Gross

[Sonoran Silkies]

My dog and cats caught lots of roof rats last year... We've done MAJOR yard cleanup to help get rid of them. Haven't seen any in ages, although I still see an occasional hollowed out citrus (but not often).

So...early this week I found a dead gopher in the pool. Yesterday found a partially eaten gopher on the front sidewalk. Half an hour ago I found a largely decomposed gopher near the back wall. And 5 minutes ago I found half of a head (still quite fresh) plus some sort of organ on the back porch. I *think* it's gopher, not rat, but not enough to say for certain.


YUCK!!!!

We have lived here for eleven and a half years and have never had a gopher on our property, although other neighbors have had them!

 

[LarryPQ]

double gross.

But when fresh, good on the BBQ!

 

[coloradochick]

Sorry Laree but triple gross

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

By all means, Laree--come set your traps. I'll pass on dinner, though.

 

[LarryPQ]

I'll bring some ranch dressing for dipping....mmmmmmm....

 

[sfw2]

Maybe the dogs are retrieving them from the neighbor's yard?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

One dog; she can't get to neighbors' yards--all the yards have block walls. One of the cats could be bringing them in from the bridle path, though--they are expert at scaling the 8' wall. I haven't seen any mounds in the yard, which would indicate that they are tunneling IN our yard.

 

[Mandalina]

eww! we dont have a gopher issue here, we have moles.My dogs dig up my yard trying to get the moles worse than the moles tunnels do sadly.

 

[WriterofWords]

If they are turning up dead your neighbor may be poisoning them. I think that because of the one in the pool. The most common poisons make them very thirsty, they drink, they die.

 

[High Roost Ranch]

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Eeewwww! Well, at least for some reason they are dying before having a chance to tunnel up your yard. Perhaps you have a cat that is bringing you gifts?