MY 2 cents....My experience, you can't ever totally eradicate them. New ones will just come if the habitat is to their liking. Chipmunk proof things you don't want them to get into and enjoy their company when they come up and sit on the front porch with you in the morning while you drink a cup of Joe.
I tend to delegate responsibility, so I leave the ground squirrel decision making process in the capable paws of our cat. He tends to manage with extreme prejudice.
I have no complaints.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.
It was a serious question. They're all up under all the concrete patios. I can see them eroding out areas that could be considered as mild foundation.
Cats take care of it, but we don't keep cats.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
I easily and successfully controlled mine for several years with a cheap live trap baited with sunflower seeds or peanuts. They are very easy to trap in a live trap. New ones will come and repopulate over time in my experience. If you are willing to put forth a yearly effort, trapping works. You will be amazed how many you can catch in the first couple weeks!
Sunil we have Voles around our home, likely due to the bird feeders which drop seeds all the time. They can destroy lawns with their tunnels and are a general nuisance. I will get fed up once annually and go Elmer Fudd on them. Live traps can work, but since Voles like to tunnel a lot, I use warfarin laced gummy worms or pellets with peanut butter coating and drop them in their tunnels/holes. I must knock back a significant portion of their population, as for 4-6 months I won't see them around. Then I calm down, feel kinda guilty for my campaign against them, until they reappear and the cycle starts again.
Voles or other burrowing critters can cause damage, especially to concrete patios - their tunnels can collapse and requires mudjacking to restore patio to original levels. If you go EF on them like me for a couple weeks you should knock them out. Live traps or Warfarin are my recommendations. If you live trap them I'm sure Ken could make some fricassee and you'd never guess you're eating Alvin.
FYI - the antidote to Warfarin ingestion by cat or dog is Vitamin K...other poisons [zinc phosphide/bromethalin] don't have any antidotes. It would require a very significant dose of Warfarin to kill a pet so I would not worry much about it. If you have pets that like eating crap they shouldn't, I recommend only using Warfarin just in case.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Squirrels, rats, mice, & chipmunks are persona, err rodent, non grata around here. The potential diseases they carry and transmit give us enough incentive to eradicate them at every opportunity.
Seems like you've already got your answer - they're up under your concrete patio making nests.
My problem is squirrels(tree rats). They gnawed into my attic and chewed up wiring. Since I live in town during the week, I used some 22 calibris with no powder. Hence, very little sound. That worked but I wasn't always around when they were. So, I started using live traps. That worked great. I shot the first one that got in a trap. However, it took 3 shots for it to die. That sickened me. I don't like to see things suffer.
So, I started relocating them a couple of miles away. I rarely see a squirrel this year.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
The wife uses chewing gum on them. Pops a little piece down the holes she sees. You won't see any results until the following spring. Seems like the buggers stash it all and then eat it during the winter. I would suspect that's the case with most baits used on these critters. Like everyone else, we put up with them, there fun to watch, but you have to go after them every once in awhile otherwise they will get totally out of control.
I'm concerned about the dens under my extensive concrete patios.
I was going to employ the bucket of water with seeds floating on the top, but just didn't have it in me.
I guess I'll try it.
Once I have some dead chipmunks, I might tie a line to them and see if I can't catch a red tail hawk.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
So, I started relocating them a couple of miles away. I rarely see a squirrel this year.
This is what I did with the chipmunks and ground squirrels. Worked great! I used a pet carrier I have and would store my catch all day and then off to their new home in the evening.
Mike, I had always heard about moth balls as a deterrent. So, I put a box of them in a camper trailer that I had. The mice chewed a hole in the side of the box.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
I've seen a lot of moths, but I guess they were all female. No balls. Cmm
A guy told me once moth balls are good bait but all I've been able to catch must be the females as well so can't say fer sure if they are or aren't. I'm thinking they would be hard to keep on a hook anyway!