Critters in my mulch
 

Every night some critter is digging in the pine bark mulch around our
landscape. Yesterday I spread some moth balls around and last night the
activity was the worst I ever had.

Not sure what the animal is, maybe possum or raccoon.

Short of sitting out there after dark with night vision goggles and a 22
rifle and suggestions for keeping the pests away?

Thanks....

Critters in my mulch
 

"ACP" wrote in message
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Every night some critter is digging in the pine bark mulch around our
landscape. Yesterday I spread some moth balls around and last night the
activity was the worst I ever had.

Not sure what the animal is, maybe possum or raccoon.

Short of sitting out there after dark with night vision goggles and a 22
rifle and suggestions for keeping the pests away?

Thanks....


Which of these 3 choices is the real issue?

1) The animal is seriously disrupting the mulch.
B) You're just curious who it is.
III) You don't want animals around.

Critters in my mulch
 

On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:03:29 -0400, "ACP"
wrote:

Every night some critter is digging in the pine bark mulch around our
landscape. Yesterday I spread some moth balls around and last night the
activity was the worst I ever had.

Not sure what the animal is, maybe possum or raccoon.

Short of sitting out there after dark with night vision goggles and a 22
rifle and suggestions for keeping the pests away?

Thanks....


So, I have a fox and her pups, an oppossum who digs, a skunk who comes
in now and again, a resident armadillo in one of the brush piles,
snakes, skinks, lizards, birds and rats. What should I do, kill every
living thing so my mulch stays smooth?

Troll.

Critters in my mulch
 

"Jangchub" wrote in message
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On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:03:29 -0400, "ACP"
wrote:

Every night some critter is digging in the pine bark mulch around our
landscape. Yesterday I spread some moth balls around and last night the
activity was the worst I ever had.

Not sure what the animal is, maybe possum or raccoon.

Short of sitting out there after dark with night vision goggles and a 22
rifle and suggestions for keeping the pests away?

Thanks....


So, I have a fox and her pups, an oppossum who digs, a skunk who comes
in now and again, a resident armadillo in one of the brush piles,
snakes, skinks, lizards, birds and rats. What should I do, kill every
living thing so my mulch stays smooth?

Troll.

Disturbing the mulch could cause the earth to fly out of its orbit. Everyone
knows that.

Critters in my mulch
 

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"ACP" wrote in message
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Every night some critter is digging in the pine bark mulch around our
landscape. Yesterday I spread some moth balls around and last night the
activity was the worst I ever had.

Not sure what the animal is, maybe possum or raccoon.

Short of sitting out there after dark with night vision goggles and a 22
rifle and suggestions for keeping the pests away?

Thanks....


Which of these 3 choices is the real issue?

1) The animal is seriously disrupting the mulch.
B) You're just curious who it is.
III) You don't want animals around.

1.....

Critters in my mulch
 

On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 14:36:47 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Jangchub" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:03:29 -0400, "ACP"
wrote:

Every night some critter is digging in the pine bark mulch around our
landscape. Yesterday I spread some moth balls around and last night the
activity was the worst I ever had.

Not sure what the animal is, maybe possum or raccoon.

Short of sitting out there after dark with night vision goggles and a 22
rifle and suggestions for keeping the pests away?

Thanks....


So, I have a fox and her pups, an oppossum who digs, a skunk who comes
in now and again, a resident armadillo in one of the brush piles,
snakes, skinks, lizards, birds and rats. What should I do, kill every
living thing so my mulch stays smooth?

Troll.

Disturbing the mulch could cause the earth to fly out of its orbit. Everyone
knows that.


Is that what is making me so dizzy!

Critters in my mulch
 

On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:49:26 -0400, "ACP"
wrote:


"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"ACP" wrote in message
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Every night some critter is digging in the pine bark mulch around our
landscape. Yesterday I spread some moth balls around and last night the
activity was the worst I ever had.

Not sure what the animal is, maybe possum or raccoon.

Short of sitting out there after dark with night vision goggles and a 22
rifle and suggestions for keeping the pests away?

