Pretty convinced I have moles (the animal not the thing on your face) in my yard.
I noticed it first last week when raking out some flower beds and the ground was very weak and seemed like a hole. then I noticed more and more of them all through the mulch and now they are extending to the yard.
I have some pictures below. I called a professional wildlife removal company and the guy I talked to said it's getting to be so cold that the moles will hibernate and not be as active and anyone charging me now to treat/remove them is stealing money, but I still see the little bastards active.
He also said it's probably one or two at most and these guys can go bore through 80 feet per day. they are very destructive.
Any have a home remedy that doesn't involve poison or a blow torch?
the first picture I actually watched the dirt coming up and it was taken 10 minutes ago (I have a video) and the guy said the moles burrow deeper and there is nowhere to put the dirt so it comes up like a volcano. If the pictures don't display (sometimes they don't in an OP, I will post below)
I am trying to avoid poison in this case because so many dogs, cats, coyotes, foxes, etc. in the neighborhood I don't want to poison
but I will get some traps.
I think I could do that too, and normally I'd kill rodents, but I think moles are mammals and it just doesn't seem right to me (for now).
it's not a gopher. Carl, while awesome and an acknowledged expert in his field, is very one dimensional.
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His recommendation was to ensure you find an active tunnel when setting them. You do that by walking on any tunnel you see to push them down (they are pushed up in a line) and then the next day you will see the fresh ones. You push it into each end of the tunnel and when the mole come through it will kill them.
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Have to be careful with poison as other critters and pets can get into it and that's not something anyone wants.
I am trying to avoid poison in this case because so many dogs, cats, coyotes, foxes, etc. in the neighborhood I don't want to poison
but I will get some traps.
This works great:
https://gopherhawk.com/
https://gopherhawk.com/
Also if you treat your yard for grubs you will eliminate most of their food source and they should look for better feeding ground, basically your neighbor’s yard
Sweet little, loving, mass-murderer.
Also if you treat your yard for grubs you will eliminate most of their food source and they should look for better feeding ground, basically your neighbor’s yard
thanks - good tip I'll see if I can pick some up, I do treat for grubs and have no grub evidence, but the mole evidence started in flower beds - which I do not treat.
Sweet little, loving, mass-murderer.
Sweet little, loving, mass-murderer.
I have a jack russell/corgi mix and she is a vicious hunter. rabbits, chipmunks, squirrels, and cats all have felt the wrath of rosie.
but this is in my front yard (flower beds into lawn just off the flower beds) and I don't let them out in front other than taking them for walks.
I am surprised though with all the coyotes, foxes, falcons and hawks I see that this thing has survived this long.
Are you really against killing moles?
Bobcat urine will scare them away.
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Especially if you are queasy about hurting them in any way. They despise the smell of move away from the area quickly. And they don't get hurt in any way doing it.
Are you really against killing moles?
Since said he was uneasy about it for the moment, what I think about it is irrelevant. And if he is uneasy about it then this is a good way to get rid of them without killing them.
I can't use poison though.
Doesn't look like gophers, all the evidence points to moles, but I have not seen them yet. I did order some kill traps they come in tomorrow so we will see soon.
same. my yard is treated for grubs - they're in the flower beds - or at least they started there. I think they're getting earth worms, not grubs, but either way the yard is treated for grubs.
thanks for the reply.
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