Questions tagged [rodents]
Defined as an order of mammals with continuous growing incisors. Usually garden pests.
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Pest Identification in SF
First time growing in SF and I have a multitude of different plant varieties in a garden bed. My peas are all growing fine as is my broccoli, but something keeps eating the leaves of my arugula and ...
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Options for lanscaping around pool and foundation
When we first moved in, the plants around the pool were severely overgrown and seemed to provide a nice habitat for roaches/insects that liked to swim in our pool. Last summer we removed all the ...
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rodents eating fig cuttings in my greenhouse
I am having a problem with something getting into my greenhouse at night and eating my fig cuttings down to the nubs! It is also eating my plastic containers? what is it? I checked the perimeter of ...
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Will animal burrowing under tree damage the tree?
There is an animal burrowing under one of my trees. The hole is 2 or 3 inches in diameter, and I'm fairly certain it's chipmunks. However, my main concern is the overall health of the tree. As you can ...
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from the bites of it, any ideas if it's rats or squirrel
All the fruits are being eaten up by rats/squirrels. Please help identify
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Stopping rats from digging up bulbs from pots
My parents have moved out to the country and are trying to prepare a group of pots to flower in the spring.
They planted bulbs in pots about 2 weeks ago but suddenly for 3 nights in a row rats are ...
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Bury Rodents Compost
Is it safe to bury a rat, approx 12" deep in my vegetable garden? I grow tomatoes, cilantro & peppers. Does it pose any health hazard?
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How to protect my nectarine tree from hyraxes?
I have a young nectarine tree. Some months ago, it started to give fruit, but while the fruit were still small, they were eaten by hyraxes (I saw them coming at night). Some time ago, the hyraxes ate ...
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I think mice have been eating my air plant. Can I save it?
The past couple days, I've noticed the tips of my air plant have "come off" and I've also noticed mouse droppings in the bottom of the jar, so I"m assuming mice are eating it. Will it die simply from ...
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Rat proofing lawn in the city
We live in the city and have a roughly 10' by 10' grass/dirt area. Rats are living/nesting in it and there are burrows everywhere. How can I redo the area in such a way that it's rat proof? I'm really ...
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Best way to deter pests (gophers, squirrels, rabbits) from my fruit and vegetable area [duplicate]
I have planted fruits trees and vegetables (raised beds) in my side yard. Every summer i have visitors (not sure which ones) in the form of gophers, squirrels, rabbits (maybe), mice (maybe) that eat ...
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Something is eating my vegetables - what is it?
I have a raised bed where I grow vegetables (Kale, tomatoes, cucumbers, beets, carrots, melons, etc.). Something comes by at nights and eats some of the fruits and vegetables, in particular the ...
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What are some good organic repellents to keep squirrels away from fruit on trees?
I am aware that there are a lot of articles on how to keep squirrels away from trees. Some of the suggestions include Owl statues, guns, organic repellent, and moth balls.
I don't want to shoot them ...
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Is this compost bin rodent-proof?
Is this compost bin rodent-proof?
If not, how to find a similar but rodent-proof or at least relatively safe one in that regard?
I want put put a compost bin in my backyard and put my food waste (...
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How do I get rid of mice without hurting the birds that might feed on them?
I live in the country, so I've got mice that like to come into the house when the weather gets cold. The mice have learned to avoid the traps that I put inside the house, so I need to step up to ...
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How can I save my garden from an unknown critter that destroys everything?
I decided to start a garden of my own this summer and I got seeds from all areas to plant. No sooner had I put the seeds in the ground, but there came some critter at night, which dug up the seeds and ...
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Can fake hawks be used to control mice, squirrels, and other rodents in a garden or backyard? [duplicate]
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How can I get rid of gophers in a non-lethal way?
Keeping mockingbirds off potted plants (ornamental peppers)
How can I prevent squirrels (or other small mammals) from eating ...
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What types of fruit are most likely to be eaten by vertebrate pests?
So there are tomatoes in my backyard, and for some reason, nothing seems to eat them even though lots of birds visit the backyard, which surprises me. Do birds and rodents (mice and squirrels) have a ...
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How do I get rid of moles and mice humanely? [duplicate]
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How can I get rid of gophers in a non-lethal way?
How can I get rid of rabbits in my yard
Is there any way to prevent vole lawn destruction during snow cover?
I have a ...
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Is there any way to prevent vole lawn-destruction during snow-cover?
The open area behind our back fence is home to hundreds of voles. The hills look like this:
During the summer, I can successfully restrict their intrusion into my yard by putting poison into the ...
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How can I get rid of gophers in a non-lethal way?
Gophers or ground squirrels are common pests in North America, that can destroy the fruits of your hard labour. They create extensive underground tunnels and are mostly active at night. A typical ...
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Rats have transferred poison into my compost. Is the compost usable on vegetables?
Delighted to observe that the rat poison we put down was disappearing.
Less delighted to find some weeks later that they had moved it all to a larder in the compost. The poison is Slaymore (as far ...
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