The gopher is bound to have burrows and a family nearby. If you can find the holes, drop moth balls in each one. Some people try to flood them out, but I think that just gives them better soil to burrow in. Just my opinion. ☺️
Borrow someone‘s dog. I had 7 chewing up my yard and shrubs. Paid a professional who only killed ONE in 8 weeks!! I finally was dog sitting for 7 days and left the dog out to run around my yard. Within that week all the ground hogs relocated!
Last summer {2017}, I wanted to start feeding the birds, so I bought some cute bird feeders. Wasn't long after that I had a unwanted guest living under my deck, yup a gopher. I checked around the bottom of my deck and I had a piece of loose lattice and that's how he was getting in and then he dug a hole on the other side to get out.
I took all my new bird feeders down, cleaned up all the bird food on the ground and threw it away. Then I went to Blain's Farm & Fleet and bought a live trap, I bought the one that came with 2 sizes {It was on sale for like $30.00 a smaller one and one a little bit bigger}.
I took a empty tuna fish can punched a couple of holes in the can and wired it to the back of the trap, so he couldn't get the can out of there. I put some cut up pieces of apple in the can. I wasn't sure where to place the trap so I put the bigger size a couple of feet from where it was going in and put the smaller one on the side where he was going out and within a couple of days I caught him/her in the trap where it was going in under my deck. I then had a friend take it way way way out in the country {I live in town}.
After I caught it, I took all my old wood lattice down and put new plastic type of lattice up.
If you or if you know anyone who has snakes, keep the skin when they shed and place a good long piece in each in hole. They won't be back. Tried and true!
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http://www.garden-counselor-lawn-care.com/how-get-rid-gophers.html
The gopher is bound to have burrows and a family nearby. If you can find the holes, drop moth balls in each one. Some people try to flood them out, but I think that just gives them better soil to burrow in. Just my opinion. ☺️
Often protected, be humane!
Borrow someone‘s dog. I had 7 chewing up my yard and shrubs. Paid a professional who only killed ONE in 8 weeks!! I finally was dog sitting for 7 days and left the dog out to run around my yard. Within that week all the ground hogs relocated!
Get a live trap
Here's my story.
Last summer {2017}, I wanted to start feeding the birds, so I bought some cute bird feeders. Wasn't long after that I had a unwanted guest living under my deck, yup a gopher. I checked around the bottom of my deck and I had a piece of loose lattice and that's how he was getting in and then he dug a hole on the other side to get out.
I took all my new bird feeders down, cleaned up all the bird food on the ground and threw it away. Then I went to Blain's Farm & Fleet and bought a live trap, I bought the one that came with 2 sizes {It was on sale for like $30.00 a smaller one and one a little bit bigger}.
I took a empty tuna fish can punched a couple of holes in the can and wired it to the back of the trap, so he couldn't get the can out of there. I put some cut up pieces of apple in the can. I wasn't sure where to place the trap so I put the bigger size a couple of feet from where it was going in and put the smaller one on the side where he was going out and within a couple of days I caught him/her in the trap where it was going in under my deck. I then had a friend take it way way way out in the country {I live in town}.
After I caught it, I took all my old wood lattice down and put new plastic type of lattice up.
P.S
here is a link to the trap I bought:
https://www.farmandfleet.com/products/851449-havahart-live-catch-animal-trap-2-pack.html
I hope this helps and Good Luck.
If you or if you know anyone who has snakes, keep the skin when they shed and place a good long piece in each in hole. They won't be back. Tried and true!