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Aghhhh a mole!!!!
Newly landscaped garden finished two weeks ago, pond, waterfall, rockery -
the works....and a poxy mole!!! Every night we have to repair the damage where he has travelled under the gravel beds and matting and emerged somewhere else! I've heard that the sonic things are useless and I am under instruction not to kill it so can anyone offer me a solution? There's a virtual beer in it!!! Thanks, David |
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"PDES" wrote in message
.. . Newly landscaped garden finished two weeks ago, pond, waterfall, rockery - the works....and a poxy mole!!! Every night we have to repair the damage where he has travelled under the gravel beds and matting and emerged somewhere else! I've heard that the sonic things are useless and I am under instruction not to kill it so can anyone offer me a solution? There's a virtual beer in it!!! Thanks, David In that case you will need to tolerate it and use the mole hills it creates for compost or whatever because Mr Mole will not go away. He is quite happy in those surroundings and you will need to come to terms with his unsocial behaviour. Some ideas he http://tinyurl.com/bz3yh Regards, Emrys Davies. |
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"PDES" wrote in message .. . Newly landscaped garden finished two weeks ago, pond, waterfall, rockery - the works....and a poxy mole!!! Every night we have to repair the damage where he has travelled under the gravel beds and matting and emerged somewhere else! I've heard that the sonic things are useless and I am under instruction not to kill it so can anyone offer me a solution? Sure. Wait till next spring and moley mating season. Moles have from 3 to 7 offspring. Given the damage one can do, the carnage created from up to eight in one small plot is enough to make anyone re-consider their attitude towards conservation. You should then have permission to search and destroy. http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk/animals.html#mole refers. -- ned http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk last update 08.08.2005 |
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On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 19:20:19 GMT, PDES wrote:
Newly landscaped garden finished two weeks ago, pond, waterfall, rockery - the works....and a poxy mole!!! Every night we have to repair the damage where he has travelled under the gravel beds and matting and emerged somewhere else! I've heard that the sonic things are useless and I am under instruction not to kill it so can anyone offer me a solution? There's a virtual beer in it!!! Thanks, David Moles do not like anything smelly. In the middle of the molehill, pour: Jeyes Fluid, old sump oil, the aftershave that your mother-in-law bought you last xmas etc etc. It won't kill them, but only send them next door ) -- Jim Tyneside UK |
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"Jim Scott" wrote in message ... On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 19:20:19 GMT, PDES wrote: Newly landscaped garden finished two weeks ago, pond, waterfall, rockery - the works....and a poxy mole!!! Every night we have to repair the damage where he has travelled under the gravel beds and matting and emerged somewhere else! I've heard that the sonic things are useless and I am under instruction not to kill it so can anyone offer me a solution? There's a virtual beer in it!!! Thanks, David Moles do not like anything smelly. In the middle of the molehill, pour: Jeyes Fluid, old sump oil, the aftershave that your mother-in-law bought you last xmas etc etc. It won't kill them, but only send them next door ) :-)) The middle of the molehill is not the ideal spot. That is just where surplus excavation material has been pushed to the surface and the connection to the 'run' may become blocked off. The ideal spot is into the main run between molehills and can be found by prodding for the tunnel cavity with a sharp stick or rod. That said, pouring oil and strong chemicals into the soil is not likely to improve the soil quality. But you might get away with the odd mothball. :-)) -- ned http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk last update 08.08.2005 |
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In message , PDES
writes Newly landscaped garden finished two weeks ago, pond, waterfall, rockery - the works....and a poxy mole!!! Every night we have to repair the damage where he has travelled under the gravel beds and matting and emerged somewhere else! I've heard that the sonic things are useless and I am under instruction not to kill it so can anyone offer me a solution? There's a virtual beer in it!!! You should be so lucky! Only one? I've hundreds of the things. Sorry not to be helpful but there is not a friendly way to get rid of them. I once tried to drown them out but after pouring about twenty gallons of water down one of their holes with no result whatsoever - not even the water pouring out of another hole! - I gave up. However, my neighbour has an effective way of dealing with them. It sounds cruel but is in fact a kind killing because it is fast and the mole doesn't suffer. He biffs them on the nose with a spade. Since their noses are very sensitive the shock kills them instantly. David -- +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Internet: | writing from | | Fidonet: David Rance 2:252/110 | Le Mesnil Villement, | | BBS: telnet://mesnil.demon.co.uk | Calvados, France | +------------------------------------------------------------+ |
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On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 08:13:33 +0100, David Rance
