On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:37:01 +0100, bof wrote:
Can slugs swim? Wondering if a moat around the garden would achieve the
same end but maybe have less maintenance requirements (given need for
watering plants anyway)?

Yes, they can swim, sort of.
I dropped one in the toilet, which had made its way indoors through
a hole in the wall. It managed to wiggle to the side and then climb
up the porcelain. It held on tightly enough to resist flushing.

Wrap 'em in toilet paper first, then flush, that sorts the buggers.

Yeah, I'll just go and toilet-paper the slugs in my garden moat. My
neighbours would love that. ;-)