Digby 5 Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 (edited) Take 3 . . . Who said posting a pic was easy? LoL Edited August 18, 2015 by Digby Quote Link to post
Digby 5 Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 (edited) You never know what you will catch in a half barrel trap! Edited August 18, 2015 by Digby Quote Link to post
Nicepix 5,650 Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Picked one up in a Putange the other day........ That's three this year; one in each of Putange, Duffus and Talpex type traps. Quote Link to post
eddie1976E 1 Posted August 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Over here all sorts of things take over vacant mole tunnels; voles, mice, rats and reptiles such as snakes and toads. Also small predators such as weasels go through the tunnels looking for a meal. If there are open holes then chances are it is not moles who are resident. Got me a mole today! It was pretty ripe...so maybe have been a few days old. It got caught right in neck. Quick death ensued. Quote Link to post
Nicepix 5,650 Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Over here all sorts of things take over vacant mole tunnels; voles, mice, rats and reptiles such as snakes and toads. Also small predators such as weasels go through the tunnels looking for a meal. If there are open holes then chances are it is not moles who are resident. Got me a mole today! It was pretty ripe...so maybe have been a few days old. It got caught right in neck. Quick death ensued. Great stuff! I'll have my invoice in the post later today. Quote Link to post
eddie1976E 1 Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Over here all sorts of things take over vacant mole tunnels; voles, mice, rats and reptiles such as snakes and toads. Also small predators such as weasels go through the tunnels looking for a meal. If there are open holes then chances are it is not moles who are resident. Got me a mole today! It was pretty ripe...so maybe have been a few days old. It got caught right in neck. Quick death ensued. Great stuff! I'll have my invoice in the post later today. You will get paid when I get the rest of the family Lots of work left to do yet! Quote Link to post
Nicepix 5,650 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Over here all sorts of things take over vacant mole tunnels; voles, mice, rats and reptiles such as snakes and toads. Also small predators such as weasels go through the tunnels looking for a meal. If there are open holes then chances are it is not moles who are resident. Got me a mole today! It was pretty ripe...so maybe have been a few days old. It got caught right in neck. Quick death ensued. Great stuff! I'll have my invoice in the post later today. You will get paid when I get the rest of the family Lots of work left to do yet! Bloody customers! Same the world over. Never happy to pay Quote Link to post
Rowan 308 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 (edited) I love it when they agree a price , then ask for a discount if you clear the moles up quickly. Had a great one yesterday the customer phoned up and said" the moles should be easy to catch all the mole hills are in line"............... Edited August 20, 2015 by Rowan Quote Link to post
Nicepix 5,650 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 It's the ones who follow you around pointing out the freshest molehills and can't understand why you don't put your traps right next to them. As though the mole has only moved a few feet. And then when you pull a mole out of a trap along a path or fence line thirty metres away they don't believe its the same one that made the molehills. But as long as they pay and keep calling me back I'll put up with them. Quote Link to post
outandabout 27 Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 Sometimes I feel like saying to this type of customer "if you know so much about catching moles why don't you do it your ******* self?!" Maybe I should?! But you're right nicepix, as long as they're paying and keep calling you back is all that matters. On the other hand, some customers are a joy to work for - suppose you have to take the rough with the smooth. Quote Link to post
Digby 5 Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 I was asked to get rid of some moles in a stunningly manicured garden, the first thing i noticed was an array of garden pitchforks and childrens hand held wind rotators dotted next to mole hills! In the garden, i found pearls of garlic, broken wine bottle pieces and of all things . . . Wrigleys Juicy Fruit chewing gum sticks!!! She admitted she had looked " ont' tinternet " for ideas on how to get rid of moles, but after she had placed all her 'mole deterents' the number of molehills kept multiplying, ( DOH !!! I wonder why? ) so she decided to call in a mole eggspurt! I smiled all afternoon until i left that garden and eventually caught six moles for her. Happy Days! : ) Quote Link to post
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