A few weeks ago I told the tale of my new resident woodchuck Chuckie. I had found out about my little friend by his not so graciously chowing down on my vegetable garden.
Well it turns out ol' Chuckie actually has two homes, one under my deck and one under the neighbors. My neighbor has vegetables and I heard Chuckie helped himself to his tomatoes.
The gardens are pretty much gone now and Chuckie has taken to eating acorns outside my window. I believe he does this to taunt me.
I had thrown moth balls around and under the deck because I had heard it would drive Chuckie away. After salting the perimeter Chuckie disappeared for a few weeks. I thought I had seen the last of him.
But as you can see that is not case. I suspect he was vacationing across the way at his second home while the mothballs melted away. Cunning little rodent.
I have another card up my sleeve for Chuckie. My Father-in-Law just purchased a Have a Heart Trap because he has a couple of Chuckies cousins making a mess of his yard. Once he's taken care of his problem I will be borrowing the trap for Chuckie.
As you know, a plane ticket and a commitment for about six weeks of lodging at your abode and your buddy Nutsy will turn Chuckie into your new best friend. We will smother him with love.
I never heard of a have a heart trap. I suggested something similar when it came to the skunks, (baby skunks are pretty cute and don't smell nearly as bad as their mom) but we were told it was against state laws to have a heart/relocate them.
Please channel your energy into smothering Nutsy. heheh
Jay, My father-in-law has been having no luck catching his woodchucks. I will pass along the tip. The sooner he catches his Chuckies the sooner I can capture my little friend.
OK - those can fail unless you use apples with peanut butter spread on them...
We had squirrels in the attic who defied everything at getting rid of them. I finally trapped them with the bait above, mentioned by the vet. It worked immediately.
Honestly!! A godmother tries to work and the demons play! Besides that, someone has tinkered with the comments and they don't come through to me. I'm have a very difficult time keeping up with the plotters against my godson.
If you are so all-fired clever, then you would know that you really do not want to get Nutsy mad. If you were smart, you would take Nutsy very seriously.
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a picture I have recieved from undisclosed sources of you "counteracting the toxins". Looks like you forgot your pants somewhere.
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James, it sure looks like you did a great job of feeding him.