Pesky mole!

okeydokey

Hi can anyone help? we currently have a mole or moles residing in our garden and causing a bit of damage to lawn and flower beds, any suggestions on what we can do?
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peter_the_piper

Creosote down the hole worked for me, don't know where they went but went they did.

Stephen_Leak

Evidently, as they are very sensitive to vibration, putting the gizmos from those electronic musical greetings cards into their tunnel is supposed to be a very effective deterrent. Mind you, it could be argued that a non-humane trap is actually kinder.

tilly_willow

I don't know of anything that can help you but being old enough to remember Jasper Carrott springs to mind - he didn't have much success getting rid of moles.

globetraveller

We had problems a few years back.
http://www.primrose.co.uk/mole-repellent-c-104.html?source=googleads&gclid=CImwyraDtqkCFVJX4QodpGqJKQ
A solar deterrant worked well for us. They obviously hated it.

payless

There's only one way to get rid of a mole.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fePU5CIHpas

a1cat

globetraveller wrote: »

We had problems a few years back.
http://www.primrose.co.uk/mole-repellent-c-104.html?source=googleads&gclid=CImwyraDtqkCFVJX4QodpGqJKQ
A solar deterrant worked well for us. They obviously hated it.

Cheers wasn't aware of that option - looks good.

Our mole/s just disappeared after a couple of years so don't worry too much either way

globetraveller

a1cat wrote: »

Cheers wasn't aware of that option - looks good.

Our mole/s just disappeared after a couple of years so don't worry too much either way

I couldn't face the other options but was fed up with my brand new lawn being dug up

On_My_Lonesome

I heard about them hating vibration so bought a load of little windmills on sticks stuck them in the garden and sure enough within a few days the moles had moved on.
I got my windmills fro the kids toys area of either tesco or asda last year only cost abt £1 for 2, I bought 6 and moved them round each day.

a1cat

globetraveller wrote: »

I couldn't face the other options but was fed up with my brand new lawn being dug up

When I was a kid I waited motionless in silence and saw a mole dig its way up to the surface, snuffle around a bit then go back down below - rather cute.

They are definitely harder to kill than Rattus rattus or Mus musculus

Baby_Sue

Be happy. I'd be thrilled to have a mole in my garden, they're just so ace!! :T