Jane Wrote: > ran a slight current >through it. No more destroyed pond. You can get all sorts and strengths of >electric animal deterrent devices Same is true of slugs and snails-they are easily electrocuted, and/or discouraged from crawling over electrical wires. Current need not be very much, a small battery, even the current which flows between two dissimilair metals in close proximity. Not sure if this is why Copper strips are effective as slug barriers, but suspect it is. Ken