Slug Repellent at a glance

Gardening Tools
It weighs 1.
Slug Repellent is a gardening item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

Gardening Tools
It weighs 1.
Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.
More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.SlugRepellent | Gardening |
Slug Repellent is on 11 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardener Outfit | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 11% | 3 |
| Farmer Outfit | Farmer (drawer, cabinet) | 6.3% | 3 |
| Gardener Tools | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 4.9% | 3 |
| Farmer Tools | Farmer (box, crate, shelves) | 3.9% | 3 |
| Garden Store Misc | Garden Store (cupboard, shelves) | 3.5% | 4 |
| Crate Gardening | Garage storage (box, crate) | 3.2% | 4 |
| Tool Store Farming | Outdoor supply (shelves); Outdoor supply storage (shelves); Tool storage (box, shelves); and 2 more places | 3.1% | 4 |
| Tool Cabinet Farming | Farm storage (tool cabinet) | 2.8% | 4 |
It is on 3 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.
Inside bags and cases: Garden Basket, Toolbox.
Town by town: loot locations.
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
Base.SlugRepellent.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.