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....

"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.

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.

"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.

"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.....

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

"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.


Is that what is making me so dizzy!

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.

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.

"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.

"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.

"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.

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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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.

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

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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.

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.