Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

An interesting and simple way to make electrical protection on a 9 V battery for your crop of seedlings (specifically tomatoes in our case) from snails, slugs and other unpleasant crawling things like worms and caterpillars.
Many gardeners and gardeners know very well how snails love to eat the leaves of tomato seedlings. I have boxes of it in my greenhouse (or outside).
Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

And the snails are constantly trying to get to him, I just can’t save him. Somehow I came up with this way to protect against them.

Will need


  • Self-adhesive copper tape - you can buy it at Ali Express (http://ali.pub/3fiq81).
  • Battery type “Krona” 9 V.
  • Battery connector.
  • Pair of wire.
  • A couple of small plastic bottles for the body.

We make protection against snails and creeping snails


You need to make two tracks from copper tape.
Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

We tape around the perimeter of the seedling box. Two strips with a small distance from each other (5-10 mm).
Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

Next, you need to make a waterproof box to protect the battery from precipitation. For this, the two lower parts of plastic bottles were used. Cut off the halves.
Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

And we connect them into a box.
Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

We make a hole in one of the covers with a hot soldering iron and bring the wires out from the block through it. Seal with hot glue.
Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

We close the box.
Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

We solder long wires to the terminals and insulate them with heat shrink or electrical tape.
Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

We solder the long conductors to the strips on the box.
Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

That's all. Protection activated.
Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

The device in its original form consumes virtually no electric current. When rain passes, the element will be protected. And thanks to the sides of the seedling box, rainwater will not get on the electrodes.
Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

How it works?


A snail is a slug that is completely covered with mucus, and it, in turn, like any liquid, passes electric current well.
Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

Once the snail is ready to reach your plants, it will need to cross the area with the copper strips. And as soon as she crosses them, she will close the circuit with her body and an electric current will run through the cochlea.
Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

This, of course, will not kill her, but it will scare her so much for a second that she will even try to hide in the sink.
Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

An attempt to overcome such a barrier will be prevented. The harvest is saved!
Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

Such protection can be made for each plant as a whole.
Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

Protecting seedlings from snails using electric current

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  1. Vadim
    #1 Vadim Guests 12 April 2020 17:03
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    If desired, the copper tape can be replaced with wire - attached with hot-melt adhesive.