al wrote:
Thirdly, pests as they
might be, I really don't want to execute them - just repulse them.

throw them over the fence then - let your neighbours deal with them.

they are vermin - they should be shot. I see there is already a recipie in
this thread.

toodle-pip
--
William Tasso

"Jaques d'Altrades" wrote in message
Yes, you need to be careful. Walking into things can definitely
cause a pain in the nuts.

But IIRC, al is of the female persuasion.....


Errrrr ... I am .....!!?! *quick check of nuts* ..... phew ... still there
.....!




a

The message
from "al" contains these words:
"Jaques d'Altrades" wrote in message
Yes, you need to be careful. Walking into things can definitely
cause a pain in the nuts.

But IIRC, al is of the female persuasion.....


Errrrr ... I am .....!!?! *quick check of nuts* ..... phew ... still there
....!

Lens of telescope a bit dirty. Sorry.

--
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horrid·squeak&zetnet·co·uk
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On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 19:29:04 +0100, Jaques d'Altrades
wrote:

The message
from "al" contains these words:
"Jaques d'Altrades" wrote in message
Yes, you need to be careful. Walking into things can definitely
cause a pain in the nuts.

But IIRC, al is of the female persuasion.....


Errrrr ... I am .....!!?! *quick check of nuts* ..... phew ... still there
....!

Lens of telescope a bit dirty. Sorry.

which is not surprising considering where you have been putting it
--
Martin

"al" wrote in message
...
"Zipadee Doodar" wrote in message
...

What
attracts them to me?

Your nuts.

ZD

Yeah, OK, I can see this line of questioning is going to get me far! But
come on, why my garden? Why in grass? Why not in the bloody great park
behind my house!?

Also - general knowledge question on the little bushy rodents .... do they
hibernate and are they at all nocturnal?

They do hibernate and you should pray for a mild winter, the warm climate
wakes them too soon and they die off.

There is only one way to stop them and if you live near a park it will take
some time.

Get a rat/mink trap from Mole Valley farmers and drown the beggars as
described
by the Forestry Commision.

As I say, if you have a large number it will take time to reduce them.

The drowning, for those who may be squeamish. is very quick, an average of 8
seconds.

Alan
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"Janice" wrote in message
...
"Jaques d'Altrades" wrote in message
Finally, I caught one of the little buggers at it -
it was a squirrel trying to bury a nut!!

I wonder if setting a rat trap, baited with peanuts or similar, would
catch
them? Anyone know if that'd work?

If you mean a break-back trap, then I would very much doubt that it would
work,
you will have to get a rat/mink trap from mole valley farmers. you don't
even
have to bait it, cover it so it looks like a tunnel, the silly beggars have
this desire
to go into tunnels.

Alan
--
Reply to alan(at)windsor-berks(dot)freeserve(dot)co(dot)uk

"al" wrote in message
...
"Zipadee Doodar" wrote in message
...

What
attracts them to me?

Your nuts.

ZD

Yeah, OK, I can see this line of questioning is going to get me far! But
come on, why my garden? Why in grass? Why not in the bloody great park
behind my house!?

Also - general knowledge question on the little bushy rodents .... do they
hibernate and are they at all nocturnal?

They do hibernate and you should pray for a mild winter, the warm climate
wakes them too soon and they die off.

There is only one way to stop them and if you live near a park it will take
some time.

Get a rat/mink trap from Mole Valley farmers and drown the beggars as
described
by the Forestry Commision.

As I say, if you have a large number it will take time to reduce them.

The drowning, for those who may be squeamish. is very quick, an average of 8
seconds.

Alan
--
Reply to alan(at)windsor-berks(dot)freeserve(dot)co(dot)uk

"Janice" wrote in message
...
"Jaques d'Altrades" wrote in message
Finally, I caught one of the little buggers at it -
it was a squirrel trying to bury a nut!!

I wonder if setting a rat trap, baited with peanuts or similar, would
catch
them? Anyone know if that'd work?

If you mean a break-back trap, then I would very much doubt that it would
work,
you will have to get a rat/mink trap from mole valley farmers. you don't
even
have to bait it, cover it so it looks like a tunnel, the silly beggars have
this desire
to go into tunnels.

Alan
--
Reply to alan(at)windsor-berks(dot)freeserve(dot)co(dot)uk

"al" wrote in message
...
"Zipadee Doodar" wrote in message
...

What
attracts them to me?

Your nuts.

