Lets start a "what Gophers eat" list.

[Morabeza]

Bismarkia Nobilis

Yes!!

[BS Man about Palms]

Damn thing is still out there returning to the scene of the kroc crime! Problem is I was so mad I destroyed the well established tunnels so I'm having a hard time figuring out where to put anything.

Rob, I don't have that one. Where did you get it?

Found my Wilco stuff, can't find my "rod".

Bill, I have one. Paid $50 for the damn thing and it is worthless. Come and get it. I now use the same poison others use here and find their hole, get a long spoon and dump it far back as I can, then cover the hole. Killed two this way so far this spring. I had one bury about 5 trap attempts. Poison got him.

Well, I put a few pellets down a copper tube back about 4-6". Wasn't sure if the tube was just as much to prevent my "smell" as anything??

How do you guys know you got them with the poison? Does it smell or do they die on the spot?

[LJG]

They stop digging.

[Moose]

Godfrey's Guerrilas are ready to combat

the Chemical Warfare

[PalmsZA]

Searching..........Seek and destroy!!!

[Justin]

They stop digging.

Ditto. Usually happens within 1-3 days. I come out every day or two, and put stuff in any new holes. Within no time at all, no more mounds.

[yachtingone]

They stop digging.

Ditto. Usually happens within 1-3 days. I come out every day or two, and put stuff in any new holes. Within no time at all, no more mounds.

I use bait too with excellent results!

Freaky you wasted $50.00 on that rod thing!!! I put my poison in thier hole for free.

Randy

[trioderob]

Damn thing is still out there returning to the scene of the kroc crime! Problem is I was so mad I destroyed the well established tunnels so I'm having a hard time figuring out where to put anything.

Rob, I don't have that one. Where did you get it?

Found my Wilco stuff, can't find my "rod".

Bill, I have one. Paid $50 for the damn thing and it is worthless. Come and get it. I now use the same poison others use here and find their hole, get a long spoon and dump it far back as I can, then cover the hole. Killed two this way so far this spring. I had one bury about 5 trap attempts. Poison got him.

then you did not know how to use it.

mine killed the gopher in the first 90 seconds - posted photo right here to prove it.

also remember the poison they are dumping lasts for years.

no problen for many but if you ever are going to have kids or dogs back there its something to think about

bill-

here is the link PM me if you need any help using it or setting the trap

http://www.cinchtraps.com/

Edited August 18, 2010 by trioderob

[LJG]

Damn thing is still out there returning to the scene of the kroc crime! Problem is I was so mad I destroyed the well established tunnels so I'm having a hard time figuring out where to put anything.

Rob, I don't have that one. Where did you get it?

Found my Wilco stuff, can't find my "rod".

Bill, I have one. Paid $50 for the damn thing and it is worthless. Come and get it. I now use the same poison others use here and find their hole, get a long spoon and dump it far back as I can, then cover the hole. Killed two this way so far this spring. I had one bury about 5 trap attempts. Poison got him.

then you did not know how to use it.

You mean I don't use it like a bow and arrow? Are you sure?

PS - We were not talking about your magic trap. We were talking about the bait rod.

[MattyB]

I was at a friends house yesterday and she has 1 gopher in the entire yard. It's very easy to spot the progression from under the fence in a straight line out into the yard. Everyday there's a few more mounds further and further out. I was showing her how to find the main tunnel and we decided to put 2 pieces of minty gum down the hole. If it actually works I'd be surprised but we'll see soon enough.

[paulgila]

if it doesnt die it will have the freshest gopher-breath ever.

[Moose]

if it doesnt die it will have the freshest gopher-breath ever.

So refreshing

[freakypalmguy]

They stop digging.

Ditto. Usually happens within 1-3 days. I come out every day or two, and put stuff in any new holes. Within no time at all, no more mounds.

I use bait too with excellent results!

Freaky you wasted $50.00 on that rod thing!!! I put my poison in thier hole for free.

Randy

Money well spent from my perspective. You just have to know how to use it, but I understand your limitations. My rod works great, I just poke it in the hole, give it a couple cranks, and out comes the payload. As and added plus, I don't even have to bend over like you.

Edited August 18, 2010 by freakypalmguy

[yachtingone]

They stop digging.

Ditto. Usually happens within 1-3 days. I come out every day or two, and put stuff in any new holes. Within no time at all, no more mounds.

I use bait too with excellent results!

Freaky you wasted $50.00 on that rod thing!!! I put my poison in thier hole for free.

Randy

Money well spent from my perspective. You just have to know how to use it, but I understand your limitations. My rod works great, I just poke it in the hole, give it a couple cranks, and out comes the payload. I don't even have to bend over.

I have some snake oil I'll sell you! The smell of it and the gophers high tail it!!! For only $49.95

[LJG]

Matt, my issue is my soil is loose so I never know when the rod hit their hole.

[freakypalmguy]

Matt, my issue is my soil is loose so I never know when the rod hit their hole.

Gotcha, that would make a difference. I just poke around hole with mine and when I find a tunnel, I get a positive "plunk" and I know I'm there. Soft soil would make this thing useless.

