<p>Rodenator? I had no idea such thing existed or was legal to use! Didn’t the US military tried a similar technique against al Qaida in Afghansitan with no success? Would you use it in your yard (before saying yeah, check the picture in the link).</p>
<p>The US military uses thermobaric explosives to destroy caves/bunkers. The heat and shock wave kills anything in a nearby enclosed space, and usually destroys/damages the cave.</p>
<p>Have a heart traps work oh, so well. Then, after you catch the varmints, you can decide if you actually have a heart, or not. Umm, I don’t, but will not divulge any further info! I tried a shock trap for rats and got no results. They cost $50, the have a heart, about $30. Squirrels really like Planters mixed nuts! Esp Brazil nuts and hazelnuts.</p>
<p>Humane traps can backfire. When we had mice in our basement, I first tried regular traps, but the gruesome results made me feel guilty. So I bought some of these plastic humane traps. The first mouse I caught, I took to a park and released (fun because you have to open the trap with your hands, and the mouse leaps out). So I put the trap down again, and forgot about it…for a long time. When I looked at it again, there was a mouse mummy inside. So much for humane.</p>
<p>A squirrel is just rat with a big tail. There is nothing cute about them when they start to destroy your house or garden. If the humane society is opposed to killing squirrels, then they could step up and volunteer to remove the squirrels in a fashion that they deem acceptable.</p>
<p>Where is Bill Murray with a golf club when you need him? </p>
<p>Make sure you look at the article and the picture of the explosion. They are literally blowing up the ground to keep the squirrels from causing damage? It’s more like Caddy Shack than I thought.</p>
I have a couple of electronic rat traps and they’ve worked very well. In fact, it got another rat last night. They kill the rat immediately and makes it easy to dispose of the rat without ever needing to touch it.</p>
<p>The name “ground squirrel” is confusing, since these creatures that the park is trying to eradicate are not really squirrels. They are burrowing marmot-like pests:</p>
<p>Last night the local news had some videos demonstrating how the device works - Caddyshack was what I thought of when I saw them! If I had ground squirrel infestation in my yard, I’d think twice about bringing in the Rodenator.</p>