for sharing !

@strangeskov2386 7 лет назад

Great video, thank you! I'll go and try it right away.

@BobKelland 7 лет назад

Thanks and hope it works good for you.

@ponderinglife7528 2 года назад

Thx, this is genius! I am def going to do this

@sunbugs 11 лет назад

Watching that "U" turn was very satisfying! How about 110V and send him straight to hell without passing GO and not collecting $200 ever again?

@BobKelland 11 лет назад

Kids sometimes touch the terminals of a 9 volt battery to their tongue to get a little jolt. The saliva enables the battery terminals and tongue to make very good electrical contact that will cause enough current flow to give the shock. A similar effect takes place with the slug or snail - the on board slime being equivalent to the saliva. Non slimy things will have a higher electrical resistance and will not normally result in sufficient current flow to give a shock (at 9 volts that is).

@freddystaelens 7 лет назад

Thanks for quick respons . I made the double wiring to be sure . But no slugs around for the moment to test. To dry in the garden . ( abnormal for Belgium ) Wish you happy no stress vegies .

@Pigearvet 7 лет назад

This is wonderful instruction. I don't have slug problems anymore. I compost my coffee grounds and egg shells plus I add spent coffee to the compost bubbler. Seems to discourage.

@BobKelland 7 лет назад

Thanks. One of my upcoming videos will attempt to compare alternative slug control methods (coffee grounds included). This will be a follow-up to my first "Comparing slug control methods" video (see the url in the description above).

@valerierosel2399 4 года назад

The rolly poly bug LOL

@Angely1914 9 лет назад

This is really cool, easy to follow. I will try this when I get some raised bed gardens going. Thanks for sharing.

@valerierosel2399 4 года назад

Wow. I am tempted to try this.

@ricardocobhc8175 4 года назад

Same here. Getting all the supplies soon, looks easy to install. Good luck!

@memento316 6 лет назад

it works like a charm!!!thanks

@Rearspoiler 11 лет назад

thanks for the informative and entertaining video... I can see you had fun making it too :)

@nickyhotwheeler 8 лет назад

for some reason I can't stop laughing. great idea! I was thinking of little collars for them but this seams alot easier!

@BobKelland 8 лет назад

+Nicholas Wheeler Never thought of the collar idea :)

@ThomasKroghHansen 10 лет назад

The snail back off when it touch the positive wire. Thought that it have to touch both to get shocked. Thanks for the video ;-)

@BobKelland 10 лет назад

Yes they seem to learn from getting a tingle that touching any wire is not good. Also it is possible they may even be detecting the (extremely) small electrical field set up between the two wires.

@rigidheddleweaving 10 лет назад

THANK YOU! Our problem is not that we are overrun with slugs, but that we have a lack of ducks! LOL So, we put in 2 raised beds for the first time this year and we desperately needed an anti-slug solution. THIS WAS IT! You're our hero! I can look forward to some vegetables, FINALLY. TY TY TY TY TY

@BobKelland 10 лет назад

You're welcome and good luck!

@rigidheddleweaving 9 лет назад

Bob Kelland Thank you! This worked so well last season that we're putting in 10 more raised beds next week to prepare for Spring, which is right around the corner. Have you tried this with either electric fence wire or electric fence tape? I'm thinking the tape would be easier to work with....

@jaimiegoofball 8 лет назад

this is excellent thank you. we have a terrible slug problem

@BobKelland 8 лет назад

+Jaimie Brougham This is the best solution for a raised bed garden. Thanks!

@ramonramirez5887 4 года назад

Hi you could turn this slug protene rich slug thing into a food source for ducks and chicken domesticatication may be?

@rajeewa1618 7 лет назад

this is amazing! Thanks Bob

@BobKelland 7 лет назад

Your welcome

@BobKelland 11 лет назад

Thanks Rearspoiler - yeah it was fun to make, no need to be too serious with it all :)

@kimsok9362 7 лет назад

Bua haha ha!!! This video is killing me! Love it. I got heaps of slugs in garden when I lived in vancouver.

@BobKelland 7 лет назад

Much the same on the east coast.