Thanks....


Which of these 3 choices is the real issue?

1) The animal is seriously disrupting the mulch.
B) You're just curious who it is.
III) You don't want animals around.

1.....

Go to Home Depot, rent a cement mixer and buy lots of bags of cement
and get rid of any signs of life that way.

Critters in my mulch
 

On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:03:29 -0400, "ACP"
wrote:

Every night some critter is digging in the pine bark mulch around our
landscape. Yesterday I spread some moth balls around and last night the
activity was the worst I ever had.

Not sure what the animal is, maybe possum or raccoon.

Short of sitting out there after dark with night vision goggles and a 22
rifle and suggestions for keeping the pests away?

Thanks....



We have squirrels, skinks, possums, chip monks, birds, shrews, and the
most annoying skunks digging in the mulch. They seem to dig in the
organic mulch and compost piles, and leave the rock mulch alone. I
guess an outdoor dog would keep most of natures critters away, but I'd
rather put up with nature's way than a barking dog.

Critters in my mulch
 

"ACP" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"ACP" wrote in message
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Every night some critter is digging in the pine bark mulch around our
landscape. Yesterday I spread some moth balls around and last night the
activity was the worst I ever had.

Not sure what the animal is, maybe possum or raccoon.

Short of sitting out there after dark with night vision goggles and a 22
rifle and suggestions for keeping the pests away?

Thanks....


Which of these 3 choices is the real issue?

1) The animal is seriously disrupting the mulch.
B) You're just curious who it is.
III) You don't want animals around.

1.....


Buy a rake whose tines can be adjusted to a narrow width, allowing you to
work in between closely spaced plants:
http://www.amazon.com/Combisystem-Ad...6?ie=UTF8&s=hi

Use it to put the mulch back in place. Or, lay chicken wire over the mulch,
but be prepared to have your hands poked by the sharp edges.

Critters in my mulch
 

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"ACP" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"ACP" wrote in message
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Every night some critter is digging in the pine bark mulch around our
landscape. Yesterday I spread some moth balls around and last night
the activity was the worst I ever had.

Not sure what the animal is, maybe possum or raccoon.

Short of sitting out there after dark with night vision goggles and a
22 rifle and suggestions for keeping the pests away?

Thanks....


Which of these 3 choices is the real issue?

1) The animal is seriously disrupting the mulch.
B) You're just curious who it is.
III) You don't want animals around.

1.....


Buy a rake whose tines can be adjusted to a narrow width, allowing you to
work in between closely spaced plants:
http://www.amazon.com/Combisystem-Ad...6?ie=UTF8&s=hi

Use it to put the mulch back in place. Or, lay chicken wire over the
mulch, but be prepared to have your hands poked by the sharp edges.

Thanks for the suggestions.

I have the tools to rake it back into place, I'm just trying to avoid the
hassle.

Aesthetically I think the chicken wire would be objectionable.

Critters in my mulch
 

"Phisherman" wrote in message
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On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:03:29 -0400, "ACP"
wrote:

Every night some critter is digging in the pine bark mulch around our
landscape. Yesterday I spread some moth balls around and last night the
activity was the worst I ever had.

Not sure what the animal is, maybe possum or raccoon.

Short of sitting out there after dark with night vision goggles and a 22
rifle and suggestions for keeping the pests away?

Thanks....



We have squirrels, skinks, possums, chip monks, birds, shrews, and the
most annoying skunks digging in the mulch. They seem to dig in the
organic mulch and compost piles, and leave the rock mulch alone. I
guess an outdoor dog would keep most of natures critters away, but I'd
rather put up with nature's way than a barking dog.

I have a dog, but like you, I (and my neighbors) would not be able to
tolerate the barking.

Critters in my mulch
 

ACP wrote:

"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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Every night some critter is digging in the pine bark mulch around our
landscape. Yesterday I spread some moth balls around and last night
the activity was the worst I ever had.

Not sure what the animal is, maybe possum or raccoon.

