Resident Ground Hog "Harriet"
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Michele Eures on Nov 02, 2015LOL we've got one, too. Lives under the shed and occasionally gets in a sparring match with our Lab.Helpful Reply
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Janet Pizaro on Nov 02, 2015Unfortunately these critters just fine there way back. Try spreading around any thing that has a bad odor. Pepper flakes, mothballs, blood meal,etc. These are obviously temporary but may at least for now work.I would just keep putting smelly odors around. Hopefully they will go away.Helpful Reply
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Danita Boyd on Nov 02, 2015Thank you. Someone found Clorox and Woolite for dark colors on the Internet. That's what I will try next.Helpful Reply
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Elwanna on Nov 04, 2015Fox urine. Comes in a spray bottle. Most everything will stay away.Helpful Reply
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Danita Boyd on Nov 09, 2015Thanks for the responses but Harriette persists. Next we are setting a larger trap bated with sweet potatoes. Since many of the Himetalk viewers have said that ground hogs have a sweet tooth. I can't wait to be rid of my unwanted guest or at this point I should say resident.Helpful Reply
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Alesa Holden on Nov 10, 2015I know it's hard but God's creatures share our earth.Helpful Reply
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Carol Potts on Nov 10, 2015NOTHING stops these pests and they can ruin your foundation if they dig around your house and are not stopped. I have a neighbor across the street who puts food out on her porch for some feral cats to eat and of course the ground hogs and skunks have found a food source. She's oblivious to the problem she's created even after being told. The only thing I could do was call a company who set cage traps to capture pests and take them away. I tried the urine pellets, pepper flakes, etc. They did not work and this was my only recourse but it was not a cheap solution. Good luck!Helpful Reply
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Carol Potts on Nov 11, 2015Make sure you get 2 traps, because they dig 2 holes so they can escape if one is blocked. You have to find the second hole. The guy who trapped mine put small slices of apple inside in the back because they like apples. He said cat food will catch a skunk or stray cat, but apples will catch possums and ground hogs. $599-$899 is a lot for setting traps and disposing of ground hogs. I had to pay $350 and I thought that was outrageous but I live in the city, I didn't want to deal with a wild animal, and I had no way to transport it somewhere and it's illegal to do so anyway. Then I found out snakes like to cohabitate in ground hog's holes, so I paid whatever it costs to deal with the problem. I felt like taking the bill to the neighbor who puts the food out for the feral cats. If she'd stop doing that they wouldn't be here. Anyway, good luck trapping before they hibernate and bring babies out in the spring.Helpful Reply
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Danita Boyd on Nov 13, 2015Oh that's right. I'll let you know how things turn out. I hope it hasn't already hibernated I haven't seen evidence of her activity this week.Helpful Reply
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