tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9972140.post113047223658768143..comments2023-10-26T06:40:19.537-04:00Comments on Certainly Not Cool Enough To Blog: Freddie the volemsfitzitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17174138130763427353noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9972140.post-1130512482690129882005-10-28T11:14:00.000-04:002005-10-28T11:14:00.000-04:00Shoot him.I am afraid i have no patience for pests...Shoot him.<BR/><BR/>I am afraid i have no patience for pests...ooh they make me so mad, especially the squirrels now that run through my walls and dig in my newly-planted garden. AIIIIGH. Though really i am a softy at heart. What i would *actually* do is try to catch him in a Hav-a-Heart cage and then put him in the car and drive far far away and find a nice field to let him out in. We used to do this with the mice when we lived in VA. And when we moved into our current house we had *huge* cockroach in the bathroom which i nicknamed Malachi -- and yes, my dh caught him in a tuppeware container, and yes i drove out and let him loose...katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16536809590856333391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9972140.post-1130511195156750232005-10-28T10:53:00.000-04:002005-10-28T10:53:00.000-04:00So, you've tried poop, but how do you feel about u...So, you've tried poop, but how do you feel about urine?<BR/><BR/>"Predator odors are most displeasing to voles. Fox and coyote urines can often be bought at trapper supply houses." (http://landscaping.about.com/cs/pests/a/vole_control_4.htm)<BR/><BR/>I hope you can find a way to evict Freddie soon, so you can enjoy gardening again!Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694443674676502181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9972140.post-1130510276652556842005-10-28T10:37:00.000-04:002005-10-28T10:37:00.000-04:00I'll trade you your vole for our snake. It's big a...I'll trade you your vole for our snake. It's big and slithery and I'm deathly afraid of it. How big CAN garden snakes get anyway? I could send you the snake and he could eat your vole. But then you'll have a snake. Guess we both have to suffer. sighCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160908955133304449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9972140.post-1130507095022805122005-10-28T09:44:00.000-04:002005-10-28T09:44:00.000-04:00Our biggest problem is squirrels. I don't even thi...Our biggest problem is squirrels. I don't even think about planting any kind of bulbs anymore, lest I want the beds dug up by our furry-tailed friends. You are so much more organized with your garden than I am (and besides the mowing of the lawn, it's all my responsibility). I know I still have all of the fall chores to do, but I am so tempted just to close my eyes and forget about it, lol!Ann Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330639889849276318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9972140.post-1130506431308516392005-10-28T09:33:00.000-04:002005-10-28T09:33:00.000-04:00I found these two links with info on them. I guess...I found these two links with info on them. I guess we have them too! I didn't realize that they were voles, I just assumed they were regular mice. Apparently you would also have to watch out for tree damage too! (I wonder if there was something suspicious with that first tree not making it...could Freddie have been a little hungry for tree root?) Something to consider...<BR/><BR/>http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/wildlife/g887.htm<BR/><BR/>http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/meadow_vole.htm<BR/><BR/>Good luck.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10057287077468609441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9972140.post-1130504725401144152005-10-28T09:05:00.000-04:002005-10-28T09:05:00.000-04:00Oh my - the joys of voles and their elaborate esca...Oh my - the joys of voles and their elaborate escape routes. I don't have any words of wisdom, but yes, it's a little unsettling when they scurry past you when you least expect it. And the little bugger - eating stargazer bulbs?!? The NERVE! I don't want him either - he'll eat my stargazers too ... and probably move on to other vole delicacies in my garden. ;o)Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10334304440258785910noreply@blogger.com