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Getting rid of moles.
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Has anyone got any tips on howw to get rid of moles humanely?
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I was told they don't like the smell of camphor so if you drop a moth ball into their run it will keep them away.
Our neighbour swears by a solar power ultra sonic repellant stuck in his lawn. For some reason they have stayed away from our back garden. Perhaps they got the hint when my wife bought a moleskin coat at M&S recently.
Our neighbour swears by a solar power ultra sonic repellant stuck in his lawn. For some reason they have stayed away from our back garden. Perhaps they got the hint when my wife bought a moleskin coat at M&S recently.
I was once a professional mole trapper and I can tell you now that the only way to get rid of moles is to kill them!!
There are various old wives tales and ground thumping devices and smelly things all of which really upset the mole, so all it does is move a few meters away so it cant feel it, smell it or hear it, this could mean just moving the mole around your garden to make even more mess or move it to your neighbours garden.
Buy yourself a few Duffas traps, you can get them in most garden centres, sometimes known as a tunnel trap!! you will need a poking device, as you need to locate the run between the most recent mole hills (i used a steel bar with a larger diameter point so as soon as you pushed the spike into a run, the bar felt free in the run!! This is where you need to set your first trap, never set traps in the mound, waste of time!! the trap needs to be set firm in the ground and lightly covered with soil to prevent light entering. The more traps you put down the better chance of success, don't be tempted to interfere with the traps once they are set, you can see when they are sprung, as the spring pushes up through the soil.
There are various old wives tales and ground thumping devices and smelly things all of which really upset the mole, so all it does is move a few meters away so it cant feel it, smell it or hear it, this could mean just moving the mole around your garden to make even more mess or move it to your neighbours garden.
Buy yourself a few Duffas traps, you can get them in most garden centres, sometimes known as a tunnel trap!! you will need a poking device, as you need to locate the run between the most recent mole hills (i used a steel bar with a larger diameter point so as soon as you pushed the spike into a run, the bar felt free in the run!! This is where you need to set your first trap, never set traps in the mound, waste of time!! the trap needs to be set firm in the ground and lightly covered with soil to prevent light entering. The more traps you put down the better chance of success, don't be tempted to interfere with the traps once they are set, you can see when they are sprung, as the spring pushes up through the soil.
Do not use these so called humane traps for Moles!!!
Firstly, the mole humane trap, would need to be set by an experienced trapper as the trap is about 18" long and will be very difficult for an amateur to locate a run suitable!!
Secondly, for the said trap to be humane you would need to check it every four hours, night and day!! if you fail to do this, your so called humane trap has terrified the poor mole death, literally!!!
The trap I advised, will kill a mole instantly as it crushes all its major organs, not nice but very effective!! and more humane than leaving it to suffer a heart attack!!
If you cant kill the mole with a trap, find someone that will or leave the little fella be!!!
Firstly, the mole humane trap, would need to be set by an experienced trapper as the trap is about 18" long and will be very difficult for an amateur to locate a run suitable!!
Secondly, for the said trap to be humane you would need to check it every four hours, night and day!! if you fail to do this, your so called humane trap has terrified the poor mole death, literally!!!
The trap I advised, will kill a mole instantly as it crushes all its major organs, not nice but very effective!! and more humane than leaving it to suffer a heart attack!!
If you cant kill the mole with a trap, find someone that will or leave the little fella be!!!
Moles will work an area where rich pickings of worms are to be had, one way of persuading them to go else-where is to carefully dig down into the hill to locate the run, insert some sprigs of gorse (approx 6 inches long), then back fill with the soil. It may take a few attempts for them to get the message, but believe me, it works, I tried it
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