| chu77 |
A total of two big pile of fresh dirt was found in my backyard after chasing off a cat. Thinking the cat was digging up the garden, I got my brother to clean up the pile of dirt, but already I knew it wasn't the cat's doing. After coming home not only were the 2 piles apeared again, a third was found 3 feets away............
We now know its a mole making a family under us.........So what can I do?? Anywhere to buy traps etc?? Some place was charging $100 per hr to catch the pest, but if it takes 3 hrs= $300.....
Anyone here had a mole in their home before? What did u do to make it go away??:confused:
I should take a hammer and just wait for it to come out, just like when I was a kid in those hitting games:lol: :lol: |
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| sparkycivic |
make a pipe so that you can hook your lawnmower/tiller exhaust up to a hose, and stick the other end in the hole under one of the piles... run a tank of gas through the mower and your mole problem should be fixticated.
so a piece of metal leading to a hose should prevent meltdown, or maybe there's like some kind of hi-temp hose you can use, or maybe some 2 inch braided flexpipe, crappy tire might have something like that. good luck.
this is something my ex GF's dad taught me, he used his tiller, and it worked like a charm. |
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| lilweiner |
| or you could just go buy a mole trap..... |
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| chu77 |
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Originally posted by lilweiner
or you could just go buy a mole trap.....
do u know where in edmonton in which they sell them?? |
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| lilweiner |
| make sure you get the JDM version.... cause you never know... |
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| ChromeDragon |
| Maybe grab a water hose and flood it out? Just stand back because you might have a very wet, very pissed off mole flying out of the hole. |
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| kyuu |
| Let me grab my mallet and I'll be right over, it's wack-a-mole time! |
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| newaccorddriver |
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Originally posted by kyuu
Let me grab my mallet and I'll be right over, it's wack-a-mole time!
nice... ill join in on that too, 2x the fun |
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| newaccorddriver |
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Originally posted by ChromeDragon
Maybe grab a water hose and flood it out? Just stand back because you might have a very wet, very pissed off mole flying out of the hole.
flooding it out might be the most cost effective way to take them out, and your watering the dirty at the same time:thumbup: . when it pops out of the hole and is thinking 'WTF IS GOING ON', thats when me and kyuu will be ready with our mallets to play wack-a-mole heh... good times man... good times....
another solution would be to move into another house, not cost effective but wont have the mole problems anymore, maybe just a mortgage problem
or you can just pour concrete over the back yard and put some tables on it and have a BBQ:bowdown: |
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| newaccorddriver |
double post
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| newaccorddriver |
| triple post... |
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| chu77 |
Not going to move cuz my dad built the this house 20 yr ago, I think we're keeping it forever!!! I'll try the water idea.......
is there mole traps too?? |
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| 2003specv |
| Pour a jerry can or two of gas down the hole. Light 'er up. Problem solved. |
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| kyuu |
^^^^
I would come to see that |
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| dsl55 |
| Just sit quietly in your backhard with a pellet gun, moles are blind so when he pops out, just shoot him. |
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| Supra_devil |
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Originally posted by dsl55
Just sit quietly in your backhard with a pellet gun, moles are blind so when he pops out, just shoot him.
pellet gun? man at least use a 22.
shotguns work good, tell the neighbours first though, and its kinda messy. |
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| lilweiner |
| mole traps..... i dont know where to get them.,..... but they do exist..... look em up on the net. |
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| newaccorddriver |
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Originally posted by lilweiner
mole traps..... i dont know where to get them.,..... but they do exist..... look em up on the net.
save the money and flush them out, and call me and kyuu while your at it, we'll bring our mallets along for fun |
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| shorti |
| Get a 30 lbs fire extinguisher, one of the extinguishers that sprays the powder. Let it off down the hole. If it doesn't die you'll still have a great time. |
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| gillAteen |
| I had a mole in my lawn once, my neighbor had a mole trap, not sure where you can buy it, but you stick it in the top of the hole, and cover it, so no light comes through, seriously, within 1/2 hour, that mole came out into it, and was dead!! It was like a tube with a mousetrap inside. |
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| newaccorddriver |
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Originally posted by gillAteen
I had a mole in my lawn once, my neighbor had a mole trap, not sure where you can buy it, but you stick it in the top of the hole, and cover it, so no light comes through, seriously, within 1/2 hour, that mole came out into it, and was dead!! It was like a tube with a mousetrap inside.
thats lame and boring man... you should come play wack-a-mole with me and kyuu, itll be fun to say the least, but you gotta supply your own mallet |
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| chu77 |
quote:
Originally posted by gillAteen
I had a mole in my lawn once, my neighbor had a mole trap, not sure where you can buy it, but you stick it in the top of the hole, and cover it, so no light comes through, seriously, within 1/2 hour, that mole came out into it, and was dead!! It was like a tube with a mousetrap inside.
