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Can't I just leave the critter in the ground? I'm feeling squeamish about pulling them up for disposal, but I can hardly walk in my yard for fear of twising an ankle the runs are so bad.

I've tried the solar beeping to scare the moles away, I tried a harpoon type trap for months, and I've tried capturing them live with no results for about 1 year. I searched internet on traps and noticed some professional trappers used this kind of trap. My first attempt got no results but on my second attempt my trapped got sprung but I thought it was due to a heavy rain since the trigger is very sensitive and ignored it, but when I went to move it there was dead mole. It only took about a week. I got another one a week later. I did follow other reviews by not burying it like instructions say but to place it over a stamped down tunnel. I also used a lid from a tuna can under the tripping arm to increase the sensitivity. If want to get the moles use this.

The Victor Out-o-sight mole trap does not work. I have been using three of them for about a month now and they do not work. The moles just dig around them. I followed all of the directions from this guy Jon in Oregon and have not caught one mole. Nothing catches moles. They are creatures from hell. Pardon me. But that is just the way it seems. I believe that this guy Jon from Oregon is nothing more than a pitch-man for these traps. It is NOT the fault of Amazon. They did their job. But the traps do not. Don't buy these traps.

We had mole tunnels throughout our lawn. We first tried the non-lethal castor/garlic oil water spray method (twice). It didn't work. Then we tried laying two of the Victor Out of Sight Mole Trap out. That didn't work, either. Finally, my son spot movement in the lawn and he stomped on the tunnel. The mole was dead. I was small, only about 4 inches. But, it was amazing, that was the end of our problem. Our entire lawn - which isn't small - was destroyed by ONE tiny mole. Best advise, look for the movement of the mole in the late afternoon, than stomp on it or use a flat end of a large shovel. Moles have thin skulls so apparently they are easy to kill. One mole can do an incredible amount of damage.

Follow the directions of others on this site by placing the trap on the surface of the ground and you will trap moles. 2 moles in the first week. Make sure the track is active. I found it best by pressing the trip lever down with my finger to make sure it was flush with the ground (be sure to place the safety lever in position while setting the trap). The traps works as advertised. Very strong spring action so keep pets and hands out of the way of a set trap. I placed small garden buckets over the traps to help avoid pet interaction.

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This so does not work. It didn't effect the squirrels at all. It smells bad. They acted like is wasn't even there.

I've only used this product to repell raccoons from our yard and attic. It seems to work. When used outside, it has to be re-applied after a rain but, that's easy to do.

This product did not appear to have any effect at all. We are trying to keep away skunks that are nearly ruining our lawn. I should have used grub control in July but did not and now in early October we are being attacked by skunks leaving our lawn looking partly rototilled on most nights. Shake Away fox urine granules have been applied for 8 or 9 days now using the instructions as best as possible. This morning and yesterday were the worst 2 days of skunk attack on our lawn yet. It may be that nothing works to repel skunks. Now I have applied one of the pepper concentrate sprays to the area but the reviews here show 5 out of 6 people giving that 1-star and saying it is worthless, too (I bought it at Lowe's - I could not even wait a day since the skunks damage us nightly). Maybe the only recourse is to go on hands and knees each day trying to replace all the divets and put as much soil back in the holes as possible and then never miss applying grub control again. My neighbors who applied grub control next-door do not have a single skunk hole! I wanted to use as little chemicals as possible but, in this case, I guess that was a mistake. There are some comments that you have to apply lightly and it takes a while to work. My understanding is that a couple of weeks is all the skunks need to clean you out and wreck your lawn. I can not think why the skunks would smell fox urine for 2 weeks before deciding it is something they should avoid. More likely is that most of these types of problems will go away in a few weeks on their own but the damage has been done. I do not suppose there are any scientific double-blind tests out there on fox urine granules ability to repell skunks so for now you will have to go with anecdotal evidence. My anecdote is negative.

