Slime

[Maggie3fan]

Any of you turtle keepers have a method for removing slug slime from dishes etc? I have numerous box turtles and a yard full of worms and slugs...So I gather them every other day or so...in a plastic dish...and the slime grosses me out and is so hard to remove...


yucky

 

[ZEROPILOT]

They ARE pretty disgusting.

 

[Maggie3fan]

They ARE pretty disgusting.

And yet mine are small compared to some I've seen...

 

[TheLastGreen]

Well I have a hingeback, but he always eat the entire thing, with minimal slime, but I would recommend removing the dish and pouring boiling water over it, I'm sure that would do the trick

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

Just lick it off

 

[Chubbs the tegu]

Stop being a baby haha

 

[Maggie3fan]

Just lick it off

You are just as gross as the slugs...

 

[ZenHerper]

Slime absorbs water -- it gets gooier when you add water (when a worm/slug/snail motors over damp ground).

Wipe surfaces and skin with dry paper towels to remove as much gunk as possible before washing.

 

[Maggie3fan]

Slime absorbs water -- it gets gooier when you add water (when a worm/slug/snail motors over damp ground).

Wipe surfaces and skin with dry paper towels to remove as much gunk as possible before washing.

Wow! Thanks so much...

 

[ZenHerper]

*Fight The Blob gang sign*

 

[Jan A]

*Fight The Blob gang sign*

My 2nd or 3rd favorite movie, "The Blob" w/Steve McQueen. The "Horror at Party Beach" is #1.

Hot water gets it into the drain, but does it then clog your drain like bacon grease?

I have never truly focused on slime reality in my life even working at Dairy Queen

 

[jeff kushner]

salt water......and that first pic is just nasty Mags!

gooey, scrumptious nastiness.....

but salt water will make the slime vanish but then will leave a salt mark unless rinsed, just don't get it on the live slugs or they will melt like the Wicked witch of the West!

 

[Mrs.Jennifer]

Any of you turtle keepers have a method for removing slug slime from dishes etc? I have numerous box turtles and a yard full of worms and slugs...So I gather them every other day or so...in a plastic dish...and the slime grosses me out and is so hard to remove...
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I have luck using “Bar Keepers Friend” or “Bon Ami” cleansing powder. It is non-toxic. I sprinkle it dry onto the slime and leave it for a few minutes. Then I scrub with as little water as possible and rinse thoroughly with clean water. The powder absorbs most of the slime.