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"Jim Elbrecht" wrote in message ... "ReelMcKoi" wrote: "~ jan" wrote in message . .. This was a new one for me. I do remember talking about it though in o ld RP. One of my hubby's ex co-workers collects coffee cans, drills holes in t he plastic caps and then put moth balls in the cans. She then set the ca ns on the outskirts of her property. Apparently this works. I've never hear d of it before. ~ jan Why would that stop them if it's out in the open? The fumes would blow away. The "outskirts" of her property no less. I don't believe it. ;-) I'm a skeptic, too. But I spent a lot of time a week or two ago reading about different products and there are lots of believers in this one; http://www.pestproducts.com/snakeaway1.htm That sounds like typical hokum to me. A sales pitch. Notice the Universities names are not mentioned. And *WHO* are the naturalists, conservationists and ecologists? Don't waste your money. Snakes didn't survive for millions of years because they're easily put off or stupid. I live with a large number of them and have watched them slither right over line s of naphtha flakes, mothballs themselves and lines of stinky sulfur. If t hey smell a mothball or some flakes they skirt them and keep right on going. They don't turn around and go back the way they came. It uses naphthalene [mothballs] and sulphur and claims that it masks other odors so snakes avoid the area because they can't smell their dinner or danger. Bullpippy. :-) The review that kept me from trying it was the guy who said it worked great to keep snakes from around his pool---- but his kids wouldn't go out there for 2 weeks after he applied it because the smell was too strong. A guy told me she sprayed coyote urine around his pond and it kept snakes away...... So I guess I'll go with trap and relocate if my garter snakes get too plentiful. That's the best way - if you can trap them. :-) -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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On Jun 10, 8:47 pm, "ReelMcKoi" wrote:
"Jim Elbrecht" wrote in message ... "ReelMcKoi" wrote: "~ jan" wrote in message . .. This was a new one for me. I do remember talking about it though in o ld RP. One of my hubby's ex co-workers collects coffee cans, drills holes in t he plastic caps and then put moth balls in the cans. She then set the ca ns on the outskirts of her property. Apparently this works. I've never hear d of it before. ~ jan Why would that stop them if it's out in the open? The fumes would blow away. The "outskirts" of her property no less. I don't believe it. ;-) I'm a skeptic, too. But I spent a lot of time a week or two ago reading about different products and there are lots of believers in this one; http://www.pestproducts.com/snakeaway1.htm That sounds like typical hokum to me. A sales pitch. Notice the Universities names are not mentioned. And *WHO* are the naturalists, conservationists and ecologists? Don't waste your money. Snakes didn't survive for millions of years because they're easily put off or stupid. I live with a large number of them and have watched them slither right over line s of naphtha flakes, mothballs themselves and lines of stinky sulfur. If t hey smell a mothball or some flakes they skirt them and keep right on going. They don't turn around and go back the way they came. It uses naphthalene [mothballs] and sulphur and claims that it masks other odors so snakes avoid the area because they can't smell their dinner or danger. Bullpippy. :-) The review that kept me from trying it was the guy who said it worked great to keep snakes from around his pool---- but his kids wouldn't go out there for 2 weeks after he applied it because the smell was too strong. A guy told me she sprayed coyote urine around his pond and it kept snakes away...... So I guess I'll go with trap and relocate if my garter snakes get too plentiful. That's the best way - if you can trap them. :-) -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö I tired coyote urine for racoons - and the only thing it kept away was me!!!! Geez what a smell. (not to mention $$$) |
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"theilliniguy" wrote in message ... I tired coyote urine for racoons - and the only thing it kept away was me!!!! Geez what a smell. (not to mention $$$) =================== There are loads of scams out there to get your money. Snakes have to be one of the hardest things to keep out of ponds. -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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"ReelMcKoi" wrote: "theilliniguy" wrote in message ... I tired coyote urine for racoons - and the only thing it kept away was me!!!! Geez what a smell. (not to mention $$$) ffffff6 There are loads of scams out there to get your money. Snakes have to be one of the hardest things to keep out of ponds. Avoid snake oil salesman. -- To reply by email, remove the word "space" |
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"Kurt" wrote in message ... In article , "ReelMcKoi" wrote: "theilliniguy" wrote in message .... I tired coyote urine for racoons - and the only thing it kept away was me!!!! Geez what a smell. (not to mention $$$) ffffff6 There are loads of scams out there to get your money. Snakes have to be one of the hardest things to keep out of ponds. Avoid snake oil salesman. =================================Or anyone claiming they have a way to keep snakes out of your ponds for only $XX.XX. ;-) -- RM.... Frugal ponding since 1995. rec.ponder since late 1996. Zone 6. Middle TN USA ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö |
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