tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post8168091496955175573..comments2024-03-29T09:54:08.208+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Bloody Moles.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76506344041994803092013-05-05T17:12:46.868+01:002013-05-05T17:12:46.868+01:00I've got the same mole problem. Usually I don&...I've got the same mole problem. Usually I don't mind as they stay in the flower beds, but one has taken to the lawn and I have tried all the usual humane methods to no avail, so with deep regret I set a trap. However, the clever little fellow keeps digging around it. I seem to have made the damage worse by moving the trap a few times, as now the tunnels spider out around multiple mole hills The Vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615855795323826511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66257575321207583162013-05-04T15:25:39.586+01:002013-05-04T15:25:39.586+01:00Our dogs have been killing an armadillo a day here...Our dogs have been killing an armadillo a day here!! They make holes too. I don't know where in the heck all these armadillos are coming from! We have small moles, but with the dogs here, they have moved out. Good luck getting rid of them! Your garden looks so great. A great start. We are still waiting for it to dry enough to till. It is raining today. ugh.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435370349554811512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88811492592372697872013-05-04T14:07:23.913+01:002013-05-04T14:07:23.913+01:00Ooh. God. Wow ... dead moles. They are so exotic t...Ooh. God. Wow ... dead moles. They are so exotic to me. I guess it must be like you seeing a murdered kangaroo or koala - kind of disturbing.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24072236908239608052013-05-04T04:54:59.448+01:002013-05-04T04:54:59.448+01:00Our two large dogs keep the moles at bay here in I...Our two large dogs keep the moles at bay here in Illinois but when they do catch one they keep it to knaw on for days. I bury it they dig it up, bury it they dig it up. I burned one and they drug around the burned carcass. Maybe they know something wonderful about mole meat I don't !Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88255337286095157342013-05-03T21:11:41.972+01:002013-05-03T21:11:41.972+01:00I hate moles and gophers. We get them a lot. Manu...I hate moles and gophers. We get them a lot. Manual traps are the best way, or so I've found. I actually took a class on how to determine if the mounds were moles, voles, or gophers, and how to dig to set the traps, and stuff the dead critter back into the hole because it deters others. Who knew?Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15601615524017394042013-05-03T16:49:39.523+01:002013-05-03T16:49:39.523+01:00I've just had to catch a runaway horse. I'...I've just had to catch a runaway horse. I'm not too confident around horses, so am pleased the wretched thing has now been taken away by its very pleasant owner. The things we have to do! Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42757288744581898082013-05-03T16:39:58.378+01:002013-05-03T16:39:58.378+01:00I sympathize Cro. Last summer I panicked when I sa...I sympathize Cro. Last summer I panicked when I saw mole hills in the garden of the empty house next door. In panic mode I bought 3 spikes which are battery operated and let out some kind of noise which is supposed to deter moles. I placed them at the perimeter hedge between the houses. So far not one episode and I'm not sure if it's the spikes or if I'm just lucky?Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37921598497853670252013-05-03T15:39:34.733+01:002013-05-03T15:39:34.733+01:00I did find a dead Mole on the lawn recently, and w...I did find a dead Mole on the lawn recently, and wondered if our Freddie had caught it. He's pretty good with Mice.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52204054172829599522013-05-03T15:11:20.251+01:002013-05-03T15:11:20.251+01:00We use a two-pronged attack (no pun intended). We...We use a two-pronged attack (no pun intended). We have surrounded the gardens with mole-repellent bulbs, which really do seem to work, and we also have our cat Sparky - she is an amazing mole-catcher. Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18218332259187330304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53232316316512869662013-05-03T14:35:34.647+01:002013-05-03T14:35:34.647+01:00As is often said Susan, two nations divided by a c...As is often said Susan, two nations divided by a common language. Your cute Mole, is my monster.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44211986387267196312013-05-03T14:09:32.996+01:002013-05-03T14:09:32.996+01:00After you left a comment on my blog about killing ...After you left a comment on my blog about killing moles, I responded by saying how "cute" they are. The only moles I've ever seen are quite small, and have the most adorable little pink feet and squinty eyes. But they do NOT wreak the kind of havoc those beastly bulldozers have been doing in your yard. And to have a whole colony of them yet? I don't blame you for getting rid of them. