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Anyone really know how to get rid of gophers????????

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Anyone really know how to get rid of gophers????????

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We "had" this beautiful front yard, no grass, stones, and a rock river, with all kinds of cactus, flowering sage, a huge agave, et. We have lost the agave, the little b..guy ate up all the inside, I sure hope he had a hangover! Now he is working on our australian bottle tree, a beautiful tree it was, now it is very stressed Have tried trapping, putting bubblegum down the holes, even poured a bottle of ammonia and then bleach, thought I got him, but he popped up after a few days. Sounds cruel, I don't like killing anything, but he is destroying all the plants > My neighbor said that he and a friend of his, when living in Montana, tried to get rid of a gopher by putting propane down the hole and lighting a match "Caddy Shack" I guess was more true to life then I realized
Anyway, this is a serious question, if any of you have any ideas, or have had the problem yourselves and know the answer
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Reply #51 from WinCustomize Forums Top
come on....ya gotta keep up...

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Reply #52 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I did the water hose thing before, and it worked.
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Reply #53 from WinCustomize Forums Top
There is a multitude of products on the market to rid your yard of such pests. I've lived on farms most of my life and have never come across a way of ridding myself of the little beasties. However they can be controlled by - cats. O.K. one other measure is Jalapeno juice undiluted. Pour it around whatever you want to save. >
Reply #54 from WinCustomize Forums Top
#51 I don't know Yrag, after too much pss it might be a problem?
Reply #55 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I found that cats can get rid of them. One draw back is they scare off the birds. Our neighbor got two kittens, that grew into adults. They stalked the mounds, caught or ran them off.

On a side note we had moles as well. They eat grubs, plant roots, etc. A good grub killer pellet applied like fertilizer, kills the grubs and the moles move on to find another food source.



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Reply #56 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Does gophers like veggies? Make a booby trap. Make a veggie train & a trap. Then, snatch the gopher.
Reply #57 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Mrs. Chickie, thank you, but Gophers get all their "veggies" from all the roots they eat !!!

Old Crab, thank you, I will try the jalapeno juice, but it will take many gallons
Reply #58 from WinCustomize Forums Top
jalapeno juice

= HOT!
Reply #59 from WinCustomize Forums Top
take a little bit of zippo fuel, fill the hole and light the damn thing.... then get your (or kona's) .22 and wait till they come above
Reply #60 from WinCustomize Forums Top
/me wonders why he wrote "little bit of"
Reply #61 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Ferrets?....
Reply #62 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'll take your gophers, if you'll take my blackflies and mosquitoes.

/me wonders how far north West Nile will come this year
Reply #63 from WinCustomize Forums Top
(take a little bit of zippo fuel,) might as well go for the gasoline
Reply #65 from WinCustomize Forums Top
No thanks, Essancay, we have the white flies, killer bees, mosquitoes, gophers, javalina, coyotes But you really can have the gophers!
Reply #66 from WinCustomize Forums Top
OK. Down to business. First, my cats do like birds, they don't drop them on the doorstep though. They bring those in the house and I have to chase them down!!! Now, I remember having a bad skunk problem when I lived in the country, (got skunks in Oz?) and lime took care of them. Yep, LIME! That white powdery stuff. I don't know if gophers are rodents or what, skunks are feline, but the lime worked beautifully. If nothing else, keep them well stocked in lime and salt and maybe you can co-exist.
Reply #68 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sounds like a good plan MGiff! I am sure less expensive than the gallons of jalopeno juice. I'll try putting some in the tunnels, thanks
re:birds on the doorstep, the birds she brings are already deceased. YOu could have an aviary room
Reply #69 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The little buggers, will tunnel, 3 to 6 ft or so underground, concrete they just burrow under
Reply #70 from WinCustomize Forums Top
MGiff....no, no skunks....we do have all 10 of the top 10 snakes....which may just be the reason.....though it took mixy to handle those waskerly wabbits....
Reply #71 from WinCustomize Forums Top
#63 by teddybearcholla - 5/22/2004 8:33:44 PM (take a little bit of zippo fuel,) might as well go for the gasoline


zippo fuel happends to be a little easier to ignite. Thats how I got rid of my wasps
Reply #73 from WinCustomize Forums Top
How about going to the local animal shelter and getting another cat. Maybe your old cat will get some feistness and bond with the new cat, making them a team against the gophers. If you get a wimpy cat you can just take him back and get another one, until you get a good one. Those Siamese cats are pretty tough, or maybe a tough alley cat will do the job. It sounds like your cat may be a little wimpy. Maybe get a third cat. Saving a few cats from extermination is a good cause in itself.
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Reply #74 from WinCustomize Forums Top
That's a good idea! Try a Maine Coone mix, they're good and fun to watch. Also, if you like dogs, the Jack Russell terriers are great gopher hunters!
Reply #75 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Also, if you like dogs, the Jack Russell terriers are great gopher hunters!


That is if he isn't busy being a cat hunter