ZD

Yeah, OK, I can see this line of questioning is going to get me far! But
come on, why my garden? Why in grass? Why not in the bloody great park
behind my house!?

Also - general knowledge question on the little bushy rodents .... do they
hibernate and are they at all nocturnal?

They do hibernate and you should pray for a mild winter, the warm climate
wakes them too soon and they die off.

There is only one way to stop them and if you live near a park it will take
some time.

Get a rat/mink trap from Mole Valley farmers and drown the beggars as
described
by the Forestry Commision.

As I say, if you have a large number it will take time to reduce them.

The drowning, for those who may be squeamish. is very quick, an average of 8
seconds.

Alan
--
Reply to alan(at)windsor-berks(dot)freeserve(dot)co(dot)uk

"Janice" wrote in message
...
"Jaques d'Altrades" wrote in message
Finally, I caught one of the little buggers at it -
it was a squirrel trying to bury a nut!!

I wonder if setting a rat trap, baited with peanuts or similar, would
catch
them? Anyone know if that'd work?

If you mean a break-back trap, then I would very much doubt that it would
work,
you will have to get a rat/mink trap from mole valley farmers. you don't
even
have to bait it, cover it so it looks like a tunnel, the silly beggars have
this desire
to go into tunnels.

Alan
--
Reply to alan(at)windsor-berks(dot)freeserve(dot)co(dot)uk

"al" wrote in message
...
"Zipadee Doodar" wrote in message
...

What
attracts them to me?

Your nuts.

ZD

Yeah, OK, I can see this line of questioning is going to get me far! But
come on, why my garden? Why in grass? Why not in the bloody great park
behind my house!?

Also - general knowledge question on the little bushy rodents .... do they
hibernate and are they at all nocturnal?

They do hibernate and you should pray for a mild winter, the warm climate
wakes them too soon and they die off.

There is only one way to stop them and if you live near a park it will take
some time.

Get a rat/mink trap from Mole Valley farmers and drown the beggars as
described
by the Forestry Commision.

As I say, if you have a large number it will take time to reduce them.

The drowning, for those who may be squeamish. is very quick, an average of 8
seconds.

Alan
--
Reply to alan(at)windsor-berks(dot)freeserve(dot)co(dot)uk

"Janice" wrote in message
...
"Jaques d'Altrades" wrote in message
Finally, I caught one of the little buggers at it -
it was a squirrel trying to bury a nut!!

I wonder if setting a rat trap, baited with peanuts or similar, would
catch
them? Anyone know if that'd work?

If you mean a break-back trap, then I would very much doubt that it would
work,
you will have to get a rat/mink trap from mole valley farmers. you don't
even
have to bait it, cover it so it looks like a tunnel, the silly beggars have
this desire
to go into tunnels.

Alan
--
Reply to alan(at)windsor-berks(dot)freeserve(dot)co(dot)uk

The message
from martin contains these words:
On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 19:29:04 +0100, Jaques d'Altrades
wrote:
The message
from "al" contains these words:
"Jaques d'Altrades" wrote in message
Yes, you need to be careful. Walking into things can definitely
cause a pain in the nuts.

But IIRC, al is of the female persuasion.....


Errrrr ... I am .....!!?! *quick check of nuts* ..... phew ...
still there
....!

Lens of telescope a bit dirty. Sorry.

which is not surprising considering where you have been putting it

I just like watching the funny way you walk.....

--
Rusty Hinge
horrid·squeak&zetnet·co·uk
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm

On Sun, 5 Oct 2003 01:29:36 +0100, Jaques d'Altrades
wrote:

The message
from martin contains these words:
On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 19:29:04 +0100, Jaques d'Altrades
wrote:
The message
from "al" contains these words:
"Jaques d'Altrades" wrote in message
Yes, you need to be careful. Walking into things can definitely
cause a pain in the nuts.

But IIRC, al is of the female persuasion.....


Errrrr ... I am .....!!?! *quick check of nuts* ..... phew ...
still there
....!

Lens of telescope a bit dirty. Sorry.

which is not surprising considering where you have been putting it

I just like watching the funny way you walk.....

is that a telescope or are you just pleased to see me?.............
--
Martin

In article , Alan Holmes
writes
If you mean a break-back trap, then I would very much doubt that it would
work,
you will have to get a rat/mink trap from mole valley farmers. you don't
even
have to bait it, cover it so it looks like a tunnel, the silly beggars have
this desire
to go into tunnels.

Alan, do they do mail order and how much is a trap??
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but if you need to email me for any other reason, put ransoms
at jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see