>Being concerned about secondary pooisoning, I am very careful about what I >use. I was using Sluggo. It says right on the bag that it is safe. Read the >fine print, it is only safe if scattered very very sparsley. Most people who >have a problem pour it on heavy and do not bother to read the fine print. >I have chickens, 3 very large chickens pecked through a sealed bag and ate >sluggo. Of course they shouldn't have been eating it, The Sluggo >people tell me >"well,they shouldn't have been eating it. They couldn't have eaten more than >1/4 to 1/2 cup each when I noticed them. They all bloated up horribly, one >died the next day, the 2nd, the next week and the 3rd stayed bloated up and >suffering for 4 weeks before dying. I kept thinking I could save her and was >trying. So I wonder just how many Sluggo pellets a lizard or small bird would >have to eat before it killed them. I no longer put it out where birds can get >to it. I no longer consider it safe around small pets or small >humans either. > >Carolyn in Los Gatos, CA **Thanks, Carolyn, good to know. I scatter it sparsely and the birds probably don't get to it, because the dogs love to chase the birds. As I said. We haven't achieved a balance yet. Leon is using the copper tape where he can. I don't know if it works, but it's pretty. -- susan, who is..... owned by Jasper & Schubert the Standard Poodles, Gracie the Rhodesian, Pup-Quiz the Basenji and their Basenji brother, Jones.... on the North Coast of CA, USA susanann@sbcglobal.net, copyright 2004