help: Varmints, Need to KILL!

[Rick V]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

That Rodenator is truly a "Hold my beer and watch this" kind of tool.

I was thinking the same thing, I wonder how many beers it took to come up with that idea? I like it.

[Moses]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

That Rodenator is truly a "Hold my beer and watch this" kind of tool.

And Budweiser is a "hold my tool and watch this" kind of beer!

[pmajka]

Every neighbot has compost or vegetable garden...

I have Fruit Trees: fig, apple and Pear (Damn Hornets...but that is another thread...

How about Snakes???? What snakes can I toss in to the yard to kill the mice and Voles.

Originally Posted by RWebb

you can trap and or kill them but the real problem is that you have habitat that they like

that means new ones will move in soon!

if you can think of some way of eliminating what they like in your land that will fix it permanently.

what are they eating? do you have a vege. garden? big compost pile?

a pet weasel and badger will make them feel unwelcome with a vengeance.

[JavaBrewer]

I'll bet a Black Mamba or King Cobra would make short work of those pests. Of course you would have to move out once they arrive but the pests would definitely be toast.

Seriously, traps are your friend here. Call your local vector control for help with the larger fellow.

[mudman]

Snakes won't eat enough to keep the mice/voles away in your situation. Even my lazy cat is bringing me about an animal per day, no shortage of critters here.

Invest in a few live traps and some poison bait. I've caught 6 woodchucks in the last couple of months with one trap. Oh yeah, and over twenty raccoons and one skunk!

[Rick Lee]

Non-venomous snakes are just as effective at killing rodents as are venomous ones. No need for any snakes that aren't indigenous to the area. But they don't eat too much. Maybe once a week in a really target-rich environment and they can go a year without a meal. Traps or a .22 plinker are what you need. I'd be worried traps or poison if you have pets. When I was a kid our Great Dane got a trap on his foot and it was a real mess.

[Hugh R]

Don't kill varmint!! His posts really aren't that bad.

[mudman]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

I'd be worried traps or poison if you have pets. When I was a kid our Great Dane got a trap on his foot and it was a real mess.

If you use a standard live trap it won't be a problem for pets. Bait it with apple, peanut butter, cabbage, broccoli, and you'll catch a varmint or a really dumb cat.

Use the poisons IN the rodent holes and you shouldn't have a problem with pets eating it. The stuff I would use is cracked corn covered in poison, labeled as mole /woodchuck poison.

[Normy]

What you need is a "havahart" trap. I have one- this is a trap where the end closes when your animal steps the wrong way. I use this on the iguanas at my house.

-Typical week in Florida? I take about two iguanas. Since rats are common in Florida, I also put out a smaller "havahart" trap with peanut butter to get these. I usually kill 10 iguanas and 3 or 4 rats each month between the two traps.

How do you kill animals in Havahart traps? I just submerge them in the canal behind my house. A rat can only hold its' breath for 45 seconds....then it stops moving. 15 seconds later, I pull the trap out of the canal and open the door, allowing the rodent to fall in the the water. Good.

Rats spread diseases-

The damn iguanas behind my house are another story. I catch these with banana in a LARGE havahart trap, and I kill them with my pellet gun. Crossman 760; a weak gun, but if you put .177 hollow-point pellets in it and pump it up 15 times, it will do the trick. I've killed iguanas with one pelet, but that's rare; Generally I kill the bastard after two or three hits-

In any case, I'm going after the varmits behind my house. Any suggestions? Iguanas are TOUGH! You need a .22 WMR in order to kill these things instantly. I cannot fire a real "firearm" in the subdivision....

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[Noah930]

Originally Posted by mudman

If you use a standard live trap it won't be a problem for pets. Bait it with apple, peanut butter, cabbage, broccoli, and you'll catch a varmint or a really dumb cat.

More like a vegetarian cat. WTF kind of cat goes for apple, peanut butter, cabbage or broccoli?