wrote: In message , PDES writes Newly landscaped garden finished two weeks ago, pond, waterfall, rockery - the works....and a poxy mole!!! Every night we have to repair the damage where he has travelled under the gravel beds and matting and emerged somewhere else! I've heard that the sonic things are useless and I am under instruction not to kill it so can anyone offer me a solution? There's a virtual beer in it!!! You should be so lucky! Only one? I've hundreds of the things. Sorry not to be helpful but there is not a friendly way to get rid of them. I once tried to drown them out but after pouring about twenty gallons of water down one of their holes with no result whatsoever - not even the water pouring out of another hole! - I gave up. However, my neighbour has an effective way of dealing with them. It sounds cruel but is in fact a kind killing because it is fast and the mole doesn't suffer. He biffs them on the nose with a spade. Since their noses are very sensitive the shock kills them instantly. Prick. |
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On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 08:13:33 +0100, David Rance
wrote: However, my neighbour has an effective way of dealing with them. It sounds cruel but is in fact a kind killing because it is fast and the mole doesn't suffer. He biffs them on the nose with a spade. Since their noses are very sensitive the shock kills them instantly. How does he catch them or get them into a position to do that in the first place? |
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In article , PDES
wrote: Newly landscaped garden finished two weeks ago, pond, waterfall, rockery - the works....and a poxy mole!!! Every night we have to repair the damage where he has travelled under the gravel beds and matting and emerged somewhere else! I've heard that the sonic things are useless and I am under instruction not to kill it so can anyone offer me a solution? There's a virtual beer in it!!! The moles in my lawn are dangerous. It's impossible to walk across the lawn without the surface giving way with the consequent risk of an ankle sprain or worse. I put up with them for a long time before deciding they had to go. The garden is too big to make it worth my while moving them a few metres. It was them or me. I tried most of the known tricks including putting upturned wine bottles in the molehills, pouring glass shards into a tunnel and even setting my own trap. None worked so I did eventually call in the local molecatcher - a sensitive and humane man with a great fondness and respect for moles. He told me that it was now illegal to gas, poison or otherwise harm moles inhumanely. The only legal way to dispose of them is to trap them - and to lay the traps properly to ensure that they are killed instantly. He surveyed my half acre lawn, riddled with tunnels and molehills and declared that the damage was all being done by three young moles whose mother occupies a far corner of the garden. He advised against killing the mother since her place would simply be taken by another but he set traps to catch the young moles - in places that I would not have considered. The next day he returned and each trap contained a dead mole. Price: £45. Since then, which was three weeks ago, I haven't seen a molehill even though it has rained plenty which usually makes them active. No doubt I will have to do the same thing every year but I will kill the young moles early in the season next year so that I can start to rebuild my lawn. |
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Stan The Man wrote:
In article , PDES wrote: Newly landscaped garden finished two weeks ago, pond, waterfall, rockery - the works....and a poxy mole!!! Every night we have to repair the damage where he has travelled under the gravel beds and matting and emerged somewhere else! I've heard that the sonic things are useless and I am under instruction not to kill it so can anyone offer me a solution? There's a virtual beer in it!!! The moles in my lawn are dangerous. It's impossible to walk across the lawn without the surface giving way with the consequent risk of an ankle sprain or worse. I put up with them for a long time before deciding they had to go. The garden is too big to make it worth my while moving them a few metres. It was them or me. I tried most of the known tricks including putting upturned wine bottles in the molehills, pouring glass shards into a tunnel and even setting my own trap. None worked so I did eventually call in the local molecatcher - a sensitive and humane man with a great fondness and respect for moles. He told me that it was now illegal to gas, poison or otherwise harm moles inhumanely. The only legal way to dispose of them is to trap them - and to lay the traps properly to ensure that they are killed instantly. He surveyed my half acre lawn, riddled with tunnels and molehills and declared that the damage was all being done by three young moles whose mother occupies a far corner of the garden. He advised against killing the mother since her place would simply be taken by another but he set traps to catch the young moles - in places that I would not have considered. The next day he returned and each trap contained a dead mole. Price: £45. Since then, which was three weeks ago, I haven't seen a molehill even though it has rained plenty which usually makes them active. No doubt I will have to do the same thing every year but I will kill the young moles early in the season next year so that I can start to rebuild my lawn. I'm not knocking any other gardener's approach to moles. Kill them off humanely if you want to: they don't have our sense of the future (which must be part of what pain is about), and they don't play clock-golf or bowls on the lawn. If you want all that, knock 'em off. But my own approach is "Hey, what the ****?" Next month, they'll be gone. Meanwhile, you can congratulate yourself on your skill in providing a healthy soil. Scoop up the molehills, and put the stuff in your potting mix, or in the next top-dressing for the lawn. -- Mike. |
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