Mole / field mouse problem ?

[Rupe]

Its not illegal to think of it!

[Rich Rule]

Have you seen Caddyshack, Dean?

[waz77]

Verminator's are illegal to use in the manner that is being suggested as is petrol/gas. They can only legally be used in this country after the tunnels have been cleared to collapse the tunnels. Get yourself some tunnel or scissor traps from Flatpack trap company. Its not as easy as some think to catch regularly but once you know how you can get almost 100% catch rate and should be able to clear a field in a day or 2

[likeitorlumpit]

By the way

Be very wary of using a mole man- should I say ANY mole man

They have dark arts

£25 a mole

They arrive in a big coat

Walk around your field and bring back a good number of moles- often these have been caught previously and you pay

A customer of mine ended up paying over £1000 to a guy like this until he realised

[Dean Lofthouse]

Have you seen Caddyshack, Dean?

 

I haven,t Rich.

 

I,ve googled it, looks its a good one to watch

 

Edit: I ordered a load of scissor traps last night, so collapsing the tunnels in a few weeks will be on the cards

Edited April 2, 2012 by Dean Lofthouse

[waz77]

By the way

Be very wary of using a mole man- should I say ANY mole man

They have dark arts

£25 a mole

They arrive in a big coat

Walk around your field and bring back a good number of moles- often these have been caught previously and you pay

A customer of mine ended up paying over £1000 to a guy like this until he realised

 

Some "Tree Surgeon's" also lay tarmac, butcher trees and dump the waste in layby's. Good and bad in all trades including Mole catchers

[Rich Rule]

You'll enjoy it. Might even pick up a tip or two.

[windfall]

Bill murray and Chevy chase are great in caddyshack. Quality

 

 

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[Rich2484]

At least if you copy caddy shack you opwont have to mow it for a while...

[agg221]

I never had much luck with scissor traps. I prefer these:

 

mole trap stainless | eBay

 

You need to set them in pairs, one each way into the run, and you need to specify UK moles as they're a slightly different size to US ones, but I find they work really well if you follow the instructions and the moles don't bury under them like they do with the scissor ones.

 

I start by stamping down all the molehills in an area - then wait overnight so I can see which run the mole is currently using.

 

I then open out a bit of the run, working from a hole until I can clearly see it both directions, put in the traps and then cover over the exposed bit with a piece of paving slab, with earth around the edges to make sure it's dark. This is one of the down sides to the scissor traps - harder to cover effectively.

 

If you do use the traps in the link, it's worth tying a bit of bright ribbon through the loop at the back. If they get moved around by the mole shoving earth up the mound, or ants move in, you can find the traps without risking your fingers.

 

Alec