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Ahhhh just catch the little buggers by hand...cute little critters. Found this one top side lurking around. My daughter wanted me to put it in an aquarium to raise... boy that would be a boring pet!!!! Just took him back to the food plot and let him go to keep digging.
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harmless little cuties...I don't mind the tunnels. where I grew up they did not live, so when I moved here & saw them, I thought they were cool..
5 yrs ago I had my Siamese in my arms outside, and right in front of us, one popped out of the ground and scurried away, the cat about climbed out of my arms after him...they disappear quick on the ground
5 yrs ago I had my Siamese in my arms outside, and right in front of us, one popped out of the ground and scurried away, the cat about climbed out of my arms after him...they disappear quick on the ground
Well, the $9.99 ($7.99 with 20% off coupon) Harbor Freight Solar Mole Chaser works great. Put it in the ground several days ago, had one mole hole appear the next morning and nothing since then. Was getting at least 5 or 6 a day before that. Now just have to see how long it works for before it dies.
Moles Too
I have the same problem. I ended up going to Lowe's, getting a bag of repellent granules they have and a device that sends out sonic pulses that's suppose to drive em out. If that don't work, I'll try to kill em with poison peanuts or chewing gum in the tunnels. I don't want to kill the earthworms because they fertilize my well manicured lawn which I have for the first time in my life. But i will kill them too if I have to.
I have the same problem. I ended up going to Lowe's, getting a bag of repellent granules they have and a device that sends out sonic pulses that's suppose to drive em out. If that don't work, I'll try to kill em with poison peanuts or chewing gum in the tunnels. I don't want to kill the earthworms because they fertilize my well manicured lawn which I have for the first time in my life. But i will kill them too if I have to.
It puts out a 2 or 3 second long beep every 30 seconds. Our dog only goes out on a leash but doesn't seem to bother her when she hears it if we are walking by. We don't have cat's although there are many in the neighborhood and if this helps keep them away I wouldn't mind!
If the Lowes one works like this it should do the trick for you. Nice to have a well manicured lawn, mine used to be nice but I was real busy 2 summers ago and it went to hell and is still like that now...
ljnelke
Shooter
Mole solution
My dad used to use the lawnmower's exhaust to "put them to sleep." He'd rig a piece of iron pipe to the exhaust manifold and clamp a rubber hose to that and stuff the open end in a mole hole. Then he'd run the mower (or any gasoline engine) for awhile until he figured that they'd had enough. So basically he gassed them with carbon monoxide. I'm sure this method would be frowned upon by environmentalists because it would probably kill worms and other critters down in the earth also. But there it is. All I know is that it worked if you gassed them long enough (trial and error). If you saw exhaust seeping out of other mole holes, you just had to stomp them down a little to seal in the gas. When I was a kid they used to use the shotgun shell mole traps too, but I'm sure the liability and local ordinances prohibit that sort of device these days.
My dad used to use the lawnmower's exhaust to "put them to sleep." He'd rig a piece of iron pipe to the exhaust manifold and clamp a rubber hose to that and stuff the open end in a mole hole. Then he'd run the mower (or any gasoline engine) for awhile until he figured that they'd had enough. So basically he gassed them with carbon monoxide. I'm sure this method would be frowned upon by environmentalists because it would probably kill worms and other critters down in the earth also. But there it is. All I know is that it worked if you gassed them long enough (trial and error). If you saw exhaust seeping out of other mole holes, you just had to stomp them down a little to seal in the gas. When I was a kid they used to use the shotgun shell mole traps too, but I'm sure the liability and local ordinances prohibit that sort of device these days.
ChuckLeary
Shooter
Hmm, gassing them up then.
I was visiting friends when the neighbor lady rushed in.
"There's a snake in my barn, come kill it!"
We all went over, .22lr revolver, .410 shotgun, opps, metal barn.
Lot of material for bullets/shot to bounce around.
And a six foot plus bright yellow king snake.
The lady had horses and complained about gophers constantly.
I asked if she still had gophers.
"NO! KILL THE SNAKE."
This is the reason your gophers are not a problem.
We let the snake go.
"There's a snake in my barn, come kill it!"
We all went over, .22lr revolver, .410 shotgun, opps, metal barn.
Lot of material for bullets/shot to bounce around.
And a six foot plus bright yellow king snake.
The lady had horses and complained about gophers constantly.
I asked if she still had gophers.
"NO! KILL THE SNAKE."
This is the reason your gophers are not a problem.
We let the snake go.
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