How To Get Rid of Gophers: Environmentally Friendly Methods

Although gophers (also known as woodchucks) may
seem like very cute fluffy animals, a large
population of those can instantly devastate your
lawn and ruin the picturesque garden setting.
That is why it is important to act as soon as
you notice the first mounds of dirt and grass
appearing in your yard. First of all, you need
to identify the rodent: investigate the tunnels
and mound form to confirm that you do have
gophers (different rodents have their
distinctive mound forms). In case you do, find
out the gopher eliminating approach that will
work best for you and your garden. So, you may
to try one of the touted fast acting chemical
solutions or apply one of the more humane and
environmentally friendly means which we are
going to describe below.

Noise Attack

Gophers are very sensitive to any changes in
their habitat. These small invaders can be
easily scared away from your garden with noise:
simply put moving or noisy objects (you can buy
these in specialized stores) around the
perimeter of your garden, near the holes and
throughout the yard. The more intimidating these
devices are, the better the results.

The All-Natural Way

Gophers are exceptionally afraid of barn owls as
they are their major predators. So, if this bird
lives in your region you can set a barn owl box
in your garden to attract them.

Natural Repellents

Gophers are also very sensitive to any odors:
apply one of these substances to make your
garden unattractive to gophers:

Cat litter: distribute used cat litter around
the rodents' holes. The smell of ammonia is very
unpleasant to these fluffy invaders, and it can
encourage them move to another place. Use as
much of it, as possible to get the best results.
In some time it will break down.Cyan pepper
powder: spray it into the gophers holes. Try to
get as deep as possible.Castor oil granules: it
is applied by distributing into the tunnels.If
none of these substances is effective, do not
give up: try several approaches and you will
definitely find the best one.

Gopher Traps

One more ecologically friendly way to eliminate
woodchucks from your yard is to set traps. There
exist two major trap types: killing and safe. Be
sure you select safe ones (when trapped the
rodent is released into the wild far from your
place). If you are on a budget you can produce
makeshift traps yourself (use old cans or boxes
etc.).


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