[MattyB]

Are we still talking about gophers? 'Cause I took a fork in the road about 4 posts back.

[trioderob]

Matt-

I dont know about giving them minty gum, but a dental visit might be in order

Edited August 18, 2010 by trioderob

[BS Man about Palms]

I like this photo better, set a day or two ago, only checked just now...:D:D:D

[MattyB]

Nice work Bill! I know how large those Black Box traps are so that's a big gopher. I can't use those at my place, the ground is too rocky to get that thing into a hole.

[waykoolplantz]

I like this photo better, set a day or two ago, only checked just now...:D:D:D

Call Granny n Jethro....time for stew

[trioderob]

Bill-

that gopher really is a beauty.

the ones at my house are around half that size.

[MattyB]

Apparently when you feed your gophers Ravenea sp. 'giant', you get Gopher sp. 'giant'.

[PalmsZA]

Apparently when you feed your gophers Ravenea sp. 'giant', you get Gopher sp. 'giant'.

Hahaha!

Looking at trio's pic, gophers are quite cute. Our moles are uggggllly buggers.

[Darold Petty]

Bill, please explain what trap that is, and how it is set. Thanks!

[BS Man about Palms]

Darold, I have used the black hole trap a lot over the years and have had good luck. I've probably caught 5-7 with them. Had no luck with the Macabees..

A little luck with the bomb.

If the link doesn't explain enough, let me know.

http://www.amazon.com/Woodstream-Black-Hole-Rodent-Trap/dp/B0007O24US

Ps- I think I saw bits of Ravenea stuck in his teeth...

[John Case]

There is no doubt gophers/ground squirrels eat Bismarckia.....today's inital walk through the garden evidenced my recently planted (with great effort) Bismarckia laying horizontal on the ground. The roots had been eaten completely to the base of the tree......

I don't know if I am angry, upset, shocked, or disappointed.......but I will not be good company today.

[Phil]

Bill,

For gopher control, I thought Shon had the best idea. He gives them a carrot and directions to your garden. Seems to work.

Phil

[Moose]

Bill,

For gopher control, I thought Shon had the best idea. He gives them a carrot and directions to your garden. Seems to work.

Phil

[BS Man about Palms]

John- You didn't read this list first?

Bummer.

And I did not put one on a train up to you.

[freakypalmguy]

Ditto. Usually happens within 1-3 days. I come out every day or two, and put stuff in any new holes. Within no time at all, no more mounds.

I use bait too with excellent results!

Freaky you wasted $50.00 on that rod thing!!! I put my poison in thier hole for free.

Randy

Money well spent from my perspective. You just have to know how to use it, but I understand your limitations. My rod works great, I just poke it in the hole, give it a couple cranks, and out comes the payload. I don't even have to bend over.

I have some snake oil I'll sell you! The smell of it and the gophers high tail it!!! For only $49.95

You know it's kind of funny reading this after hearing you complain about being bed ridden with back pain. I also only paid 25 bucks for this thing at the Homey, and it works great, or maybe I'm just imagining that the gophers disappear after it's use. I also bet I could place poison in gopher holes 5 to your one, all while comfortably standing. Getting on my knees to place gopher poison manually on 5 acres? Nahhh, I'll pass. As well, one of your mentors, Brent, is the person that turned me on to it, ask him if it was a waste. Game, set, match, you lose

[John Case]

John- You didn't read this list first?

Bummer.

And I did not put one on a train up to you.

Unfortunately, this thread started after it was planted....even so, it is the very first palm I have lost to a burrowing varmint. I have no hole from which to start to look for this criminal rodent, except for the one at the side of the excavation atthe site of the crime. Ran 15 minute of water into the tunnel, and it collapsed about 8 feet from the hole. I'm going to keep a lookout for this evil beast, but it could be living in any of 3 other yards, but not here, I think.

I will post photos of the dead, body if I get it, with the graphic detail of a victim of the Inquisition, no chance to repent or convert, either.

[Moose]

John- You didn't read this list first?

Bummer.

And I did not put one on a train up to you.

Unfortunately, this thread started after it was planted....even so, it is the very first palm I have lost to a burrowing varmint. I have no hole from which to start to look for this criminal rodent, except for the one at the side of the excavation atthe site of the crime. Ran 15 minute of water into the tunnel, and it collapsed about 8 feet from the hole. I'm going to keep a lookout for this evil beast, but it could be living in any of 3 other yards, but not here, I think.

I will post photos of the dead, body if I get it, with the graphic detail of a victim of the Inquisition, no chance to repent or convert, either.

Do you confess?

[CardiffPalmNut]

Happiness is

[BS Man about Palms]

A fellow BS take down...

[palmazon]

The maccabee pinched this guy in the belly, tethering him to the spot - note the concentric digging pattern; he was still alive when I found him several days later - this was in the garden of Fred Zone 10a (remember him?). I threw him to the hawks (the gopher - not Fred Zone 10a). Cycle of life and all that.