Is it possible to grow strawberries without using slug pellets and if is

I always thought straw deterred slugs as they don't like climbing or slithering on it. Failing that, grow them in hanging baskets, or go out at night with a torch and kill the beasties.

Rings of copper wire or foil around the plants. Diatomaceous earth. Laying down boards or rolled up newspaper in the evening, to provide a "refuge" in the morning, then lift the roof and scoop 'em up.

Sounds very labour intensive Tugbrethil, especially the diatomaceous bit! (What is that and what does it do btw?)

Cammomile, diatomaceous earth is mined from fossil deposits of the sharp silica skeletons of a type of algae (diatoms) which strongly irritate the skin of the slugs and snails, and often kill ground crawling arthropods, such as crickets or rolly-pollies.

Well you certainly learn something new every day!

finely cut hair around each plant is supposed to deter slugs/snails