@jesuisravi 3 года назад

if you have raised beds, that is a good way to go for sure.

@stonepony4787 7 лет назад

@ 6:43 Seems you can't bungee jump when you're all slimy, as the cord tends to stick to you.

@missdimples1982 4 года назад

This is just brilliant

@johndavidson1602 7 лет назад

Great video. Why didn't someone think of this before...fry the buggers! I have 4 raised beds here in Hamburg Germany and slugs are the bane of my gardening life. The growing season is short enough without donating half to support slug central command. I'm putting my electric fence in next week and will let you know how it works. Of course they have to navigate the salt pellet minefield and the beer moat first but that just thins out the herd. The great thing about your idea is you can install it even if you don't have a raised bed, just ring the bed with 4x2s.

@BobKelland 7 лет назад

Thanks John - yeah it is so far the only real solution that I have found. Not new though as I had a patent search done more than thirty years ago (still have the docs) and even then someone had the general idea covered... guess with farming type electric fences, etc. nothing here totally innovative. Would like to see how it works for you. I mentioned before somewhere that I cheat a bit at the start of the season by installing a new 9 volt battery and then I put slug pellets (poison) under a board in the raised bed. The idea is to get rid of any slugs that got on board over the winter. After that it is electric fence all the way.

@MrBucidart 9 лет назад

Slug-O-Matic, great idea..ty

@RVFreeDa 11 лет назад

Very cool! I wonder if it would work on earwigs and sow bugs? Thanks for sharing!

@ineedanaccountplz 11 лет назад

I jumped when i heard the zap. The video editing was great.

@SurfinScientist 7 лет назад

Great method! It keeps the slugs alive so that their natural predators have something to eat.

@BobKelland 7 лет назад

And they are left to chew up the surrounding weeds.

@ucanliv4ever 4 года назад

Nuke em all and let God sort em out !

@david-barna 3 года назад

6:41 *Mission Impossible theme starts playing*

@ev4christ 8 лет назад

I will use two or three batteries or maybe a car battery and call it the snail electric chair.

@sarah54471 5 лет назад

Lol

@panspermiahunter7597 4 года назад

@Young Thug Use 240 volts and test it in the bath and see how it works, idiot.

@awesomeeliam7882 4 года назад

Panspermia Hunter Yes, that would be nice.

@garymcdonagh9550 4 года назад

This is for 45 thumbs up & counting that approve of given the slugs the electric chair treatment:- Now God know's who you are & how to deal with ye heathens!!!!

@otiliaczego8182 Год назад

The challenge of filming slugs in a 'not so slow' video🤔😊

@mmangla5575 7 лет назад

Good information

@seemaverma614 4 года назад

what hpn if this slug got electric powers and become superslug

@ToxicVaccines_HivHoax 8 лет назад

Great slug control method!

@BobKelland 8 лет назад

Thanks!

@christschool 11 лет назад

Thanks for the answer. I was thinking that perhaps copper would work because that is what is in our electric wires. Thanks for your advice. I'm going to try this in the spring on my raised beds. Where did you buy the connecting wires from the battery? Is this something you just took from a discarded device?

@jungsomewhat 8 лет назад

well-done Bob, interesting also to see the small slug getting the hell out of there...

@BobKelland 8 лет назад

Thanks! I have some cabbages growing in a ground patch that are being destroyed by slugs. Raised bed only way to go here.

@Nontireless 4 года назад

I wonder if it would work to make a frame of 2x4s, on edge, to surround the ground-level bed and apply the wires to its perimeter close to the top edge? Perhaps use 2x6s so that you could sink them a few inches into your soil so the little buggers would be less likely to simply pass underneath...

@datasilouk1995 10 лет назад

Seems a good idea and I might try it. Trouble is I thought that slugs come out in the rain and the voltage will all be leaked away by the shorting effect of the water.

@nolabelle9181 11 лет назад

Are we catching and releasing slugs here? How about a good old beer swimming pool? Why make it complicated? And why release pests back into the environment when they multiply more rapidly than anything else? So many questions.

