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jillian
03-31-2007, 07:05 PM
I was taking trash out and I stepped in a spot that the dirt under my feet sank with me. It was the strangest thing.
It went down 6/8 inches. Then I noticed what at first I thought was anthills, but no ants.
The holes are close together and the dirt underneath them is very loose. When you walk on it you can feel it give ....It is in an area of about 6 or 8 foot square.
Does anyone know what kind of animal it could be?
CupCake
03-31-2007, 07:10 PM
I was taking trash out and I stepped in a spot that the dirt under my feet sank with me. It was the strangest thing.
It went down 6/8 inches. Then I noticed what at first I thought was anthills, but no ants.
The holes are close together and the dirt underneath them is very loose. When you walk on it you can feel it give ....It is in an area of about 6 or 8 foot square.
Does anyone know what kind of animal it could be?
Gophers !http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/living/graphics/t_gophers1.jpg
rgcraig
03-31-2007, 07:13 PM
Yep, sounds like gophers to me - - if you look closer you'll find a tunnel they've made - - hard to get rid of them too!
My grandmother told me a little trick years ago to get rid of those things.
She would take Juicy Fruit stick gum and break each stick into three pieces. Then she would roll up the small pieces and put it down into the "runs" in the yard. She said you must wear gloves to do this, or they will pick up the human scent on the gum-- and won't touch the gum. Anyway, they will eat the gum-- and it will block their intestines and kill them. She said that other animals will not use the same tunnels made by previous occupants, that they will all make their own.
We haven't had those little critters in our yard in several years now.... so the gum trick must work.
Margies3
03-31-2007, 07:32 PM
are gophers and ground moles the same thing? cuz we have ground moles here in Ohio (not in our yard, thank the Lord!)
What you have to do to get rid of them is to get rid of the grubs that they feed on.
I hear a few sticks of Dynamite work just jiffy dandy as well!:D
You may have a little trouble with the local auuthorities and a few neighbours though.:winkgrin
CupCake
03-31-2007, 07:47 PM
I hear a few sticks of Dynamite work just jiffy dandy as well!:D
You may have a little trouble withy the local auuthorities and a few neighbours though.:winkgrin
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Why thank ya! :tiphat
Any other help with nasty critters?:D
Maybe an infestation of Bankers perhaps? They are nasty!:winkgrin
berkeley
03-31-2007, 08:03 PM
stick the hose in their tunnel and drown them.
True Believer
03-31-2007, 09:32 PM
are gophers and ground moles the same thing? cuz we have ground moles here in Ohio (not in our yard, thank the Lord!)
What you have to do to get rid of them is to get rid of the grubs that they feed on.
Gophers are the size of a small dog. A mole is the size of a mouse.
True Believer
03-31-2007, 09:36 PM
At one time we had a garden. Well, we had an electric fence around our garden to keep animals away. We noticed a hole that appeared right in the middle of the green beans. Sure enough it was a ground hog (gopher family). My husband put lighter fluid down that hole and set it on fire. We never had a problem with those gophers again!:tiphat
At one time we had a garden. Well, we had an electric fence around our garden to keep animals away. We noticed a hole that appeared right in the middle of the green beans. Sure enough it was a ground hog (gopher family). My husband put lighter fluid down that hole and set it on fire. We never had a problem with those gophers again!:tiphat
I bet!:winkgrin
jillian
04-04-2007, 10:25 AM
I was taking trash out and I stepped in a spot that the dirt under my feet sank with me. It was the strangest thing.
It went down 6/8 inches. Then I noticed what at first I thought was anthills, but no ants.
The holes are close together and the dirt underneath them is very loose. When you walk on it you can feel it give ....It is in an area of about 6 or 8 foot square.
Does anyone know what kind of animal it could be?
We discovered the problem.
First the soft place and the holes ended up being unrelated.
The soft place seems to be a rotting tree root under there. I have a massive maple in my front yard.
The holes were not really big enough for gophers or moles. But there are tons of them. It looked like someone took a broomstick and went around and rammed the broomstick in the ground over and over.
It was a squirrel!!! I guess he is looking for hidden bounty. I saw him the other day, he would dig, then he would run to another spot and dig some more...and so on, and so on, and so on He has a hole dug every 6 inches or so.. hehehe
Thanks for your input...
Ronzo
04-04-2007, 10:47 AM
Super Squirrel musta woke up form his winter nap really hungry and forgot where he buried all his food before he went to sleep.
jillian
04-04-2007, 11:24 AM
That is what I thought!!! :toofunny
He looked desperate.. Kind of like I do when I forget where I placed something!!!:tiphat
Ever hear of a 410 shotgun?
Won't blow up the neighborhood but will make Chip & Dale wish they had picked another yard?
One more thing. Do you live in an area where there are snakes?
You better fill the holes as they may move in!
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