I'm going to look for a trap in edmonton, but I can't seem to find the hole???
Its just a pile of dirt, no hole.........is it a snake, or something else??
wack-a-mole!! fun fun, if a can find that hole |
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| newaccorddriver |
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Originally posted by chu77
Its just a pile of dirt, no hole.........is it a snake, or something else??
wack-a-mole!! fun fun, if a can find that hole
maybe the mole dug it up then put dirt back over it, id dig up the pile of dirt and see if theres a hole there, then again, if you cant find a hole, your not trying hard enough |
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| dsl55 |
| What kind of sanek in edmonton makes a large pile of dirt in your backyard? lol |
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| newaccorddriver |
| i wasnt aware they had snakes that run around here naturally, i figured winter would make them extinct |
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| dsl55 |
| Garter snakes is about all. Maybe some other harmelss breeds in rural area's and rattle snakes in southern alberta. |
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| chu77 |
Well I digged up all the piles and installed a sound thingy that makes them go away, my bros and sister don't want to kill it so........ No wack-a-mole for us:rolleyes:
I must suck at digging, cuz I still can't find his hole.... |
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| newaccorddriver |
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Originally posted by chu77
Well I digged up all the piles and installed a sound thingy that makes them go away, my bros and sister don't want to kill it so........ No wack-a-mole for us:rolleyes:
I must suck at digging, cuz I still can't find his hole....
aww... kyuu would be so disappointed... if you cant find those holes in the ground, then maybe its not moles doing stuff, maybe its someone/something leaving it in a pile there |
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| chu77 |
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Originally posted by newaccorddriver
aww... kyuu would be so disappointed... if you cant find those holes in the ground, then maybe its not moles doing stuff, maybe its someone/something leaving it in a pile there
Cats?? There is a cat thats goes into our yard.......... |
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| newaccorddriver |
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Originally posted by chu77
Cats?? There is a cat thats goes into our yard..........
leave cat traps around(im pretty sure they exist) or just leave some bear traps around, just be sure to warn the neighborhood that you have them to relieve you of any lawsuits. their also good if you hate dogs that walk all over your yard:thumbup: |
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| dsl55 |
| There's a cat that goes in your yard often and you assume you have a mole problem? lol... Just tsift outt he pile of dirt and if there's shit in it, well it's a cat. |
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| wubba_65 |
A little educational talk, from your not so ignorant neighbor!!
You do have what is commonly known as a mole, but is more likely a gopher. Most people think that gophers are those guys that dig dens under the surface, run around on the highway and get nailed by 18 wheelers. But those are ground squirrels, the most common around here are Richardson Ground Squirrels, scientific name of Spermopholis richardsonii.
Gophers are underground animals, and are nearly blind, because the only time they surface is at night (99% of the time). They have big ass claws on their front feet, and they fill in their own tunnel as they dig with the dirth they excavate from in front of them. This is why you cannot find a tunnel when you dig within the dirt mounds. They do tend to follow previously excavated tunnels though, as the dirt is less compact and makes it easier for them to move (this is important for trapping them).
They eat the roots of plants, which is what makes them so annoying, otherwise they wouldn't bother anything. To trap them, simply find the soft spots in their mounds (that sounded sick), and place the trap so that the opening faces the tunnel (it's a 50/50 chance of picking the correct direction. You will want to bury it just under the surface and completely cover it with dirt. Check it daily and once you get him, set it again, in case he has any buddies. Don't move it to a new mound, keep it where it is. the gopher will most likely come back to where you have the trap set. It's the same concept as not wandering when you are lost in the woods.
If you have any other questions just ask, I'm going to keep an eye on this thread.
Cheers,
Evan. |
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| chu77 |
Thx Evan!!
So what I have is a gopher, not a mole.......I'll research on how to get those guys, Do u know if they sell traps in edmonton or not??
thx very much
-Henry
p.s that would also explain why my mom's plants died |
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| wubba_65 |
Where to buy traps
Kanes Vet Supplies Ltd,
18150 109 Ave, Edmonton, Alberta
Phone 780 453 1516
Cheers,
Evan. |
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