When I say pests, I don't just mean rats and roaches and such, I'm including rabbits, ducks, crows, small children, ect. I had the idea for this because I've got rabbits destroying my Mom's flowers, crows in our grill, ducks in our pool, and I just don't like small children, even if they're only a year younger than me sometimes they have the brain of an ant. Who else has pest problems or solutions?
Quote from: Patient7 on June 01, 2008, 01:40:33 PM
I just don't like small children, even if they're only a year younger than me sometimes they have the brain of an ant.
You're what? 16 ... that means you are 28 years younger than I am. Think about it. :bouncegiggle:
I'm kidding ...
I have Rottweilers therefore I have no ducks, rabbits, crows, small children, neighbors, salesmen, Jehovah Witnesses, vistors for long.
Be afraid, be very afraid.
(http://www.southcoastrc.com/puppies/A-litter/6wks23.jpg)
Pest control?
A flame thrower - every girl's best friend :teddyr:
Yeah, dogs and cats seem to work or, as Killer Bees pointed out, a weapon. Although you may want to keep it simple like say a BB gun and obey the law. :wink: I hate pests particularly rabbits and deer. As for small children, you're on your own there. I find yelling works temporarily.
We've got a lot of cats in the neighborhood, so they tend to keep most of the pest population down. Injured birds don't tend to last long either. My nemesis are moles. We've got an apple tree in the back yard, grass won't grow under it. Every spring I plant grass seed, water it faithfully every freakin' day. Just when it starts growing and looking nice, the moles arrive. Back and forth, around in circles, you name it. Caught two of them so far. I'm an animal lover, but I draw the line at destroying my yard.
After I catch them I put them in a ziploc bag, because it's usually several days before the garbage man comes and they do tend to stink to high hell after about two days. Last time I put the mole in a plastic 5 gallon bucket and left it out for the garbage man. Didn't really want him to take my bucket, but didn't want to toss the ziploc full of soupy mole in the regular garbage can. So he picks up my little bucket with the giant metal tongs on his truck. They move in a very jerky manner, bag o' mole goes flying out, lands in the street at the end of my driveway. He does take my bucket though. The people across the street weren't home, so I went and put him in their garbage can :teddyr:
Quote from: CheezeFlixz on June 01, 2008, 10:51:44 PM
Quote from: Patient7 on June 01, 2008, 01:40:33 PM
I just don't like small children, even if they're only a year younger than me sometimes they have the brain of an ant.
You're what? 16 ... that means you are 28 years younger than I am. Think about it. :bouncegiggle:
For the record, I'm too awesome to annoy people. :bouncegiggle:
Those rotweilers though. :buggedout:
As for KillerBees' flamethrower, I prefer a machete, you don't have the chance of burning down a house then.
QuoteThose rotweilers though. Buggedout
That's just a random internet photo, mine have their tails docked and they're a little older now. I have three of them, Groucho, Harpo and Chico. The smallest one, the baby, the runt, the little puppy is about 120 pounds. The others are a little larger.
Quote from: CheezeFlixz on June 01, 2008, 10:51:44 PM
I have Rottweilers therefore I have no ducks, rabbits, crows, small children, neighbors, salesmen, Jehovah Witnesses, vistors for long.
Be afraid, be very afraid.
You and I both know that Rottweilers only look menacing and in fact are p***ycats if treated properly. :wink:
Quote from: Allhallowsday on June 02, 2008, 03:42:58 PM
Quote from: CheezeFlixz on June 01, 2008, 10:51:44 PM
I have Rottweilers therefore I have no ducks, rabbits, crows, small children, neighbors, salesmen, Jehovah Witnesses, vistors for long.
Be afraid, be very afraid.
You and I both know that Rottweilers only look menacing and in fact are p***ycats if treated properly. :wink:
That usually applies to Dobermans and German Shepherds, as well. They are terrifying -looking, but are basically big, goofy dogs unless trained to be otherwise. They all do seem to display a natural 'protection' instinct, particularly Shepherds, so it's good for them to consider you their friend.
Chows, on the otherhand, are just naturally mean as spit. :teddyr:
Quote from: Raffine on June 02, 2008, 03:54:38 PM
Chows, on the otherhand, are just naturally mean as spit. :teddyr:
As shown by this friendly fellow
(http://www.bdt.com/david/images/rs003.jpg)
Li'l Nattie gon gitchoo...
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff259/allhallowsday/nattie.jpg)
Quote from: Allhallowsday on June 02, 2008, 03:42:58 PM
Quote from: CheezeFlixz on June 01, 2008, 10:51:44 PM
I have Rottweilers therefore I have no ducks, rabbits, crows, small children, neighbors, salesmen, Jehovah Witnesses, vistors for long.
Be afraid, be very afraid.
You and I both know that Rottweilers only look menacing and in fact are p***ycats if treated properly. :wink:
Well they are named after the Marx brothers so you know they are killers, vicious killers, foaming at the mouth killers, mad dog killers.
Quote from: Patient7 on June 02, 2008, 11:06:01 AM
Quote from: CheezeFlixz on June 01, 2008, 10:51:44 PM
Quote from: Patient7 on June 01, 2008, 01:40:33 PM
I just don't like small children, even if they're only a year younger than me sometimes they have the brain of an ant.
