Snails.

dreamdaisy

They are rather cute, sliding around carrying their little homes but only when in the garden. I have a kitchen snail. :shock: I think he's attended a Mission Impossible course on gaining illicit entry to a room because, despite seeing the 'evidence' on various surfaces there is no 'evidence' as to how he got there. I can only conclude he's abseiled down somehow, crawled around where he shouldn't really be and then retracted back to HQ (wherever HQ may be). Last night's target was the oven gloves which were left on the hob. They are in the washing machine and the hob will be cleaned later. DD

daffy2

It might have done a Trojan Horse in lettuce?
I seem to remember reading ages ago about how some folks in tropical climes(might have been Australia) found that molluscs - in this case I think slugs - were good at cleaning algae and mould off shower enclosures, so perhaps you could try letting Mr Snail clean the hob for you?( although I admit that a final wipe down with something to remove the inevitable output might be necessary)
My mother was occasionally somewhat aggrieved to find that snails could and would access her 1st floor balcony up the outside of the building to get at her plants in tubs, but couldn't help admiring the determination to keep going over the harling(rough-cast coating), which must have been uncomfortable and used lots of slime. One night when I was staying with her I looked out and could see them on the move - bizarre.

mellman01

Maybe you could put up a web cam and do some late night recording to find out where the feckers hiding DD?.

mig

That's a good idea Mellman,I'm still laughing ,could put it on crime watch. Mig

dreamdaisy

It is the most astonishing thing, the oven gloves were left on the hob and had a lovely slime trail down one side but nowt anywhere else. Not a suasage. I tried all sorts of angles (even got a torch too) but not one trail other than on the glove. What shall I leave on the hob tonight? Nothing, methinks. DD

villier

DD maybe it was looking for the pan and the garlic butter xx


(web cams and crime watch this is one of the reasons why I love this forum )

dreamdaisy

:shock: I hadn't thought of that. I'll leave those out tonight, together with a match so he can light the gas. Breakfast, yum-yum.

mellman01

Hey you haven't got any plants in pots in the window have you DD?, if so it could well be a slug, those feckers hide in the soil during the day then come out for tiffin when its dark.

toady

mig wrote:

That's a good idea Mellman,I'm still laughing ,could put it on crime watch. Mig

'Slimewatch' . (No-one was going to stoop to that pun, ah well luckily I have no such scruples).

Re snail, see if it can 'walk' a sheet of rice paper and leave no trace.. then you'll know you have a Kung Fu snail 8) or slug as the case may be.

fowls48

Slime watch That is so funny Toady

applerose

Slimewatch.

I occasionally find trails across small sections of work top but can't see where they've come from. Mine are slugs because I've actually caught 2 of them. Yuk yuk yuk.

Colin1

X SAS that snail trained him myself although I never did use an oven glove

dreamdaisy

Good thinking Mel, I have two Chinese Lucky Bamboos in the kitchen window (yup, they've worked a treat, haven't they? :roll: ) but as they are encased in china and glass I can't see them being the attraction. Mr DD is one helluva messy cook, it could be the food scraps that might be enticing but surely snails etc don't eat bits of onion, garlic or ginger. :? Anyhoo I did tread on one with my right bare foot early Sunday morning, so maybe the problem is solved. YUK.

A snail? :shock: Oh gawd, I hope not, I really hope not. And as for Slime Watch - somebody needs a spank for that pun!

Hello Colin, long time no read. So, you're a snail trainer? Oooh! DD

daffy2

If it's slugs DD they can squeeze through very small gaps - under outside doors and alongside drainage/water pipes are classic places(look in the undersink cupboard?)
Mention of treading on one brought back memories of the rather primitive terrace houses my sisters occupied in Manchester where nocturnal treks to the toilet(outside) were given added excitement by the legions of large black slugs which used to hold parties on the kitchen floor once it got dark. I suppose at least they weren't cockroaches....