@DAM89 Год назад

Found that this does work for the larger ones but small slugs and snails have not issue crossing as they mostly never touch more than a single wire at once. Ive resorted to going out at night with head torch and pair of scissors. Yes i am a slug serial killer, but it works a treat.

@BobKelland Год назад

Your approach ok but too risky. A slug can do a lot of damage after you go in for the night. This works on small slugs too as they tend to stretch out when crossing.

@davidfountain229 8 лет назад

Brilliant idea, thanks

@BobKelland 8 лет назад

+David Fountain Thanks Davd

@BobKelland 11 лет назад

You are welcome!

@MsLincos 2 года назад

Pavlov's slug😂 Good job. Thanks for sharing.

@jaktonge6632 3 года назад

Excellent thanks bud

@simonwatson9730 8 лет назад

Things are so bad with slugs and snalis in the UK this year (mild winters and wet summers) that I've almost given up on delicate salads. However, this device looks like the light at the end of the tunnel so I've just ordered some stainless steel wire off ebay. I'll report back later in the year. Thanks for this! Simon

@BobKelland 8 лет назад

Much the same here Simon. Good luck and hope to hear back from you.

@klaussvarre3596 7 лет назад

Hi Simon, I consider building the same kind of electric slug fence next season. Did you build one and did it work for you? What is you experience with rain? Did the fence keep the slugs out? Best regards / Klaus

@simonwatson9730 7 лет назад

Hi Klaus, I'm afraid I haven't got round to it yet. I need to build a suitable raised bed first. But thanks for prompting me. If you beat me to it please report back on this page. All the best, Simon

@BobKelland 11 лет назад

Check with farm supply places or hardware stores. Ask for galvanized wire. Also check the web for more info. Good luck!

@BobKelland 11 лет назад

uberclayton - that is just a myth, they will cross over copper wire and copper tape. I will have some video available later to show this.

@BobKelland 11 лет назад

Surprisingly slugs are not killed with the 9-volt source, so suicides are not part of the action. Yeah, the sound effects are my way of making the rather long video more watchable. Thanks for comments!

@chicofoxo 10 лет назад

Great work! I suppose baby slugs who are short can get through though.

@travailer594 4 года назад

The best repellent I have seen this is great thank you Bob!!

@angeltramp 8 лет назад

thank you for the video good idea. i have heard and read as most have that copper deters slugs and snails and was thinking something similar to your idea so i came on youtube to see if there was a video, do you know can one copper wire and one silver wire joined to the battery work and give the same effect?

@BobKelland 8 лет назад

Yes that will work but bare copper wire will eventually turn brown and then green and may not then have the same electrical effect. I now use fine stainless steel wire. This is available at welding supply outfits.

@sallyannaburgengreen3553 4 года назад

That is fancy!!

@frankkleij9149 7 лет назад

It even works better when you connect a condensator across the battery, Running time of battery also increases. There is just one problem with slugs I at first not realized The slugs not only migrate from the outside but a distinct number lives witin the containment and then only Nematodes are helpfull. I had a fine meshed barbed wire blocking out snails but slug can press themselve trough very small mesh So I fight them with electric shocks to keep them out and nematodes for the inside job.

@BobKelland 11 лет назад

jtavangar - There must be a poor connection between the battery terminals and the wires. Have someone monitor the the voltage on the wires, making sure the meter is firmly connected, while you wiggle the wire connections at the battery. Please let me know how you make out.

@thenaughtytreasury6031 7 лет назад

Great idea! I will definitely try this the coming season in my square foot gardens! I have a question though (as an electro noob....) how do you connect the metal wires with the battery? I see you use some sort of snap fastener on the battery but how do you connect the metal wires to the snap fastener?

@BobKelland 7 лет назад

You can find these snap fasteners at electronic supply places. They come with two wire leads that I crimp to the stainless steel "fence" wires around the gardens. The mechanical/crimping type of connection makes a satisfactory electrical connection. Not much sense trying to solder as the stainless steel fence wires would probably make soldering difficult. Twist or crimp them together and it will work.

