how do I get rid of this pest??

[ZMan]

I've got some animal digging tunnels underneath the cement of my shop. I've filled in the holes 3 times now, even put glass in them, but he just digs around it. We have had a live trap set up for 2 weeks now, we've tried baiting with apples, tuna, bread w/ peanut butter, but we just can't catch the bugger. Any suggestions?

 

[krugford]

I had the same problem. I had a woodchuck or some other large brown animal digging under my shop. Everytime I saw a new hole I would fill it and pound a 2 ft section of 4x4 into the hole. I eventually caught him behind my shop trying to get back under and got him with the BB gun. I didn't do poison because my neighbor has outdoor cats, but it probably would have been easier.

I wasn't going for the live trap though....

-krug

 

[BobR]

I'v found the gooy canned catfood works well for skunk, possum, coon, rats, and badgers not to mention neighbors pets when they become a pest too.

peanut butter works for squirrels.


Bob

 

[BobR]

bb guns can be a slow creul death from infection.

paint ball(turned down) hurts more hurts more less injury, no blood.




Bob

 

[krugford]

Well, I didn't just shoot it and let it wander off. I gave it as quick na ending as I could.

 

[ZMan]

my mom doesn't want to poison it because shes afraid it'll die out in the yard and then my dogs will eat it (they will, I've witnessed my greyhound eat a live rabbit whole). She wants to trap it and drown it so it won't suffer, if that makes ANY sense.

I'll go put some catfood out there right now, see if that works.

 

[RobbieD]

Napalm.




But yeah, try the catfood first.

 

[High Desert Ranger]

Depends on if you have animals, or worry about the neighbors animals but poison works really good

 

[LittleBigFoot]

Back at our old place we got HUGE rats. Our neighbors took care of their rat problem by "hurding" them into a pillow case and then they swung bag against a hard surface. Seemed quick enough, most of the time.

I worked at a pet store, and when we had deathly sick smaller animals, we put them in a box and froze them. They just went to sleep and never woke up.

Good luck,

Adam

PS. I also hear that a lot of animals are attracted to anti-freeze cause of the color and smell... Just a thought.

 

[Will]

Your neighbors need cat replacement surgery. No self respecting cat would allow such a criminal act to be commited in their jurisdiction. Those Cleveland cats have no pride.

The shame.

 

[IMenriched]

my money is on wood chuck ....3 thoughts

wood chucks tend to be noctural (come out at night) sit up one night about 20-25ft away and up 10ft er so with ole 22 rifle. it's fairly quiet, (BB gun aint gonna do nothin but piss it off) and put one inbetween the eyes...no suffering involved won't know what hit it.

works better out in the open!! Works great on field goofers!

If your not afriad of some gasoline...appears to be inside of shop?? then not a good idea.

plug all known holes except one...pour a 1-3cups of gasoline as deep into the hole/opening as possible (no need for much digging on your part)...then light it...yes light it.

the flames then suck all the air/oxygen out of the tunnels/burrows and the critter sufficates. buried and all

or tie the neighbors big a$$ dog right there...er hold on to pooch and as soon as it get a few feet away from the hole let the dog loose. Little ankle bitters need not apply...wood chuck will tear em up...lab sized hound is better

 

[skippy]

zman,it don't count unless we see pictures of the critter.dead or alive.i've been trying to trap a chipmonk all summer,i may switch to cat food.already bagged a baby rabbit,turned it loose as my vicious attack killer chihuahuas love to chase em.

 

[IMenriched]

Ooh anther line of attack....is mix/coat food, either dog food or peanut butter with ready mix concrete powder....MUST keep away from critters you want to keep.

place a dish of water separately a foot or so away
they/it eats all and then gets a drink....major/killer constipation to follow

 

[skippy]

Ooh anther line of attack....is mix/coat food, either dog food or peanut butter with ready mix concrete powder....MUST keep away from critters you want to keep.

place a dish of water separately a foot or so away
they/it eats all and then gets a drink....major/killer constipation to follow

hope zman doesn't end up bagging a skunk.

 

[IMenriched]

hope zman doesn't end up bagging a skunk.

I don't think its "stinky kitty"...if it is....the " snipper mode" with a 22 round between the eyes works pretty well....If they don't see ya 1st they have zero time to react...hence no stink.

if it is...the dogs & trap mode will deffinatly PURFUME they area.

Lots of Luck