oowee Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Making a right mess of my lawn. I have tried to get them with a trap and had no luck at all. Was wondering about an electronic deterrent. Something like this. Any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 save your money, those things are useless. keep at it with the traps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 when you buy new traps bury them in the earth for a couple of weeks and wear gloves when you set them buying a couple of traps is usless...buy 10...learn to find the runs and set them well,,,,,,,,,,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adge Cutler Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 (edited) when you buy new traps bury them in the earth for a couple of weeks and wear gloves when you set them buying a couple of traps is usless...buy 10...learn to find the runs and set them well,,,,,,,,,,,,, Or boil them . Edited September 14, 2016 by Adge Cutler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted September 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 (edited) I only bought two. I tried to set them in the runs but when i opened them up there was lots of different passages. They went around the places that i put them. They are laying in the soil now as i have just mown over the area. Hopefully that will disguise the smell a bit? Edited September 14, 2016 by oowee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felly100 Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Flatpack traps are the best. The best way to weather a trap is to set it and catch a mole. Trust me you catch moles with brand spanking new traps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Get yourself more than one trap. Kick flat all the hills to see what ones are being used most. Use a cane, long screwdriver or something similar to push in the ground around the biggest hill starting about 6" out and complete your circle, there will be possibly more than one tunnel going to it, put a trap in every tunnel then move on to the next biggest hill. I cut the hole with a big knife and make sure you cover the tunnel so there is no light getting in around the trap. Moles are just as active during the day. This is not fool proof but I have taught quite a few people using this method. As you get better you will get more of a feel of it. I trap moles at a few places never for money but for veg, honey and chicken, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Got to agree with Felly. I've caught moles with traps straight out of the box and while not using gloves. The thing with mole trapping is the setting of the trap in the tunnel. You can watch people do it, read a book, watch the Youtube videos but at the end of the day if you don't fit the trap exactly right the mole is likely to go under it. Flatpack tunnel traps are the best I've come across and will work OK without any tweaking. But they have to fit tight in the tunnel. No gaps and with as little disturbance as possible. Also, try and find a single, straight tunnel. If the area is snided with tunnels, try a little way off that area as it is often impossible to find a straight tunnel without a junction branching off in the feeding areas. Look down the sides of fences, walls or paths and put your traps there. Once you've caught the mole leave the trap in for a week or so as often there will be another waiting to take its place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felly100 Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 When a mole dies,there's always another that turns up for its funeral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footu Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Last week i had a similar problem. I bought 5 scissor traps and 5 tunnel traps off the bay, set them and caught two moles. Didnt wash traps, didnt wear gloves, didn't boil them. Both moles caught in scissor traps. No mole hills since. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fse10 Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Had one a few weeks back tried used cat litter down the tunnel as swmbo did not want me to kill it she read on the internet about the cat litter. Next morning six more hill's , so that evening sat outside with the 410 hushpower waited for the earth to start moving & pop job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Had one a few weeks back tried used cat litter down the tunnel as swmbo did not want me to kill it she read on the internet about the cat litter. Next morning six more hill's , so that evening sat outside with the 410 hushpower waited for the earth to start moving & pop job done.This, one mole makes a lot of mess, one early morning does the job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenlivet Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 This, one mole makes a lot of mess, one early morning does the job!The first one we had we got a pest control guy out (we had two wasps' nests in the roof as well). Mole was caught. Three days later I was looking out at the garden and saw another mole appear out of one of the old holes! Hushpower in the cabinet so I grasped my trusty priest (wooden, not clergy) ran out and smacked it one before it disappeared! Cheeky sod! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpy22 Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 i will tell you what my mate does on the golf course. now forget the moles think roe and foxes for the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fse10 Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 The first one we had we got a pest control guy out (we had two wasps' nests in the roof as well). Mole was caught. Three days later I was looking out at the garden and saw another mole appear out of one of the old holes! Hushpower in the cabinet so I grasped my trusty priest (wooden, not clergy) ran out and smacked it one before it disappeared! Cheeky sod! Whack a mole for grown ups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzicat Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 I wonder what the effect of treating traps with Lobworm extract would be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenlivet Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 I wonder what the effect of treating traps with Lobworm extract would be?Bass on the lawn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 I wonder what the effect of treating traps with Lobworm extract would be? If you put a trap in an animal's path and take care how you place and set it, you don't need bait. Certainly not for moles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 I advise watching caddy shack for inspiration, its gophers but still good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpy22 Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 I advise watching caddy shack for inspiration, its gophers but still good. classic we always have a laugh about that film with a mate who is a greenkeeper. strangely a very similar character Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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