On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:35:36 -0500, phorbin wrote:
> In article <QZSdnSP7adL1bInVnZ2dnUVZ_rfinZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> schvantzkopf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
>> A groundhog dug a tunnel into my garden last year, I filled it in last
>> fall but he's just reopened it again. I've bought some Havahart Critter
>> Ridder which is basically a hot pepper powder. Has anyone used this
>> stuff? Does it work?. There were a couple of other choices for
>> groundhog repellents that had a very different formulations, does
>> anyone have any opinions on repellents in general?
>>
>>
> Hot pepper didn't work for us. The dammthings thought it was a
> seasoning.
>
> We trap and remove to open spaces (no gardens, roads or farms nearby),
> harrass them away if they're smart enough to take the hint, or kill them
> if not. The two former give them a chance at survival.
>
> As for it digging into the garden, you need a fence like an L, with the
> bottom of the L about 1 foot underground and aimed outward away from the
> garden. The base of the L needs to be at least 1 foot wide. That should
> stop them digging through. The thing you need to know is that they are
> agile climbers and will climb trees, fences etc.. You have to deal with
> "over" which means creating a floppy fence or an electric one.
>
> Do remember that you need your gate to have a lintel to which you've
> attached fencing so that the underground fence is continuous around the
> whole garden.
>
> And I suggest finding all the cabbage mower's holes, stuffing them with
> saplings, long branches, scrap 2 by 4s and earth. Track them all down.
> Don't worry about trapping them underground. They'll dig their way out
> or they'll have an escape entrance. Then fill the route they've taken
> out, too.
>
> You see, if you can prevent them from developing a main burrow and/or
> way station burrows near your property/garden, they'll probably eat at
> somebody else's table.
Did you try any sort of predator scent? I'm thinking about emptying my
kitty litter boxes down his hole.
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