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I am beginning to feel under privilege. No snow or gophers.
But now tourists are another matter. "yankees" are our pest here. Notherners are fine. If you don't know the difference, it is "attitude".
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Peters,
sure you could not BBQ them?
I can see your name up in lights.
Pete's BBQ Armadillo. Could be bigger than KFC if you got the right marketing people. Then you might be forced to raise them.
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Grophers are not something we have, but this may work.
I have heard of people running auto's exhaust into the ground for rat tunnels and the carbon monoxide killing the rats. I suspect even a lawnmower engine would be sufficient.
I don't know if you can find it there or if license is needed but they make a gas to kill weed seeds in seed beds for tobacco plants. It use to be buyable in same cans underpressure that you could run a small rubber tube into rat tunnels that also killed them. That gas is not something you want to breath either. Have never heard of anyone being killed by it but being made sick different story.
Warning, if you do either of these or similiar, be sure to cover all openings. I guess gophers will but I know rats will run faster out than you can jump if you don't and they will not be killed. They will run up your leg or over you if not careful.
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Iowa,
I started to put in my post this but I have been told diesel fumes will only make such sick, not kill. Have no idea on that. Surely there are there who know if this is true or not. Not sure if they still do but unwanted dogs and cats were put to sleep (killed) with gas pickup fumes by our county.
Something that will kill tunnelling animals but...are the right kind of snakes.
Wish you well.
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Peters,
I think he (Iowa) should consider filming this what ever this turns out to be. He should be able to make enough money to retire right. Either selling the film to such as Animal Planet on the human way or to America's Funniest Video or as a follow up to I think Caddy Shack.
The ideo of the falcon is very good. WOnder is he could lease space to others with falcons?
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Do these criters like (noise?) music? If not, Consider setting up a place for people to show off their car sound sytems. As much as some vibrate the ground does shake. If you did this weekly you probably would be deaf, but those burrowing animals may be gone. Of course all above ground animals would be also.
I looked on the web and found a site that said diesel fumes will only make you sick. Found another that said they will kill if you are in an air tight container.
On another thread it was said to use vac for ground wasp. I know I have seen on tv a giant vac for gophers.
In pausing I just realize we have a worst problem than you. If you wish you could use FIRE ANTS (that is what they are called) and if you could get them to live there dont think any burrowing animal would want to bump into them. Really believe I rather have the gopher over the ants. I probably can ship all of you more of these than you would need.
Ants are not bothered by noise. Not much else either.
I once had a very smart supervisor. He was new to Roachs and ordered a Guaranteed Roach killer with simple instructions. Turned out to be two wooden blocks with instruction to place roach on block B and hit with block A. Guess that would work with ants or gophers if size of block is of ratio.
Wonder where I could find an ant eater? Can you train them to remain on your property? Wonder if an ant eater could be trained to be a gopher eater?
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Harvey,
Any idea what kind of gas he used that burned like that?
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Iowa,
Does dogs not kill gophers?
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I understand the Jack Russel is good around horses. What I have seen of them makes no sense to me. Would think the horse would get tired of them and let them have it. My nephew which has the JR and horses said it was because they move so fast the horses could not catch or kick them was why they are so good around them.
Boy what a hyper dog. No gophers here but I think I rather have them than the JR. Guess I'm just too old for such.
As to the JR killing, makes me glad I am as big as I am.
Murf, the racoon and dog story. If you have never heard any Jerry Clower coon stories you need to.
A bred that was breed for rat killing that is not near as hyper is the Yorkshire Terrier. They are so small...not sure how they compare to a gopher.
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Murf,
Yep, very hyper. Not sure of the food it was fed but ommercial.
Left alone...use to be a good bit. Not sure now, but it was kept in large pen in horse barn. Think they had two.
I agree that interacting with any animal normally helps calm them and the more the better. They also often take on the behaivor of their care taker. Don't they?
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Wonder if it was the bear stuff or the money he had just wasted that got him the most?
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Iowa,
Reference your squealing truck engine question, could you have a gopher in it? Could they be plotting against you?
Just wondering how smart they are.
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