Short of sitting out there after dark with night vision goggles and a
22 rifle and suggestions for keeping the pests away?

Thanks....


Which of these 3 choices is the real issue?

1) The animal is seriously disrupting the mulch.
B) You're just curious who it is.
III) You don't want animals around.

1.....


Buy a rake whose tines can be adjusted to a narrow width, allowing you to
work in between closely spaced plants:
http://www.amazon.com/Combisystem-Ad...6?ie=UTF8&s=hi

Use it to put the mulch back in place. Or, lay chicken wire over the
mulch, but be prepared to have your hands poked by the sharp edges.


Thanks for the suggestions.

I have the tools to rake it back into place, I'm just trying to avoid the
hassle.

Aesthetically I think the chicken wire would be objectionable.


there are motion sensing water sprinklers. There MAY be other deterents
but some of the fox urine/mothballs kinda suggestions have mixed reviews.

Carl

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"ACP" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"ACP" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"ACP" wrote in message
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Every night some critter is digging in the pine bark mulch around our
landscape. Yesterday I spread some moth balls around and last night
the activity was the worst I ever had.

Not sure what the animal is, maybe possum or raccoon.

Short of sitting out there after dark with night vision goggles and a
22 rifle and suggestions for keeping the pests away?

Thanks....


Which of these 3 choices is the real issue?

1) The animal is seriously disrupting the mulch.
B) You're just curious who it is.
III) You don't want animals around.

1.....


Buy a rake whose tines can be adjusted to a narrow width, allowing you to
work in between closely spaced plants:
http://www.amazon.com/Combisystem-Ad...6?ie=UTF8&s=hi

Use it to put the mulch back in place. Or, lay chicken wire over the
mulch, but be prepared to have your hands poked by the sharp edges.

Thanks for the suggestions.

I have the tools to rake it back into place, I'm just trying to avoid the
hassle.

Aesthetically I think the chicken wire would be objectionable.

You can put some mulch on top of the chicken wire. Voila. Invisible. It'll
rust eventually, but oh well.

Critters in my mulch
 

On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 16:11:34 +0100, Janet Baraclough
wrote:

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from Jangchub contains these words:

So, I have a fox and her pups, an oppossum who digs, a skunk who comes
in now and again, a resident armadillo in one of the brush piles,
snakes, skinks, lizards, birds and rats. What should I do, kill every
living thing so my mulch stays smooth?

An armadillo in the garden..lucky you! How cool is that.

Janet

It's very cool. You should see the little babies in the spring.
Little miniature armadillos, so cute. They nose around eating grubs
and other soil macrobes, but rarely do much damage. Occasionally they
dig holes here or there, but nothing so awful I'd shoot or kill or not
let them live in my pile. The fun part is when I'm weeding and the
thing walks behind me and scares the crap out of me. LOL They move
very slow.

Critters in my mulch
 

On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:53:54 GMT, Phisherman wrote:

On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:03:29 -0400, "ACP"
wrote:

Every night some critter is digging in the pine bark mulch around our
landscape. Yesterday I spread some moth balls around and last night the
activity was the worst I ever had.

Not sure what the animal is, maybe possum or raccoon.

Short of sitting out there after dark with night vision goggles and a 22
rifle and suggestions for keeping the pests away?

Thanks....



We have squirrels, skinks, possums, chip monks, birds, shrews, and the
most annoying skunks digging in the mulch. They seem to dig in the
organic mulch and compost piles, and leave the rock mulch alone. I
guess an outdoor dog would keep most of natures critters away, but I'd
rather put up with nature's way than a barking dog.

Ha, speaking of that, I swear every night at ten o'clock the neighbor
yellow lab barks. He barks at the oppossum who, for some reason,
likes to walk on top of the fence. Talk about slow! Again, very
adorable babies. We seem to attract female animals here because it's
such a sanctuary with plenty of food and water. We have a huge bull
frog who swims in our pool every night. We scoop him out and he jumps
back in.

