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Managing Moles, Voles, and other Varmints (self.greenspace)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by GlassHalfHopeful to c/greenspace

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How are you all managing the varmints in your yard? I've lived in a lot of places in my life and it seems I've found quite the mole and vole hotbed also known as my yard. sighs

My dog is able to catch them, but not without digging up tunnels, grass, and making a mess. My neighbor inserts "worms" (poison) into the tunnels, but I don't do that because of our dog.

I wish I could lay a yellow brick road for them to follow to a happier place, but they don't seem to be the type to understand. I don't actually want to harm any critters and thus the inner turmoil of humankind vs nature. I really don't like this post and I'm the one who wrote it.

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[–] styx 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The title reminds me of mousetrap Monday youtube channel 😆

[–] GlassHalfHopeful 1 points 1 year ago

Never seen the channel. Of course, after looking it up, the first video I saw was a paiute deadfall trap. I saw often on the show Alone. Not a lot of calories and those little guys, but when you're hungry you take all you can get.