@thenaughtytreasury6031 7 лет назад

Great! Thanks for the info, I definitely know what to do now :D

@tipton3314 7 лет назад

i'm so going to do this, but tweek it to fit on pots aswell, thanx for sharing

@BobKelland 7 лет назад

This year we will be doing much the same thing with half barrels with strawberries.

@tipton3314 7 лет назад

please post a video of that too Bob

@BobKelland 7 лет назад

Will definitely do that Ivan - thanks for the encouragement.

@tipton3314 7 лет назад

your welcome

@carriedyck7174 9 лет назад

This really works!

@klaussvarre3596 7 лет назад

Hi Carrie, I consider building the same kind of electric slug fence next season. Did you experience any kind of problems at all with your fence for instance with rain?

@kk294Darlene 7 лет назад

This is great! hahaha I love the music you added to show the effects! hahaha, seems to be very effective in deterring them slugs awesome! so what did it cost to set this all up? Also what if your growing on ground ? in a box would be better, but not cost wise for me, low budget here :D?

@BobKelland 7 лет назад

Ground growing is more of a problem... perhaps not that practical with this method. But even a low raised bed (say 1x6 boards) can work but definitely not 100% effective :)

@Thorium_Th 8 лет назад

"R slug" Hilarious :D

@kensmapleleafretirement 9 лет назад

Great job,..

@BobKelland 9 лет назад

ken Bullock Thanks!

@umiamaan8209 4 года назад

The sizzling noise tho! 🤣🤣🤣

@camp0017 4 года назад

I always thought slugs were like little trams and they would actually enjoy running along these wires!

@BobKelland 4 года назад

Not when the juice is ON :)

@drfix2020 5 лет назад

Thanks for posting, I imagine the effectiveness goes down after the wire oxidizes...?, I'll use a 9 or 12 volt transformer instead as our growing season is year round.

@BobKelland 5 лет назад

Now a days I use stainless steel wire so oxidation is not a problem. If you go with a line connected transformer make sure it is plugged into a gfci outlet and it would be a good idea to fuse the secondary with a very low current fuse. I still recommend a standard 9-volt battery.

@drfix2020 5 лет назад

@@BobKelland thanks yes gfci outlets on all outside outlets & near damp locations.

@RVFreeDa 11 лет назад

Just watched it again. So would I get shocked if I touched the 2 wires?

@wyndstormsage728 7 лет назад

Thank you so much for this vid! I have a 60 linear ft border around my garden area, do you think the one 9v battery should keep the current strong enough?

@BobKelland 7 лет назад

You're welcome! That should not be a problem at all. There is very little current drain under most circumstances even when the slug/snail makes a quick contact so you should get along fine with just one 9-volt battery.

@wyndstormsage728 7 лет назад

Bob, Thanks for the reply, I am planning on doing this on the BIg Island where it rains.... A LOT.... that will weaken the charge, right? Load the battery more? Thoughts?

@BobKelland 7 лет назад

Wow - I was there many years ago but right now I am on another big Island (Newfoundland) where it is also wetter than "normal" and the 9-volt system works just fine. You don't want to have too much current capacity as that can create high current flows if some good conductor (such as a metal garden tool) shorts out the the two fence wires. An ordinary 9-volt battery is fine as it will limit current flow if a direct short occurs. To go a little bit further - don't consider using a car battery or any other high current capacity battery because if a short happened the wires would likely get red hot and cause unwanted problems.

@kevinosgood2526 9 лет назад

1 ? if it gets very wet could it short out and drawn out the battery? I have not see anyone do this wire for getting slugs out thank you for this video!!!!

@BobKelland 9 лет назад

Kevin Osgood Kevin - The one battery lasts me for the whole growing season and I live in a pretty damp area.

@BobKelland 11 лет назад

Thanks :)

@jtavangar 11 лет назад

I just followed your instructions and installed the wires, battery, etc on my raised bed. However, when I measure the voltage between the two wires I get 0.5 volts, vs. the 8.5 volts that I get directly from the battery. I'm using 16 gauge galvenized wire. Why is there such a voltage drop? Thank you in advance for your answer.