How to prevent slugs and snails from mailbox?
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My mailbox is always full of snails and slugs waste, and they are so annoying that they always eat my letters.
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That sounds just awful!
Not sure what kind of mailbox you have so here is a suggestion that may help.
If you have the traditional mailbox on a post , sprinkle some salt around the base of it, when they crawl over the salt it will make them dissolve and not be able to crawl up to your mailbox. If it rains, just reapply when dry.
If you have a wall mounted mailbox, same thing, put salt at the base of the wall in a wide enough area as to extend beyond the mailbox if it were at ground level, at least a foot beyond the size. in all 3 directions.
That should do the trick.
slug/snail bait in/around the mail box ... they're seeking a cool, shady, damp place ...
I always use salt to kill the slugs. I have read that copper (either wire or pennies) gives them a "jolt" because of their slime so you may want to try that as a barrier.