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Cats are a natural part of the food chain just as snakes and birds of prey. A lack of one species has others proliferate. Part of the problem may be not enough species to prey on the other species. I would bring in a few cats maybe locate a few snakes or make the habitat such to attract various birds of prey.
That being said, I once had a skunk tear off a foundation vent and get under the house. I called animal control who said they are not permitted to disturb them by law. You cannot kill or trap them to relocate they said I just had to deal with it until it left. The person I spoke to suggested throwing mothballs/flakes under the house to coax it along. Apparently, rodents don't like the smell any more than moths or humans. It worked, the skunk left, but then I had to deal with the mothball smell. A word of experience don't open the package and throw them everywhere, keep the perforated package intact it makes it easier to locate the mothballs/flakes to remove later.
I now place mothballs at every entrance to my garage, in every corner and where ever there is an opening in the walls to the outside where a rodent can get in. I also use a rodent deterrent I get from the hardware store store. I think the primary ingredient is fox urine.
Then there is the mink dog method. This seems to be an extremely effective method of control.
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