Garden visitors and snakes
Foxes, moles, squirrels, deer and snakes. Humane deterrents, and keep your distance from any snake.
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- There’s a snake in my garden. Is it dangerous to my kids? Treat any snake you cannot name for certain as dangerous. Keep children and pets well away, watch it from a distance, and…
- Do mothballs or ultrasonic devices keep snakes away? No. There is nothing you can sprinkle or plug in that reliably keeps snakes out, and mothballs are a poisoning risk to…
- Foxes have a den under my shed. How do I get them to leave? Often you do not need to do much: fox families tend to move on once the cubs are older. Never block a…
- How do I get squirrels or possums out of my roof humanely? Let them out, then stop them getting back in, timed so no young are left inside. Check the local rules first: some…
- How do I make my garden less inviting to snakes? No garden can be made snake-free, but you can make yours a poor place to stay and have a plan for when…
- How do I stop a neighbour’s cat using my garden as a litter tray? Cats dig where the soil is bare and loose, so cover it, startle them with water, and talk to the neighbour. None…
- How do I stop foxes or raccoons digging up my lawn? Digging usually means something to eat: grubs in the lawn, a smell in the soil, or food left out. Take away the…
- How do I protect my plants from deer, rabbits and squirrels? Barriers beat sprays. Repellents wash off and animals learn to ignore them, so put cages or mesh over what matters, fence where…
- How do I stop moles ruining my lawn? Honestly, moles are hard to deter and most gadgets do little. You can tidy the hills, protect the beds that matter with…