John2189 536 #1 Posted June 28 What is the best way to get rid of them, besides shooting them? They have the cement floor undermined in my garage. They have three openings, I tried filling the holes, but they were opened up the next day. I really don’t want to kill them, just make them move. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,363 #2 Posted June 28 @Ed Kennell. Gas out method? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 13,969 #3 Posted June 28 7 minutes ago, John2189 said: I really don’t want to kill them, just make them move. Move to where? To your home’s foundation? To mess with some other ecosystem? I would contact a local “wildlife relocation” service and review their options. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 28,304 #4 Posted June 28 Illegal in many (most?) states to live trap and relocate. Considered a nuisance. If not legal to shoot (urban suburban area) then This is how I deal with them. cheap and 100% effective... They have a socialist mentality... what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine... once there's a den, their kin, neighbors, acquaintances, passerby and whomever is a member of the species will reoccupy unless consistently and permanently removed... 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 51,688 #5 Posted June 28 27 minutes ago, John2189 said: I really don’t want to kill them, just make them move. Nice of you but not smart. Sylvia's 100% right. You can try live traps but you might be peeing in the wind. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,788 #6 Posted June 28 I had quite a problem with ground hogs and skunks under my shed. I live trapped them and then relocated them. To fix the problem I put steel fencing under the ground and two feet up the shed walls, then installed new siding. A temporary solution might be to push a garden hose deep into their borrow and let the water run for a long time, but that might cause issues with your cement floor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 9,334 #7 Posted June 28 I had a rather large "whistle pig" burrow under the steps & porch at my in-laws house. Waited until I knew it was in the burrow and blocked the exit. Thru a pipe and funnel, in went a gallon of ammonia, followed by a gallon of bleach. "Dirt Nap Gas". Blocked the entrance - no more issue. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 43,710 #8 Posted June 28 Funny. dogs cornered a ground chuck yesterday. As far as I can tell it was just passing through. I think it lives under my neighbor's barn. I was mowing at the time so the wife had to deal with the mayhem. Our little Foxhound goes " Ape " as Wally Cleaver would say. Today the dog found a toad! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 18,628 #9 Posted June 28 I had a woodchuck under my workshop in the crushed stone base under the cement. Used some gas grenades. Killed the chuck but a few days later the smell was hard to bear and it lasted for several days.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
John2189 536 #10 Posted June 28 24 minutes ago, pfrederi said: I had a woodchuck under my workshop in the crushed stone base under the cement. Used some gas grenades. Killed the chuck but a few days later the smell was hard to bear and it lasted for several days.... Yea a buddy of mine gave me some of those, I have a cat in the garage, so I m not using them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EB-80/8inPA 1,844 #11 Posted June 28 3 hours ago, pfrederi said: I had a woodchuck under my workshop in the crushed stone base under the cement. Used some gas grenades. Killed the chuck but a few days later the smell was hard to bear and it lasted for several days.... I think I took something out with the line trimmer some days ago. I can’t see it, but I know it’s in there somewhere every time I pass by. Had a possum crawl under a chest freezer in the garage to die once. That was not pleasant. The flies didn’t seem to mind, if you get my drift. I stopped leaving the door open after that. @John2189 @pfrederithat’s one of the reasons why I prefer traps to poison. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 28,304 #12 Posted June 28 1 minute ago, EB-80/8inPA said: that’s one of the reasons why I prefer traps to poison. Yup you do not want these guys dying in or under structures... the olfactory implications are stupendous... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 41,772 #13 Posted June 28 I live trap about 20 hogs a year. They luv melons. No danger to pets with a live trap. They then get a one way ticket to Hog Heaven. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonytoro416 1,171 #14 Posted June 28 I think I heard one time that a family of ground hogs can move or excavate 700 pounds of rock and dirt per day. Mush melon is the ticket and a live trap 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 66,573 #15 Posted June 29 5 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Yup you do not want these guys dying in or under structures... the olfactory implications are stupendous... Sometimes the way my ole factory downstairs makes the olfactory work overtime, mixed with the gut reactions… those dedaminal stinks really aren’t that terrible to live with… 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 28,304 #16 Posted June 29 7 hours ago, Pullstart said: Sometimes the way my ole factory downstairs makes the olfactory work overtime, mixed with the gut reactions… those dedaminal stinks really aren’t that terrible to live with… Again with the... oh wait... not visuals... audibles... and olfactory-ables... my ears... my nose... 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 72,363 #17 Posted June 29 13 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said: olfactory implications are stup.... Lots of folks use these words or sections of them when I'm around. Never did figure out why..... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