Critters in my mulch
 

"Jangchub" wrote in message
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We have a huge bull
frog who swims in our pool every night. We scoop him out and he jumps
back in.

He's doing laps. Why can't you leave him alone until he's done? :)

Critters in my mulch
 

In article , "ACP" wrote:
Every night some critter is digging in the pine bark mulch around our
landscape. Yesterday I spread some moth balls around and last night the
activity was the worst I ever had.

Not sure what the animal is, maybe possum or raccoon.

Short of sitting out there after dark with night vision goggles and a 22
rifle and suggestions for keeping the pests away?

Thanks....


My cat thinks all the cypress mulch i have in my gardens is one big litter
box.All i do is spread the mulch again with my foot.Rick

Critters in my mulch
 

On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:04:44 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Jangchub" wrote in message
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We have a huge bull
frog who swims in our pool every night. We scoop him out and he jumps
back in.

He's doing laps. Why can't you leave him alone until he's done? :)


Actually, we have a fifty foot lap pool! This is one honking
bullfrog. He makes a huge doot in the pool when he swims. I'm more
concerned that he'll get trapped in the pool. I don't mind him being
there.

Critters in my mulch
 

"Jangchub" wrote in message
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On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:04:44 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Jangchub" wrote in message
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We have a huge bull
frog who swims in our pool every night. We scoop him out and he jumps
back in.

He's doing laps. Why can't you leave him alone until he's done? :)


Actually, we have a fifty foot lap pool! This is one honking
bullfrog. He makes a huge doot in the pool when he swims. I'm more
concerned that he'll get trapped in the pool. I don't mind him being
there.

He gets in, swims, and leaves? WTF? He'll be a nice, clean frog if your
chlorine's right.

Critters in my mulch
 

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:52:31 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Jangchub" wrote in message
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On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:04:44 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Jangchub" wrote in message
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We have a huge bull
frog who swims in our pool every night. We scoop him out and he jumps
back in.

He's doing laps. Why can't you leave him alone until he's done? :)


Actually, we have a fifty foot lap pool! This is one honking
bullfrog. He makes a huge doot in the pool when he swims. I'm more
concerned that he'll get trapped in the pool. I don't mind him being
there.

He gets in, swims, and leaves? WTF? He'll be a nice, clean frog if your
chlorine's right.


Sometimes he gets out. Most times we have to scoop him out. And I
have the chlorine as low as humanly possible. Actually, our tap water
has more chlorine in it than out pool. But, his skin could
potentially get irritated. I can't believe I'm all worried about a
frog! LOL. I just love nature.

Critters in my mulch
 

"Jangchub" wrote in message
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On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:52:31 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Jangchub" wrote in message
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On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:04:44 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Jangchub" wrote in message
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We have a huge bull
frog who swims in our pool every night. We scoop him out and he jumps
back in.

He's doing laps. Why can't you leave him alone until he's done? :)


Actually, we have a fifty foot lap pool! This is one honking
bullfrog. He makes a huge doot in the pool when he swims. I'm more
concerned that he'll get trapped in the pool. I don't mind him being
there.

He gets in, swims, and leaves? WTF? He'll be a nice, clean frog if your
chlorine's right.


Sometimes he gets out. Most times we have to scoop him out. And I
have the chlorine as low as humanly possible. Actually, our tap water
has more chlorine in it than out pool. But, his skin could
potentially get irritated. I can't believe I'm all worried about a
frog! LOL. I just love nature.

Slacker. Build him a little ramp, you lazy sack o' shit! It should be hinged
at the top, like a floating dock, in case the level of the pool varies.

Critters in my mulch
 

"Jangchub" wrote in message
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On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:52:31 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Jangchub" wrote in message
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On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:04:44 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Jangchub" wrote in message
m...

We have a huge bull
frog who swims in our pool every night. We scoop him out and he jumps
back in.

He's doing laps. Why can't you leave him alone until he's done? :)


Actually, we have a fifty foot lap pool! This is one honking
bullfrog. He makes a huge doot in the pool when he swims. I'm more
concerned that he'll get trapped in the pool. I don't mind him being
there.

