Moles

[EddieM]

Have a go at trapping, there are humane traps available...... just remember to dig the trap well into the tunnel, wear gloves, otherwise it'll smell you, then cover the trap up well, so as not to freeze the poor blighter in case of cold weather inspect the trap everyday, if caught, take said mole a long way away (couple of miles) and release.

Moles need to eat every couple of hours, or they can starve to death. Unless you can inspect them that frequently, humane mole traps are the *least* humane way to deal with moles.

Cheers
Richard

welll...... a truism .... moles are voracious eaters, which they need to be in order to tunnel, once trapped, they cannot tunnel, I have successfully trapped a couple and release them alive and well, with the exception of the one I accidentally froze to death.

 

[geraldthehamster]

http://www.ridofmoles.co.uk/mole-traps.htm

Cheers
Richard

 

[EddieM]

http://www.ridofmoles.co.uk/mole-traps.htm

Cheers
Richard

Not sure humane can ever be applied to killing something, but hey I guess you pays ur money and takes ur choice. As said I've successfully trapped a couple, live. Sadly they wouldn't comment on how stressful it was for them

 

[geraldthehamster]

I've successfully trapped a couple, live.

Sure it wasn't the same one, twice?

Cheers
Richard

 

[EddieM]

I've successfully trapped a couple, live.

Sure it wasn't the same one, twice?

Cheers
Richard

Errr TBH I am pretty sure it was the same one twice never knew moles had homing instincts, little sod. (very cute though!)

 

[Stivino]

I once caught a mole in the garden. I gave it the worst death you can imagine.
I dug a hole at the bottom of the garden and, I buried it, ALIVE!

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Trapping.
Sonic repellers
MothBalls.

Getting a ferret as a pet.

 

[RNReindeer]

Le Detauper is the way to get rid of moles. Easily available in France, Belgium and Spain.
http://www.detaupeur.com/
No internet sales.

 

[LastMagicBean]

Years ago I used a product called 'Mole Smoke'.

Superb things.

You dug away the mound until you found the actual tunnel, lit a thing that resembled a stick of dynamite/firework, placed it in the tunnel, then covered it over.
You'd see the smoke coming out of all the other mole hills.

No more moles.

 

[geraldthehamster]

Whether you can live with moles depends on whether you like a billiard-table smooth lawn, or something a little more bucolic. I decided in the end not to worry about them too much. If you remove the tunnelling spoil (molehills) carefully with a trowel, you can avoid too much damage to the grass. My garden is so up and down that the odd collapsing tunnel isn't much of an issue.

Cheers
Richard