Rock/Ground Squirrels - ELIMINATE?!?
pieper
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Effective chipmunk/ground squirrel control - CONTINUED
Comments (8)RAT ZAPPER CONTINUES TO WORK Like many on this thread I too felt guilty about eliminating chipmunks ... but have become increasingly frustrated and desperate when the population exploded and over ran our property and garden areas. Destructive, brazen and invasive is ALL an understatement when I see what these cute little critters have become. Granted the "pool of death" (the bucket) does work, but I found, at least for me, a cleaner, more convenient way to eliminate the munks ... the RatZapper ... no bucket to maintain/seed to replenish. I bought my first "zapper" back in May and eliminated 21 munks in approximately 10 days. Since then I bought 2 more and now there are almost 50 critters that no longer make their home in the area around my foundation, sidewalks and retaining walls. I place a little pile of sunflower seed at the back of the chamber and flip the switch. And location seems to be important. Under shrubs and near visible, active holes seems to be most effective. While I feel I need to eliminate them I want to do it as humanely as possible, and since it is illegal to relocate them in the state of CT, the Hav-A-Heart trap presents the dilemma of having to "off them" yourself and watch them die. An animal control professional I spoke to (off the record) indicated that "electrocution" is the fastest, most humane and cleanest way to do what has to be done. Interestingly, an Ohio State University critter/pest management site I visited indicated that 10 chipmunks or more per acre is considered an infestation population. I have caught almost five times that number in two areas, so I assume I am dealing with nature being way out of balance, at least as far as the chipmunk population. If you're getting more and more desperate, try the Zapper, it has worked for me....See MoreGround squirrels and rabbits - how to discourage them?
Comments (5)I was out at 3:30 this morning turning on the sprinklers in anticipation of a windy day. Turned out even windier that I'd expected with speeds of 30+ mph and gusts above 40!! While I was setting up the sprinklers, an owl was watching and screeching at me from the neighbor's garage roof. Still, when I arrived at the garden late in the afternoon - a small bunny raced out of the area where I've seen him twice before. Given enuf time, the owl will have him. I haven't seen another rabbit in the garden in weeks. If you aren't blessed with owls, I'm not sure what to do with the rabbits short of shooting them or running them off with a dog. Ground squirrels are different. Usually, their burrows are easily found and the squirrels don't venture far from home. Several times, I have dissuaded them by showing up at their burrows with a sledge hammer and a short piece of wood. Rocks are always at hand in my area. I select about 3 "burrow-sized" boulders and drive them down the holes with the sledge hammer and chunk of wood. That has proven to be a solution. digitS'...See MoreHELP! Northern California Ground Squirrels!!!!!
Comments (10)The squirrels in CA seem to be extremely smart, agile and athletic. They're annoying little, filthy creatures. I see them as rats with fluffy tails. You were smart to put down hardware cloth, but the little buggers love to dig. Mine are tree squirrels and seem to be farmers, planting dozens of acorns every day.... and won't be happy until they have an orchard of oak trees. I can hear them barking at me from the trees as I pull up their saplings. Probably shouting obscenities and telling me to get out of "their yard." I have 3 dogs and that seems to keep them from my veggies. If you don't want to get dogs, do you have a friend who can bring one over? This is gross, but dogs peeing around the holes may help encourage them to move along. The smell of predator pee can do that (temporarily). The advice about cages around your plants will help too. Definitely start your seeds somewhere protected. And paying an exterminator is probably going to be necessary. What's really important is to make sure the exterminator seals up the vents to the house, crawl spaces, etc. Take away their nice warm, dry areas to have babies. Make them breed somewhere else....See MoreEliminating Juniper Ground Cover
Comments (3)Not something that will break or get smashed then. I question the need for a planting bed on this corner of the cement pad to begin with. This is not a large bed. At most that might be three junipers. If it is Juniperus conferta, it might be a single plant. Remove the juniper and make it grass....See Morepieper
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