Re: [aroid-l] Woodchuck problem

From: "plantsman" <plantsman at prodigy.net> on 2004.07.23 at 06:41:05(11790) > > I have been having a problem with a woodchuck/woodchucks chewing up plenty of plants in the garden.If anyone knows a trick or something to scare them away or stop them from chewing up my plants I'd like to hear it > > > Best,zach > +More ======================== I had one move in underneath my garage last year. Maybe a better word would be tunneled underneath my garage. It would hop up on my back patio and sun itself. In the process, it knocked off my pots of plumerias and pineapples out into the yard. Then it took a liking to my green tomatoes (plants & fruit). I tried using mothballs, since they deter cats pretty well, but groundhogs don't mind the smell at all. My dogs (jack russell & pekingese) would go nuts watching it lounge about outside our sliding door, and it would pay them no mind unless I let them loose and then it was one fast bugger. It would dive underneath the concrete patio slab (a small gap is between the step and slab) before the dogs cleared the door. I finally ended up borrowing a large Hav-a-hart live box trap from a neighbor and caught it the second day on a cut up apple. I relocated it about 1.5 miles away across a river to a less densely populated area. Short of a shotgun or a very large, mean dog (a large "hog" will tear a dog to pieces if cornered), trapping is about your only alternative. I would recommend a live trap if you can find one. I really enjoyed watching this animal until he got so destructive. David Sizemore Kingsport, TN (Zone 6a)

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