Gopher tortoises....a nuisance with whom we must coexist (but why can't you live across the street in the drainage easement? Or next door somewhere in the 6-acre vacant lot?)
And then there are pocket gophers. Cute little devils, right?
Another bane of our existence. These little critters, 5-14" in length, wreck havoc with our yard. They dig burrows...looongggg burrows, and deposit the spoilings from the tunnels in various size mounds in our yard.
The Mister was at one of the local farm stores. I suggested he get a certain type of trap which may be effective. The store did not have the trap, but the Mister did have an enjoyable time commiserating with other guys perusing the anti-rodent options. He came back with a sonic stick:
I was thrilled. (Now just how many women do you think would be thrilled to receive a Mole & Gopher repeller?!)
I immediately went out and plunked that thing between two huge mounds the gopher had made the night before.
The next morning....
what to my wondering eyes did I see?
My sympathy. We have ground hogs, moles, and voles. Sigh!
ReplyDeleteHugs!
We also have moles, possibly voles....but at least the moles 'turn the earth' and eat grubs!
DeleteTraps (Death Clutch type)work the best! You can get the spring traps they are pretty easy to set just keep the dogs away!
ReplyDeleteI am going to get the clutch type trap - for sure!
Deletethecontemplativecat here. sneaky creatures. We had them on the farm and they lived well.
ReplyDeleteOurs seem quite content!
DeleteAll I can think of is Caddyshack. I hope you don't end up going as nuts as Bill Murray's character :D
ReplyDeleteI'd forgotten about that movie! Hahaha!
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