You're what? 16 ... that means you are 28 years younger than I am. Think about it. :bouncegiggle:
For the record, I'm too awesome to annoy people. :bouncegiggle:
Those rotweilers though. :buggedout:
As for KillerBees' flamethrower, I prefer a machete, you don't have the chance of burning down a house then.
Good point, Patient 7. But I'm kinda impatient. I want maximum amount of carnage for minimum amount of effort.
Now, where did I put my crossbow.........
Quote from: CheezeFlixz on June 02, 2008, 06:53:04 PM
Quote from: Allhallowsday on June 02, 2008, 03:42:58 PM
Quote from: CheezeFlixz on June 01, 2008, 10:51:44 PM
I have Rottweilers therefore I have no ducks, rabbits, crows, small children, neighbors, salesmen, Jehovah Witnesses, vistors for long.
Be afraid, be very afraid.
You and I both know that Rottweilers only look menacing and in fact are p***ycats if treated properly. :wink:
Well they are named after the Marx brothers so you know they are killers, vicious killers, foaming at the mouth killers, mad dog killers.
I could hang with yer
MARX BROS anytime... Rottweilers are probably my favorite... I have two dogs (a Beagle and a Jack Russell) and am a "dog lover", if not a "dog person" (don't consider myself a "dog person.")
Quote from: Allhallowsday on June 02, 2008, 07:59:23 PM
I could hang with yer MARX BROS anytime... Rottweilers are probably my favorite... I have two dogs (a Beagle and a Jack Russell) and am a "dog lover", if not a "dog person" (don't consider myself a "dog person.")
My kids and wife has a MinPin and the Rotts are mine, they are HUGE lap dogs, I can't set down or I'll end up with nearly 400 pound of dogs in lap. And while I'm not a small guy that's a bit much. They don't get to come in much, but when they do it's like a herd of buffalo running through the house.
Quote from: CheezeFlixz on June 02, 2008, 08:28:08 PM
Quote from: Allhallowsday on June 02, 2008, 07:59:23 PM
I could hang with yer MARX BROS anytime... Rottweilers are probably my favorite... I have two dogs (a Beagle and a Jack Russell) and am a "dog lover", if not a "dog person" (don't consider myself a "dog person.")
My kids and wife has a MinPin and the Rotts are mine, they are HUGE lap dogs, I can't set down or I'll end up with nearly 400 pound of dogs in lap. And while I'm not a small guy that's a bit much. They don't get to come in much, but when they do it's like a herd of buffalo running through the house.
My neighbor had Morgan which was nearly the biggest dog I've ever seen, and a sweetheart if you didn't mind being clubbed, ripped, jumped onto and schmeared on... Morgan died a few years ago and was replaced by Ruby, a female and smaller, but just the same honeybunch... :bouncegiggle: I love Rotties! :teddyr:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Rottweiler3.jpg)
To avoid pest in the yard I just keep the front door closed, that will keep them inside....
Quote from: Killer Bees on June 02, 2008, 07:56:07 PM
Quote from: Patient7 on June 02, 2008, 11:06:01 AM
As for KillerBees' flamethrower, I prefer a machete, you don't have the chance of burning down a house then.
Good point, Patient 7. But I'm kinda impatient. I want maximum amount of carnage for minimum amount of effort.
Yeah, but the machete gives off a realy nice bad-a$$ vibe, perhaps we can agree on a chainsaw-hand replacement.
(http://about.tucows.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/often-used/project-ash.jpg)
Quote from: Killer Bees on June 02, 2008, 07:56:07 PM
Now, where did I put my crossbow.........
our dogs help keep the pests out of our back yard. While it's fenced it squirrels and rabbits will sometimes still get in under the fence and it's not so much of a problem as it used to be since the fence was put in but they still get in. If I see any pests I usually keep an eye on it, but I don't let me dogs at them, they will chase them and kill them with ease.
Caught a third mole yesterday. Three, in a 10' X 20' piece of yard!
My dog found a dead bunny yesterday, there wasn't any blood so we don't think he killed it or caught something, it was also really small. However, if I don't post for a few days it's probably because I'm trapped in a car and he's waiting for me to come out so he can kill me.
Our dog Saffy has quite a bit of Fox Terrier in her history, and so she's now the designated mole killer.
The only problem is she does about as much damage as the moles do when she digs them out. I've seen her plow nose-first along a mole trail, kicking up a wake of dirt in her path! She's got a couple of excavations going that she can almost fit her whole body into. She also doesn't seem to mind briars, so she able to plow through some very thick blackberry bushes and wild rose bushes while rooting out and chasing vermin.
Quote from: Jack on June 04, 2008, 08:01:47 AM
Caught a third mole yesterday. Three, in a 10' X 20' piece of yard!
I have a huge mole problem. The little buggers and messing up my grass. How did you catch them?
You need to get one of these nifty devices:
(http://www.antonline.com/images/v18/036348006459.jpg)
Look for one of their long, straight tunnels, press down one spot, then set the trap there. The trick is, they'll most likely be alive when the trap is sprung. Pull the trap out of the ground and they'll scurry away down their tunnel. Instead, get a long screwdriver and jab it all around in the ground under the trap. When you hit something that feels like a tree root, push real hard. Once you're sure you've skewered him a few times, then you can pull the trap out of the ground.