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Surface level tunnel - what animal?
The most recently dug strip of ther allotment is having tunnels constructed
just below the surface - you can see the tunnel because of the wiggly hump meandering through the plot. Could be a mole, but no mole hills and I thought moles went deeper. If rat/mouse/other rodent then why the wiggly surface tunnel? Do things other than moles hunt worms and stuff just under the surface? It only seems to be in the most recently single dug area so presumably something which likes loose soil? I've trodden the tunnels down a couple of times and not heard a muffled 'squeeeeek' but after the first trodding the tunnels appeared again (in a slightly different arrangement) after a few days. Not visiting every day because of the generally stormy weather and the plot being too wet to dig over ATM. I am reluctant to plant up this strip (especially with seeds) whilst something is turning the strip over just below the surface. Any ideas/sugggestions? Cheers Dave R -- No plan survives contact with the enemy. [Not even bunny] Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(") |
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Surface level tunnel - what animal?
On Apr 22, 10:26*am, "David WE Roberts" wrote:
The most recently dug strip of ther allotment is having tunnels constructed just below the surface - you can see the tunnel because of the wiggly hump meandering through the plot. Could be a mole, but no mole hills and I thought moles went deeper. If rat/mouse/other rodent then why the wiggly surface tunnel? Do things other than moles hunt worms and stuff just under the surface? It only seems to be in the most recently single dug area so presumably something which likes loose soil? I've trodden the tunnels down a couple of times and not heard a muffled 'squeeeeek' but after the first trodding the tunnels appeared again (in a slightly different arrangement) after a few days. Not visiting every day because of the generally stormy weather and the plot being too wet to dig over ATM. I am reluctant to plant up this strip (especially with seeds) whilst something is turning the strip over just below the surface. Any ideas/sugggestions? Cheers Dave R -- No plan survives contact with the enemy. [Not even bunny] Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(") Mole, in soft soil they will stay just below the surface. I have known them going along a row of newly planted cabbage (Planted using a tractor mounted planter) and they pushed up around 100 plants before they changed direction. |
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Surface level tunnel - what animal?
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David WE Roberts wrote: The most recently dug strip of ther allotment is having tunnels constructed just below the surface - you can see the tunnel because of the wiggly hump meandering through the plot. Could be a mole, but no mole hills and I thought moles went deeper. They dig in that way when hunting worms, and throw up hills only when they need to get rid of the spoil. If they are digging just below the surface, they don't need to. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Surface level tunnel - what animal?
On 22/04/2012 10:26, David WE Roberts wrote:
The most recently dug strip of ther allotment is having tunnels constructed just below the surface - you can see the tunnel because of the wiggly hump meandering through the plot. Could be a mole, but no mole hills and I thought moles went deeper. If rat/mouse/other rodent then why the wiggly surface tunnel? Do things other than moles hunt worms and stuff just under the surface? It only seems to be in the most recently single dug area so presumably something which likes loose soil? I've trodden the tunnels down a couple of times and not heard a muffled 'squeeeeek' but after the first trodding the tunnels appeared again (in a slightly different arrangement) after a few days. Not visiting every day because of the generally stormy weather and the plot being too wet to dig over ATM. I am reluctant to plant up this strip (especially with seeds) whilst something is turning the strip over just below the surface. Any ideas/sugggestions? Almost certainly a mole. If you're especially vigilant you might catch it moving or digging along its tunnel and you could quite easily dispatch it with a fork or spade. Otherwise, a tunnel or scissor trap is the answer - personally I can't get on with scissor traps and find tunnel traps much more effective. |
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