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15533277295554515422013-05-03T13:58:16.995+01:002013-05-03T13:58:16.995+01:00We have an ongoing battle with the moles. They ev...We have an ongoing battle with the moles. They even have the audacity to poke through the soil and wave at us as we are mowing the grass. (Him indoors has become quite an adept trapper but clearly some of the moles have been attending trap evasion classes.)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55503769064283399102013-05-03T13:58:15.755+01:002013-05-03T13:58:15.755+01:00Our moles are much smaller. Perhaps the cats don&...Our moles are much smaller. Perhaps the cats don't let them get to Wind in the Willows size.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59300449664134645762013-05-03T12:42:54.004+01:002013-05-03T12:42:54.004+01:00I have quite a few Euphorbia plants around. Maybe ...I have quite a few Euphorbia plants around. Maybe French Moles think differently.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-39701709785623852982013-05-03T12:39:45.806+01:002013-05-03T12:39:45.806+01:00My two dogs try to dig them up too, but they get a...My two dogs try to dig them up too, but they get a good ticking-off. Mole hills are bad enough; but huge holes are even worse!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79108229422588909662013-05-03T12:26:46.185+01:002013-05-03T12:26:46.185+01:00I don't have moles here, but my daughter in Ca...I don't have moles here, but my daughter in California is overrun with them. They are destructive little critters and my vegan daughter who loves her gardens, has no qualms in trying to find ways of disposing of them. So far, the moles are winning.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70582300557815221442013-05-03T12:13:29.572+01:002013-05-03T12:13:29.572+01:00I heard that moles really hate euphorbia...I had s...I heard that moles really hate euphorbia...I had some planted in my old garden and the moles in the playing field next door left me alone...worth a try maybe? :o)KittyKittyWeaselFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201256107231716490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83311113554120065252013-05-03T12:08:13.658+01:002013-05-03T12:08:13.658+01:00We get black moles here...very tiny little guys sm...We get black moles here...very tiny little guys smaller than a mouse. You really don't see those bunkers that yours are throwing up....but when the light is right you can see little trails under the grass where the soil has sunk a but because of their tunnels. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52012042838717457342013-05-03T11:20:30.944+01:002013-05-03T11:20:30.944+01:00Sorry, the link didn't work....let me try once...Sorry, the link didn't work....let me try once again....<br /><br />http://bobnsophie.blogspot.co.uk/<br /><br />Midsummer Miniatureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837656175057059517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55004946918647643412013-05-03T11:14:57.724+01:002013-05-03T11:14:57.724+01:00Cro, may I introduce you to Bob and Sophie from an...Cro, may I introduce you to Bob and Sophie from another blog I read;<br /><br />http://bobnsophie.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/everyone-chases-after-happiness-not.html<br /><br />If you watch the little video which accompanies the blog, you'll hopefully see their mole hunting potential. That said, you might end up with rather more holes in your lawn that is strictly acceptable! Cute though!<br /><br />Kate (from kit and kaboodle - blogger won't let me sign in there today!)Midsummer Miniatureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837656175057059517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38492196887309158802013-05-03T09:58:59.922+01:002013-05-03T09:58:59.922+01:00And the fur is always so clean. I wonder how they ...And the fur is always so clean. I wonder how they manage it?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57620977743803320242013-05-03T09:38:09.198+01:002013-05-03T09:38:09.198+01:00There is an alternative, and it comes in the form ...There is an alternative, and it comes in the form of an absolutely fou-smelling liquid which you drop onto a piece of rag and stuffed down the hole. My father used it in our half acre lawn, and it worked then. Meanwhile, I hope you have skinned the others to make a waistcoat - there is no other fur like it!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67971705204767780632013-05-03T09:20:17.326+01:002013-05-03T09:20:17.326+01:00No moles here in New Zealand thank goodness.No moles here in New Zealand thank goodness.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14554834787778120312013-05-03T07:27:00.143+01:002013-05-03T07:27:00.143+01:00Sadly!Sadly!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85022418449255913882013-05-03T07:18:39.496+01:002013-05-03T07:18:39.496+01:00What has to be done has to be done.What has to be done has to be done.libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.com