Comments for Not in my Yard

Comment on Ready, Set, Trap! Tips to Remember Before Setting Your Live Trap by Cindy

Cindy — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:38:22 +0000

I have Havahart model #1025. I baited and set the trap for squirrels. When I checked, the trap door was closed, the bait was gone, but there were no squirrels in the trap. This happened three times. Any suggestions?

Comment on Are You Inviting Unwanted Animals, Without Knowing? by ajcha

ajcha — Sat, 07 May 2011 04:37:31 +0000

nice article.

Comment on Natural Ways to Keep Cats Out of Your Garden by Vicky

Vicky — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:29:32 +0000

Thank you for this….I recently had a stray cat “adopt” me and my family and where we don’t mind him hanging around or even taking care of him I do not want him to continue to use my garden as his litter box.

Comment on A Home Owner’s Guide to Feral Cats by Cathy

Cathy — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 11:15:32 +0000

Our Havahart trap is at least 15 years old. We have a racoon that has been coming into our garage and my neighbor’s attic, so it was worth a try to trap it. Unfortunately this morning we found a large skunk in the trap! Following this website’s advice we covered the trap and safely released the skunk without getting sprayed. Thanks! Now how do we catch the pesky little burglar?

Comment on Squirrels are Determined Little Critters! by Tony Trinko

Tony Trinko — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:36:02 +0000

I’ve got squrrels driving me nuts,but don’t want to scare away the deer that wander in from time to time at night to clean around the feeder. Does Critter Ridder chase them away, too?

Comment on How We (Humanely) Got Rid of Pesky Foxes by Karen @ Pledging for Change

Karen @ Pledging for Change — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:16:18 +0000

I thought this was hilarious. What a great company you have using organic products like this and other tips ….Well done!

Comment on Natural Ways to Keep Cats Out of Your Garden by Tricia Andrews

Tricia Andrews — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:32:51 +0000

Thank you for posting non-lethal ways to keep cats off your property. Of course owners of said cats should keep them inside or on their property only. Spaying/neutering these cats can also keep them from roaming so far from home. I am a cat owner (they are indoors only) and I also do feral cat trap/neuter/turn. I do know it is a fine balance between letting the cats live, and letting neighbors live in peace with gardens/yards intact. Thanks for the blog!

Comment on Git Rid of the Pooper Scooper! by Gloria

Gloria — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 21:14:37 +0000

I’ve never heard of “Critter Ridder” before. I’m going to try it because we used to have a lot of songbirds- but since a few wild cats have been coming around, the birds have left.

Comment on Skunk Relocation by Melissa Podolak

Melissa Podolak — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:31:53 +0000

Speaking of skunks – my husband almost decided to adopt one. The local animal control had put a cage in our backyard with cat food in it to attract some ferrel cats that were wandering the neighborhood. The next day we looked out and saw a skunk in the cage. The little guy even made a bed by pulling pine straw into the cage. Uh oh – how are you going to get the skunk out of that cage without it squirting you?! Well, the animal control officer came out and he wouldn’t go near it. Later, my husband carefully made friends with the skunk and it never sprayed him! He took about 12 pics of the cute little guy (a young one), and almost decided to have it fixed so it wouldn’t spray. My husband actually wanted to keep it as his pet! We ended up deciding to set it free. He really was cute, even if he was a stinker…

Comment on LIVE TRAPPING OR REPELLENT? by Theresa Flavin

Theresa Flavin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:43:57 +0000

Ha! Ronda that was a good one…

Havahart traps and repellents work great for wild control but not on teenagers.