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overnight on Tuesday jumped me into activity. I've set the trap in the
tunnel. No luck so far..

It's now undermining my paving. It has to go. Sorry Mr Mole.



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On 07/09/2014 18:40, Christina Websell wrote:
overnight on Tuesday jumped me into activity. I've set the trap in the
tunnel. No luck so far..

It's now undermining my paving. It has to go. Sorry Mr Mole.




I saw somewhere where pigs urine is a deterrent?
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On 07/09/2014 18:40, Christina Websell wrote:
overnight on Tuesday jumped me into activity. I've set the trap in the
tunnel. No luck so far..

It's now undermining my paving. It has to go. Sorry Mr Mole.


I saw somewhere where pigs urine is a deterrent?


They might be a bit tough on the lawn and borders though!

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Saxman wrote:

On 07/09/2014 18:40, Christina Websell wrote:
overnight on Tuesday jumped me into activity. I've set the trap in the
tunnel. No luck so far..

It's now undermining my paving. It has to go. Sorry Mr Mole.


I saw somewhere where pigs urine is a deterrent?


They might be a bit tough on the lawn and borders though!

Chris


:-) The deeds on my house actually say I'm allowed to keep pigs providing
they are 75 yards from the road which I could comply with easily.
I've never kept any though. Seems a bit extreme to get some now just to
collect urine for a mole on the offchance it might work as a deterrent!
I did ask on here recently about deterrents but the consensus of opinion was
that nothing really worked except a trap so reluctantly that's the way I've
gone. Not to say I'll catch it though.



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On 08/09/2014 06:00, Saxman wrote:

I saw somewhere where pigs urine is a deterrent?


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overnight on Tuesday jumped me into activity. I've set the trap in the
tunnel. No luck so far..

It's now undermining my paving. It has to go. Sorry Mr Mole.




well, it's been sprung twice, no mole. No tunnel either now, it's been
blocked off, are they that intelligent to do this? Rats are.
Have moved the trap further down the garden today, although the molehiils
are older, the tunnels between them are better (and don't they wander around
their previous tunnels looking for worms that have fallen in to them?)
If I have no luck in a few weeks, I will ask advice from a pest controller,
but I'm unlikely to pay him to come, as he will just have a mole trap like
mine. Unless he is a mole-whisperer, eh?
Pest controllers make a whole lot of money from people who prefer to let
them do it.





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On Sat, 13 Sep 2014 20:35:29 +0100, Christina Websell wrote:

overnight on Tuesday jumped me into activity. I've set the trap

in the
tunnel. No luck so far..

It's now undermining my paving. It has to go. Sorry Mr Mole.


well, it's been sprung twice, no mole. No tunnel either now, it's been
blocked off, are they that intelligent to do this? Rats are.


I wouldn't be surprised, I'd also suspect that moles are like rats an
will avoid anything niffing of "human".

Have moved the trap further down the garden today, although the olehiils
are older, the tunnels between them are better


You'll be out with a sivel chair, sticky tape, torch and shotgun
soon. B-)

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On Sat, 13 Sep 2014 21:26:23 +0100 (BST), Dave Liquorice wrote:

On Sat, 13 Sep 2014 20:35:29 +0100, Christina Websell wrote:

overnight on Tuesday jumped me into activity. I've set the trap

in the
tunnel. No luck so far..

It's now undermining my paving. It has to go. Sorry Mr Mole.


well, it's been sprung twice, no mole. No tunnel either now, it's been
blocked off, are they that intelligent to do this? Rats are.


I wouldn't be surprised, I'd also suspect that moles are like rats an
will avoid anything niffing of "human".

Have moved the trap further down the garden today, although the

olehiils
are older, the tunnels between them are better


You'll be out with a sivel chair, sticky tape, torch and shotgun
soon. B-)


Just pour Jeyes Fluid or unwanted perfume/aftershave down the middle of the
molehill.
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On Sat, 13 Sep 2014 20:35:29 +0100, Christina Websell wrote:

overnight on Tuesday jumped me into activity. I've set the trap

in the
tunnel. No luck so far..

It's now undermining my paving. It has to go. Sorry Mr Mole.


well, it's been sprung twice, no mole. No tunnel either now, it's been
blocked off, are they that intelligent to do this? Rats are.


I wouldn't be surprised, I'd also suspect that moles are like rats an
will avoid anything niffing of "human".

Have moved the trap further down the garden today, although the olehiils
are older, the tunnels between them are better


You'll be out with a sivel chair, sticky tape, torch and shotgun
soon. B-)


LOL I might have to get a pest controller in, although I doubt he can do
more that I've done.




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