He gets in, swims, and leaves? WTF? He'll be a nice, clean frog if your
chlorine's right.


Sometimes he gets out. Most times we have to scoop him out. And I
have the chlorine as low as humanly possible. Actually, our tap water
has more chlorine in it than out pool. But, his skin could
potentially get irritated. I can't believe I'm all worried about a
frog! LOL. I just love nature.

Let me know when you figure out that this could be a big money winner on
"America's Funniest Home Videos". But, I'd lie about your location, so the
frog's not inundated with paparazzi. He probably hates camera flash and
noise.

I wanna see pictures!

Critters in my mulch
 

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:14:29 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:


Slacker. Build him a little ramp, you lazy sack o' shit! It should be hinged
at the top, like a floating dock, in case the level of the pool varies.


He has a ramp, but he's a FROG and hasn't always been able to figure
that out.

Critters in my mulch
 

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:17:05 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:


Let me know when you figure out that this could be a big money winner on
"America's Funniest Home Videos". But, I'd lie about your location, so the
frog's not inundated with paparazzi. He probably hates camera flash and
noise.

I wanna see pictures!


He's been gone for a few weeks so you'll have to wait till next
spring. At least we haven't seen him for a few weeks. While it's
still 90 degrees here, the water has chilled up quite a bit due to the
angle of the sun.

Critters in my mulch
 

"Jangchub" wrote in message
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On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:14:29 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:


Slacker. Build him a little ramp, you lazy sack o' shit! It should be
hinged
at the top, like a floating dock, in case the level of the pool varies.


He has a ramp, but he's a FROG and hasn't always been able to figure
that out.

Duh. You have to put up a sign explaining the ramp.

Funny story: In college, the cafeteria had a sign on the door saying "No
Dogs in Cafeteria". But, when lots of people were entering, the door would
be held open much of the time, and dogs would sneak in anyway. The old lady
who checked our meal cards at the door got really upset about it one day. My
roommate, who was quite stoned at the moment, told her she needed to move
the sign lower on the door so the dogs could read it. When we came back the
next day, the sign had been moved.

Critters in my mulch
 

On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:55:32 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:


Duh. You have to put up a sign explaining the ramp.

I have a spotlight and we built a little stage and left the little top
hat and cane so when the frog came out of the pool it would entertain
us. He didn't like the plain white lights so I have colored lights
now and his whole motive is to make a big doot in the pool! He never
used the hat and cane.

Funny story: In college, the cafeteria had a sign on the door saying "No
Dogs in Cafeteria". But, when lots of people were entering, the door would
be held open much of the time, and dogs would sneak in anyway. The old lady
who checked our meal cards at the door got really upset about it one day. My
roommate, who was quite stoned at the moment, told her she needed to move
the sign lower on the door so the dogs could read it. When we came back the
next day, the sign had been moved.


People are such dumbos.

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"Jangchub" wrote in message
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On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:55:32 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:


Duh. You have to put up a sign explaining the ramp.

I have a spotlight and we built a little stage and left the little top
hat and cane so when the frog came out of the pool it would entertain
us. He didn't like the plain white lights so I have colored lights
now and his whole motive is to make a big doot in the pool! He never
used the hat and cane.

Maybe he was doing his production of "Hair" (not so many clothes), as
opposed to "Music Man".

Never mind. :-)

Critters in my mulch
 

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:35:51 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Jangchub" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:55:32 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:


Duh. You have to put up a sign explaining the ramp.

I have a spotlight and we built a little stage and left the little top
hat and cane so when the frog came out of the pool it would entertain
us. He didn't like the plain white lights so I have colored lights
now and his whole motive is to make a big doot in the pool! He never
used the hat and cane.

Maybe he was doing his production of "Hair" (not so many clothes), as
opposed to "Music Man".

Never mind. :-)


He better get with the program next spring or I'll have Rosie
O'Donnell come over and get his Broadway thang going!