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| Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:56 pm Post subject: Any suggestions on how to rid my property of groundhogs |
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I know of at least one maybe two
there have been several sightings in the backyard and a hole chewed in my garage door
and a few in my front flowerbed closest to the house surrounding my porch going under the porch trampling/chewing on my tender vegitation
I tried "live traps" two years ago and they didn't work
derned varmits wouldn't go into them
Please Help!!! 
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| Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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I think there is another post on here about groundhogs. My son poured used kitty litter down the path or hole and they left. dooley
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| Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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Used kitty litter worked for me too.
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Bluewolf
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| Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:53 am Post subject: |
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but I don't have kitties to use the litter
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I guess rabbit litter will not work the same. Do you have a friend or neighbor with a cat? Can you get a cat from a shelter? Probably the cat will cause as many problems as the groundhog though.
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Bluewolf
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| dooley wrote: | I guess rabbit litter will not work the same. Do you have a friend or neighbor with a cat? Can you get a cat from a shelter? Probably the cat will cause as many problems as the groundhog though.
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No I don't think Bunny litter would be the same since I use cedar bedding for Valentine's litter box
I don't know anyone who has a cat and I am allergic so I can't get one
(plus I am not a cat person)
Dooley I just went and found the other thread you were talking about guess there is nothing I can do
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You could move to Norway. We haven't got groundhogs.
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Bluewolf
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| Droopy wrote: | | You could move to Norway. We haven't got groundhogs. |
a little to cold for my old bones!
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| Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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and now to add insult to injury....
A racoon has decided to make a home under my porch 
it's Dr. Doolittle syndrome all over again
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*whispers* We haven't got racoons either, Bluewolf. 
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Bluewolf
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| Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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Silly Droopy!!
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 3:13 am Post subject: |
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Maybe I could send you my gray squirrels, Bluewolf?
They are digging up my planters hiding the filberts they are stealing. Might as well add to your Doolittle home.
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:16 am Post subject: |
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Thanks But no thanks Jewells
I got squirrel problems of my own
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