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Hotrodder
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#21 Post by Hotrodder »

I have never ever removed a dead mole, no point. The trick is managing to kill them in order to leave them there as a deterrent.
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#22 Post by niemeyjt »

I did once - after a detaupeur "kill" - and apart from a little blood on nose it was intact.

It was at same time as we found a dead bat - made an interesting biology lesson for the children.
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#23 Post by hughnique »

The detaupeur works a treat, since it arrived in the postbox I haven't seen hide nor hair of the little bugger
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#24 Post by Hotrodder »

At least you won't have to buy more expensive petards.

Magpies (or crows?) used to steal the little red topped trigger things, setting off the charge. :evil:
Problem stopped after I started painting the red bit black.
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#25 Post by L Austin France »

hughnique wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 7:01 am The detaupeur works a treat, since it arrived in the postbox I haven't seen hide nor hair of the little bugger
Ah but the worms go deeper to find humid soil as the top surfaces dry out in hot weather & Moley goes deeper to find Wormy.
They'll be back the moment it rains :evil:
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#26 Post by L Austin France »

Hotrodder wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 9:26 am At least you won't have to buy more expensive petards.

Magpies (or crows?) used to steal the little red topped trigger things, setting off the charge. :evil:
Problem stopped after I started painting the red bit black.
I put a bucket over the top to stop our enquisitive moggy shoving a paw down the hole & getting an impromtu manicure. :o
It's also a good marker to stop me running over the thing when I mow the lawn.
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#27 Post by Wilbro »

yes, I put a bucket over it and weight it with a heavy stone to stop the cats or the wind knocking it over.
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#28 Post by MAD87 »

hughnique wrote: ↑Mon Jul 11, 2022 7:01 am The detaupeur works a treat, since it arrived in the postbox I haven't seen hide nor hair of the little bugger
Le facteur?
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#29 Post by exile »

:lol:
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#30 Post by Lori »

Bayleaf wrote: ↑Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:55 pm
niemeyjt wrote: ↑Fri Mar 17, 2023 12:18 pm Did you mean chicory? You cover rhubarb to force it - to make longer stems - not to change the flavour.
we live in dandelion (and mole!) valley here!!
You aren't kidding !!! Mowing today I must have walked over dozens of mole holes. I presume this means planting any sort of vegetable garden will be a huge failure??
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