Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[rosemarythyme]

Do you still have moles, though? One is better than none. Giving it a try. Nothing else has worked so far.

Yes, we still have them (and the traps are currently not in use, figured there was no point in trying to use them in winter when activity is low and ground could be frozen). Was happy to have caught the one, but obviously was hoping to catch a few more. I ignore the ones down the driveway, just don't like them wrecking the lawn.

 

[ValerieJ]

As Bugs Bunny would declare, "This means WAR!"
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Is that a gopher trap???

 

[ValerieJ]

Might want to be certain is gophers not rats or mice?

Do rats and mice leave the little mounds of dirt like moles and gophers?

 

[rosemarythyme]

Do rats and mice leave the little mounds of dirt like moles and gophers?

No, rats and mice would generally be holes, with maybe a bit of mounding in the direction they kicked the dirt in, but not a mound like a mole/gopher.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Do rats and mice leave the little mounds of dirt like moles and gophers?

We have a few mounds in the back yard. Richard said the banty had killed rat.
First one in there he said there is gap in screen door ? We built it with hardware cloth as
the wire.

 

[PopoMyers]

Yes, we still have them (and the traps are currently not in use, figured there was no point in trying to use them in winter when activity is low and ground could be frozen). Was happy to have caught the one, but obviously was hoping to catch a few more. I ignore the ones down the driveway, just don't like them wrecking the lawn.

They seem to be very active now, after the weather warmed back up into the normal range here on the west side.

 

[PopoMyers]

Is that a gopher trap???

Yes, and for moles, too.

 

[PopoMyers]

We are getting so soggy! The chicken run is muddy again. Hope to get it all covered tomorrow after DH is off work at noon. Got some nice, heavy duty tarps that'll hopefully do the job. May have to replace a layer of the stinky run with new, sandy soil.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

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I don't think Kitsap has gophers. At least all the mounds say moles. Other tunnels definitely rats/mice. Had gophers in Northern Cali, smoke bombs gas worked on them.

have moles and voles very interesting read on how they are different

 

[Grandmas Coop]

I LOVE our area, the quite forest is so special, I love to sit on this big rock I found and just listen