I have read a few books and attended a few symposiums and the general idea I got from them on slugs are that they are an issue with the female. From what I understand Slugs are immature ova that have for one reason or the other (overweight female, temperature inconsistencies, hormonal imbalance, sickness, stress...ect.) have been ovulated before they are mature and ready for fertilization. So the are in the ova-ducts and get shelled like the mature ova but don't get fertilized.



In addition it is my understanding that fully mature infertile eggs are a problem with the male. (sperm is unavailable to fertilize eggs for a variety of reasons.)



Hope some one can either confirm, clarify or correct my understanding of the slug, infertile egg issue.

[ Hide Replies ]

• steril male? huge slug issue this year.? - adamjeffery, Tue May 29 10:19:34 2012
• RE: steril male? huge slug issue this year.? - willstill, Wed May 30 22:54:29 2012
• thanks for the response will - adamjeffery, Thu May 31 12:27:48 2012
• Yep,WIll knows... - coldthumb, Thu May 31 19:06:19 2012
• RE: steril male? huge slug issue this year.? - hurqleys, Thu May 31 07:42:09 2012
• RE: steril male? huge slug issue this year.? - kellysballs, Thu May 31 15:45:40 2012
• quit thinking - JYohe, Thu May 31 16:58:50 2012
• RE: slugs - ssnakes, Mon Jun 4 13:35:43 2012