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Getting Rid of Skunks

Getting Rid of Skunks

This is a guide about getting rid of skunks. They may be cute and fluffy, but skunks are rarely welcomed guests around our homes.

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Getting Rid of Skunks

How can I get rid of a skunk that walks across my patio every night and lets go! It wakes me up and the stench is awful sometimes fuming up the entire house.

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Keeping Opossums Out of the Yard

I just read that putting mothballs in the garden, inside of a plastic jug with holes in the bottom to keep them dry, will help keep cats out of the garden. So I wonder if that would help with the opossums that get in my yard and eat the cat's food.

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Possum Infestation Under and in the Walls of House

Is there a home remedy that doesn't cost a fortune to get rid of possums? I have a family of possums that have made a home under and in the walls of the house. Is there a easy way to run them off, a smell or a chemical they can't handle being around?

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Getting Rid of a Skunk

There's a skunk hole near the woodpile. I need to get rid of the skunk so that we can get wood out for use this winter. The smell is still around, too. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Getting Rid of Gophers

What kind of plant roots do gophers hate to eat? I have gophers and no matter what I do I can't get rid of them. I've tried everything.

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Aggressive Opossum in My Yard

I have an aggressive possum in my yard that wants to hurt my Pomeranian. At night it screams at me or the dog. It's huge. I only have a small courtyard, so it's quite a problem as it's bigger than the dog.

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Getting Rid of Gophers

This is guide about getting rid of gophers. The cute little gopher is the bane of many a gardener and home owner. They are herbivores that love to eat roots. They will eat the roots of your vegetables, flowers, and lawn. Getting rid of them can be difficult.

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Getting Rid of an Armadillo

How do I catch or trap an armadillo? It is digging up everything.

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Ground Hog Deterrent

I live in a rural subdivision and I used to have 1 ground hog, but now someone has dropped off 4 more. How can I get them to move on?

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Keeping an Opossum Out of My Yard

Even though we live inside the city in a fully inhabited neighborhood, we seem to have an opossum roaming at night. I have not only seen evidence of it (you know what I mean), but I have seen it on the neighbor's porch. What can I do?

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Getting Rid of Chipmunks

When using sunflower seeds to catch chipmunks, do they prefer just the seeds or do they like the shells as well?

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Keeping Animals Out of Your Vegetable Garden

How do you keep the deer, squirrels, coons, ground hogs, and rabbits out or your garden?

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Getting Rid of Mole, Voles, or Gophers

Is there an easy way to rid my yard of voles, moles, and gophers? They are destroying my lawn and shrubs.

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Getting An Opossum To Go Away

My neighbor has an opossum in her house under her garden tub. We have set live traps with no luck. Is there any other way to run it off?

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Getting Rid of Gophers

We have a pesty gopher in our garden. Does anyone know how to get rid of gophers? Thanks.

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Possums In My House

How do I get rid of possums in our vents without harming the animals or the home?

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Do Skunks Dig Up Potted Plants?

Do skunks dig up plants out of flower pots? If they do how do I stop them? I know we have had skunks in the neighborhood the last two weeks and this problem has just started. Help!

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Getting Rid of Possums

What can I spray on my passion fruit to get rid of possums?

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Discouraging Wildlife from Using Yard as a Toilet

Does anyone know a green way to prevent wild pests (I think it's a possum) from using my yard as a toilet. The urine smell is very strong. Sitting outside has become very un-enjoyable.

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Removing Skunk From Under Cabin

I have a skunk under my cabin.

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Keeping Skunks Out of My Yard

How can I discourage skunks from coming onto our property?

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Moles Tearing Up My Yard

We are having some serious issues with ground moles and the many tunnels they keep digging in our yard. Our next door neighbor keeps throwing bread out in her yard.

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