Getting rid of Moles/Voles

[andymil]

An all-natural method that does work is a blacksnake. Better than a cat. Unfortunately I have standing orders to kill any and all snakes, no exceptions!
I killed a 4' snake by the pool last spring. It was feeding on the tadpoles that grew legs and hopped out of the pool before I took the winter cover off.
Now the yard is dug up worse than ever. It's like walking on a sponge.

 

[alltoys]

The gas doesn't need to go deep. It is the shock wave that gets them. If you want know how it feels go to you cellar fill it with some gas and flip a switch.

YOU FIRST!!!

 

[Redneck in training]

YOU FIRST!!!

We do not have a basement. Can I borrow yours? I am done joking about that.

 

[charlz]

I think you have to use a certain amount of discretion with the amount of gas in the tunnels. My question is will the gas get down to the little devils as they can be very deep. Also does it make a difference at what time of day to use the Rodenator or equivalent apparatus????

I can only comment on pocket gophers. They are most active in the morning and the evening, this is when they are digging new tunnels. Right now at this time of year they start making new 'main' tunnels... more or less straight runs. If you can catch them at the 'new' end of the tunnel (the hole is open so they are working) and back up a ways and blast towards where they are at it's a guaranteed kill. It gets harder later in the season when they have tunnels going every which way... especially since you never REALLY know where the tunnels run until you blast

 

[AndyMA]

I don't know if it's still available, but as a kid in the nursery I grew up on, my father used a power that he threw down mole, rabbit and woodchuck holes. When it got moistened by the soil it released cyanide gas. Problem solved.

Andy

 

[ampsucker]

pretty sure that's not available anymore. the general public is far too stupid and liability far too high for products like that to be on the open market....

amp

 

[jake123]

I have a few mounds on my property still snow covered yet but once the snow goes I want to get started.

Does anyone know how to get rid of these little Varmints??

I bought one of these,and it works GREAT!!!!
around $30.00 on E-bay

 

[Stumppuller]

They are using a Sheeps Foot Compactor on the property I'm developing and when that thing runs the whole earth trembles beneath your feet. I found a very flat mole lying in one of the foot prints. Unfortunately $90,000 is a bit on the high side for home mole removal.

 

[Wildbill34]

That was A dust and it is no lionger available on the market. However, there is a product called Talpirid made by Bell Labs. It came on the market about 4 years ago. I have been in the pest control business over 22 years and I can tell you one thing. If you have moles, you need to get this and use it. With in a week, if you follow the label directions, you will have no where near the moles you started with. Just make sure you follow the label direction and you will be extremely happy with the results.

I couldn't imagine trapping, shooting, gassing or using giant destroyers on them. Or should I say, been there done that.

Save yourself a lot of time and go check the site out below and get those moles.

TALPIRID.COM

I usually wouldn't make a recommendation like this, however I have seen a lot a things people have tried over the years and a lot of the sonic devices removed by the FTC year after year.

 

[skipro3]

Well, I'm not going to read all seven pages so I hope I'm not repeating anyone. My method works and kills gophers without fail.

Start with Juicy Fruit gum. Buy it in bulk 10 packs at at time. Buy a package of earth worms. The mini crawlers used by fishermen and can be bought at any drugstore or K-mart or Wal-mart. Then get a 1 gallon plastic milk jug. Finally, get some of those disposable nitrile or latex gloves. Automotive stores sell them for mechanics to use in order to keep their hands clean.

Start with the milk jug and clean it out with plain hot water. Now, cut a hole in one side of the milk jug about 3 inches high and along one whole side and about an inch up from the bottom. Don the gloves. You do not want to put your taint on the bait. Put the worms in the jug through the opening you just made. Unwrap 2 packs of gum, 10 sticks altogether. Toss them in with the worms and toss them around a bit. Let the gum set in the jug overnite for best effect. Be sure to store your worms in the fridge and they will last a few weeks and can be used over and over. Go out and expose the hole of a gopher. This isn't as easy as it sounds. On first thought you would think to just dig up the mound. But that mound isn't an access point, it's jammed up with dirt and it isn't easy to find the tunnel this way. Instead, poke around with a steel rod of some sort all around the mound until you feel that you've broke in to a tunnel. excavate the tunnel about 10 inches so you can see down into the tunnel in each direction. Place the gum in the tunnel, about 2 sticks in each one and in each direction. Push it way back or else the gopher will just cover it up when he's shoving dirt into the tunnel opening. The gopher will absolutely eat the gum, especially since it smells stong of worm now. The gum will goo up their innards and they will all be dead within a week. I've killed dozens this way and have now worked my way back out to where I am gopher free for at least 300 feet in any direction from the house. It's cheap and easy. My neighbors spend tons on professional gopher/mole removal and still loose many plants each year to them. I haven't lost a single plant since I starte to use this method. Good luck!!