HELP!! Getting rid of family member

[1DarkChaos]

Hey guys

We have a shack on top of some mud and last year we found 2 holes (one for entry and emergency exit) with a tiny groundhog so I put a lot of mothballs inside the holes (supposedly they hate it) and then sealed them with 2 big rock. We thought he went away since there were no more new holes. But just last week we saw him again and he is JUMBO SIZE, size of a small cat and he dug up 2 new holes again. I did some research and found that they mate and will have kids and will bring diseases with them.

So instead of using animal traps or paying 1k to have someone do it for me then risk it coming back, I am planning to dig up the mud under and around the shack then seal it with interlock.

Can someone recommend somebody who will do such service (dig up the mud, drive it away then put new tiles over) or a place to rent a garbage bin.

Thank you! Any input would be very much appreciate it.

[stuntman]

I recommend a landscaper.

[ishfish]

Wow. That sound like quite the project. I don't follow why you do not want to borrow some traps?

[Poulet]

Thread name is pretty shady. Maybe you should include 'animal' in it. ;)

[mrperfect]

You had me with the thread title. :eek:

[1DarkChaos]

In reply to why not just animal trap it.
Because unless I bring him far away I won't get rid of it and chances are other animals will take it over.
It will be an endless cycle

lol sorry for the title i wanted to make a title thats catchy so I get more help

[stuntman]

OK...first off stop with the mothballs they are a poison that is 100% man made and does not degrade. If you can remove it. If someone finds out you did it there could be trouble.

Secondly....you are talking about a shack on the top of a pile of mud. Pics please.

[1DarkChaos]

thanks for reply stuntman I will provide pics on Thursday when I am off
Why would I get in trouble for that? I read they won't eat it but the smell is supposed to get them away..but that obviously didn't work lol

Also I have a question, is it mud under the interlocks at the backyard? I am thinking even if I seal the sides and holes with interlock, he will just dig in from elsewhere n still live down there.

Thank you!

[ishfish]

thanks for reply stuntman I will provide pics on Thursday when I am off
Why would I get in trouble for that? I read they won't eat it but the smell is supposed to get them away..but that obviously didn't work lol

Also I have a question, is it mud under the interlocks at the backyard? I am thinking even if I seal the sides and holes with interlock, he will just dig in from elsewhere n still live down there.

Thank you!

I have critters that have their holes dug in by my cement patio and others under the shed: mice, gopher, rabbits. An owl move in recently and the critter population has been reduced. That owl is a noisy one though.

What disease does a ground hog carry?

Oh and if you trap you can take them far away. I don't think they home but I could be wrong.
Call Fish and Wildlife they are a great source of info.

[stuntman]

Why trouble? You are spreading poison. I am pretty sure that would cause concern and maybe a visit to your residence.
Doesn't matter, take them out if you can.

what is under the interlock? depends on who laid them. Usually it is crushed gravel of various depths.....nothing a groundhog can dig under.


Your location is Toronto but your area of Toronto may have different rules for moving animals. Some regions have limits to the distance they can be moved. If you take them and drop them off by at a creek a few km away I can't see them coming back unless you don't patch up the hole. I could be wrong but traps are the way to go....a dog works too.

[woof]

I did some research and found that they mate and will have kids and will bring diseases with them.

Yeah, human beings are like that too. :razz:

[Techhead]

Rent & Watch the MOVIE CADDYSHACK

You should get some good idears from it. :cheesygri

[bionicbadger]

Get a bunch of dry ice and drop it in the holes then pour some hot water down there.

[tsat]

put the following items into both holes

Broken up Styrofoam
Gasoline

Then drop a lit match in one end.

If the groundhog is not present it will not return, if it is.... Well just stand clear of the hole

[brunes]

We had a giant groundhog like that, living under our shed. My wife loved him. She would flip her lid if she ever thought I trapped him or did anything. He actually left on his own, or got caught by a dog or something. They apparently only live 2 years.

[1DarkChaos]

Get a bunch of dry ice and drop it in the holes then pour some hot water down there.

really? does that really work? But it will just come right back right?


put the following items into both holes

Broken up Styrofoam
Gasoline

Then drop a lit match in one end.

If the groundhog is not present it will not return, if it is.... Well just stand clear of the hole

I can't tell if you are serious or joking.....Wouldn't that light up my whole shed? LOL
Please advise, thank you!


We had a giant groundhog like that, living under our shed. My wife loved him. She would flip her lid if she ever thought I trapped him or did anything. He actually left on his own, or got caught by a dog or something. They apparently only live 2 years.

haha I am reading they live for 6-8 years.... i wish a dog would nab him....

[ta66]

Exhaust hose (like the ones the mechanics use) 1 end hooked up to your exhaust the other end in the hole (block other hole off)
The older the car - truck the better. Let the vehicle run for 30min to 1 hour
Should take of them