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Title: Moles
Post by: gsdoss on March 04, 2016, 09:57:33 am: Does anyone know how to get rid of moles? We have some around our foundation.
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Post by: Skyisbluetoday on March 04, 2016, 02:10:04 pm: Find a tunnel, place a trap with bait, then see if you catch the mole/moles, if you don't catch any from that tunnel, try another!
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Post by: aggie49 on March 04, 2016, 02:11:23 pm: my advice is to go to lowes or home depot they would be able to tell you
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Post by: natashaspy on March 04, 2016, 03:44:45 pm: don't know about other ways but we have outdoor cats, they keep them away lol
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Post by: lguzman1 on March 04, 2016, 10:25:42 pm: Try Googling it. I have gotten very useful information on Google.
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Post by: braggin on March 05, 2016, 05:03:47 am: How about a Have a Heart trap with which you could catch them without hurting them and move them to some distant forest or something. I don't know what sort of bait would attract a mole, but you could probably find that out by googling the question.
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Post by: jkhanson on March 05, 2016, 05:55:37 am: Some people use snap traps set out by the mole holes, sprinkle scented bird seed over the trasp and area near the holes and then set an upside down 5 gallon bucket over the traps so squirrels or other animals above ground don't get caught in the traps. The moles are attracted and come up and out of the ground and you catch them.
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Post by: ktheodos on March 05, 2016, 07:18:41 am: Quote from: lguzman1 on March 04, 2016, 10:25:42 pm
Try Googling it. I have gotten very useful information on Google.

Ha! That seems to be the answer to everything these days...lol
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Post by: gsdoss on March 05, 2016, 07:33:01 am: Thank you for the advice. I like the catch and release.
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Post by: catherinedwhite on March 05, 2016, 08:51:34 am: I have a ground hog I need to get rid of this year. He made himself quite at home last summer. He is huge.
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Post by: reiddb on March 05, 2016, 09:27:13 am: There were these mole pellets we used to get and throw down the holes....
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Post by: tfw6693 on March 05, 2016, 09:43:24 am: :) They make mole traps. If you quietly watch a lot of times you can catch them digging. Also, filling the tunnels will drive them out or drown them. :)

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Post by: potluck6 on March 05, 2016, 10:58:17 am: thought you were talking about moles on your body have those but none that are little critters running around. ask.com is good for questions like this.
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Post by: SherylsShado on March 06, 2016, 07:15:08 pm: I like the idea of catch & release too. (They're little, and cute...and ALL lives matter. ) :)
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Post by: sherryinutah on March 06, 2016, 10:20:49 pm: We have prairie dogs that breed out of control in Utah. They even dig into the graves at the cemetery but they were on the endangered list so no one felt that it was legal to take action. That fact made me decide to be cremated when the time is right.

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Post by: nannycoe1 on March 07, 2016, 06:00:16 am: I have noticed that my catch catches moles but will not eat them. They must taste bad
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Post by: Kimdud22 on March 07, 2016, 07:22:35 pm: May sell some stuff at the store to remove them.
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Post by: gaylasue on March 09, 2016, 08:17:29 am: We have a friend who has declared war on moles in his yard. It is quite comical to listen to his stories about trying to get them!