That's what I said while standing in the grocery store peanut butter aisle today among the dizzying array of peanut butter possibilities there. A guy standing nearby just gave me a weird look and walked quickly away. Same to you, buddy.
It seems we have a groundhog who has decided to take up residence under the front porch. This is not good of course because groundhogs dig and excavate. A lot. To the point that if we ignore it there is a good chance of structural problems arising with the porch, if not the whole house. We know it's a groundhog because we've seen him/her/it a couple of times.
We called the pest control company we have a current contract with about it and they don't do groundhogs. Well, they do, but state law says they can only set traps that have to be checked (by them) daily. At $50/day. Hmm... hold that thought while we consider other avenues.
Shooting them is a popular solution in many areas, but we live in an area where that isn't an option. Not unless I want to spend some time in jail, so that's out.
Last night I looked around online at various stores - Lowes, Home Depot, Tractor Supply, etc. - and it seems that groundhogs aren't a huge market around here because they don't stock much. We did get some repellent stuff from Lowes today but from reading I gather that's a mixture of luck, old wives tales, and the phase of the moon whether it works. But other than spending a few bucks it won't hurt anything so we bought some of that and I spread it around today. We'll see.
So I went online to Amazon and got more serious about it. Some poison and gas cartridges (these are the last resort because we don't want a stinky dead groundhog under the porch) were some purchases, and a couple of traps, which is where the peanut butter comes in. We also got some sunflower seeds to mix in with the peanut butter, but I didn't look too closely at the label and accidentally got the salted kind. I do hope the groundhog isn't on a low-salt diet and turns up his nose at them.
Normally for myself I only get the finest peanut butter. That's Jiff, extra crunchy. But for the groundhog I cheaped out and bought the store brand, creamy style. I do hope he's not a connoisseur of fine peanut butters.
Your thoughts on a groundhog's taste in peanut butter, and any other thoughts you may have on persuading him/her/it to take up residence elsewhere are gratefully appreciated.
It seems we have a groundhog who has decided to take up residence under the front porch. This is not good of course because groundhogs dig and excavate. A lot. To the point that if we ignore it there is a good chance of structural problems arising with the porch, if not the whole house. We know it's a groundhog because we've seen him/her/it a couple of times.
We called the pest control company we have a current contract with about it and they don't do groundhogs. Well, they do, but state law says they can only set traps that have to be checked (by them) daily. At $50/day. Hmm... hold that thought while we consider other avenues.
Shooting them is a popular solution in many areas, but we live in an area where that isn't an option. Not unless I want to spend some time in jail, so that's out.
Last night I looked around online at various stores - Lowes, Home Depot, Tractor Supply, etc. - and it seems that groundhogs aren't a huge market around here because they don't stock much. We did get some repellent stuff from Lowes today but from reading I gather that's a mixture of luck, old wives tales, and the phase of the moon whether it works. But other than spending a few bucks it won't hurt anything so we bought some of that and I spread it around today. We'll see.
So I went online to Amazon and got more serious about it. Some poison and gas cartridges (these are the last resort because we don't want a stinky dead groundhog under the porch) were some purchases, and a couple of traps, which is where the peanut butter comes in. We also got some sunflower seeds to mix in with the peanut butter, but I didn't look too closely at the label and accidentally got the salted kind. I do hope the groundhog isn't on a low-salt diet and turns up his nose at them.
Normally for myself I only get the finest peanut butter. That's Jiff, extra crunchy. But for the groundhog I cheaped out and bought the store brand, creamy style. I do hope he's not a connoisseur of fine peanut butters.
Your thoughts on a groundhog's taste in peanut butter, and any other thoughts you may have on persuading him/her/it to take up residence elsewhere are gratefully appreciated.