Any One Had This Before With Moles

[Mark White 25]

I have been trapping moles on a small scale for about 5 years and normally do well and started 2 new job last week with new traps tramplex traps on one site set 10 tramplex traps caught 5 in the 5 that went off and no signs of any more moles for now. on the other site set 20 tramplex 10 barrel 8 scissor only the tramplex are new I have been and checked the traps everyday and not one has gone off, none of the barrel or scissor traps have been back filled there seems to be movement around the trapping area with hills still appearing and some of them running on the trap line , am i being robbed by the client who is maybe taking them out and re setting them as i charge per mole I hope not as he is a neighbour but i am really running out of ideas on what i could be doing wrong. I have set them with and without gloves.

[Mark White 25]

Why on earth i have put tamplex i dont no maybe it that time of month for the misses lol I should of put talpex.

[air gun ant 1,666]

Why on earth i have put tamplex i dont no maybe it that time of month for the misses lol I should of put talpex.

lol i was wondering

[earth-thrower 490]

I have been trapping moles on a small scale for about 5 years and normally do well and started 2 new job last week with new traps tramplex traps on one site set 10 tramplex traps caught 5 in the 5 that went off and no signs of any more moles for now. on the other site set 20 tramplex 10 barrel 8 scissor only the tramplex are new I have been and checked the traps everyday and not one has gone off, none of the barrel or scissor traps have been back filled there seems to be movement around the trapping area with hills still appearing and some of them running on the trap line , am i being robbed by the client who is maybe taking them out and re setting them as i charge per mole I hope not as he is a neighbour but i am really running out of ideas on what i could be doing wrong. I have set them with and without gloves.

Well theres a thought, the customer up to some dirty tricks.Its sadly, not unheard of.I once turned up for a farmer to set some traps, only he failed to tell me, he had someone round with strychnine, 3 or 4 days before ! Moles can also vacate certain parts of the territory, and there could be a few reasons for this.I sometimes get it round about this time of year,on some lawns in particular, round some grand country pad.You can usually tell with an area,before you put traps in.Some places have alot of " rhodie bushes" this may make the soil more acidic,and therefore a low worm count.............

[cragman 2,635]

Play the fecker at his own game. Freeze any you catch elsewhere and take them out of the freezer the night before. Take them with you when you check the traps. If you suspect the traps have been fiddled with, take a few out of your pocket! Bingo

[Mark White 25]

Thanks for the replies chaps both are good ideas and will take them on board. for later jobs.

[pinkfoot 1 9]

Thanks for the replies chaps both are good ideas and will take them on board. for later jobs.

put a trap in with a mole in then go back next day and see if it is still in that will tell you if he is up to some thing

[Phil Lloyd 10,736]

The fact that things ain't going to plan,..does not always signify that traps are being interfered with...

Personaly,..I can tell immediately if any of my tools have been tampered with,..however,..perhaps it might be wise to spread the fine soil from the tumps,..in a wide circle,..all around your set traps....

 

Then,..unless a fiddler can fecking levitate,..you will see definite signs, that he has been mouching around

[FENN 24]

I think you would notice if the traps were being taken out of the ground and put back in .maybe there is a small amount of moles there despite the amount of activity you are seeing .