My nemesis, a pond bathing raccoon, has been defeated! After using Shake Away once, our raccoon did not come during the night to mess with our pond and water feature. We followed the instructions for about a month, and have not seen it since! Side note, it does have a slight odor on warm days, however it is pretty much unnoticeable.

I've tried everything to get rid of chipmunks. This was my last resort. It's worthless. Absolutely worthless. Don't waste your money.

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I purchased this product from Amazon. The top was loose, so there were quite a few granules inside the packaging, but I could get it back into the bottle. I had squirrels nest in my attic last year, so I decided to try these granules this year. A pellet gun was my next choice! I put the granules on paper plates throughout my attic. A few days later - I heard squirrels again. I said a few nice words thinking the granules weren't working. Amazingly, I have not heard the squirrels again going on one month. I think this stuff actually works to repel squirrels. Of course, I haven't talked to my neighbors, but my guess is at least one of them is now having squirrel problems now.

This product works if you use it when no rain is in the immediate forecast. I use it to keep rabbits away from my flower garden. You have to be patient when you apply it since it does not work immediately. Maybe the granules need to slowly disintegrate? Anyway, I had bought Shake Away at a local store and could not find it any where the next time I needed it and did not want to try a different brand since they all are rather expensive and in the past other brands have had less than satisfactory results. I found the 3 pound at Amazon at a much better price than what I had previously paid for multiple 1 pound containers - especially since it qualified for free shipping.

Was very relieved this worked for me - could not stand thinking of animals suffering as would when encountering other deterents.

Did no good, the cotton tail rabbits continue to come onto my property and eat and kill my grass.

We purchased shake away trio pack.....We have a severe problem with squirrels - digging up our plants, eating tulip bulbs, eating the cannas, digging up our vegetable gardens and eating the plants, digging up our flower pots and destroying them. We are so fed up with the damage, mess and not to mention the expense of it all. We truly thought that this was going to work. The directions were followed to the tee for the past month and it still is not working. When we were in the process of buying shake away all we read were these great reviews on how it works etc....well it hasn't worked for us. Needless to say we are VERY DISAPPOINTED !!!!

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I have tried poisons for the past 2 years with no luck (except a dead rabbit which I wish was avoided). I bought two traps and got a mole in less than 24 hours. These are easy to set and very effective - you just have to have some idea of how to set these before you go out in your yard. I watched some videos on youtube which were quite helpful. I definitely recommend this product.

This contraption requires 2 people to set (or one person with three hands). As has been noted, it tends to rise out of the ground causing it to miss the target. On the whole, this is a useless piece of Cr@p, and should be avoided.

I've had this trap for 6 weeks plus and it's activated no less than 6 times. Quite simple it is junk, a flawed designed that cannot be improved. Every time it has activated it pushes itself out of the ground. With no penetration of the spikes in to the ground it lays lopsided...no affect on the mole. I have moved it around the yard (grass, dirt, and sand), tried deeper sets, and making a depression underneath the activation plate. But out of all the activations there is nothing to show for it. Absolutely buy something else, anything else.

I felt compelled to write a review for the Sweeney's Mole Trap because it has rid my yard of pesky moles. Both times I have used it I have impaled a mole within 24 hours. I didnt even have to move it around in different spots to get my kills either. The first one I got, the trap had been triggered but there was no mole to be found under the ground. I pulled out the trap and saw blood on one of the spikes and knew I had got him. The second one I got I found the lifeless body of a mole under the ground beneath the trap. This is truely a GREAT way to rid your yard of moles. I read bad reviews of the different types of poisons and electronic pulse thingys and decided to go right for the trap and I am glad I did.

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I tried the repellent and gas bombs, the only thing that worked were the traps. You have to dig a hole but if you don't kill the gophers they will destroy your yard so a hole is no big deal. I used the Sweeneys Gopher traps they worked great.Sweeneys 9013 Gopher Trap, 2-Pack As a follow up we have killed all the gophers on our 5 acres (at least the active ones), we did this in 3 days. We spent 3 months trying repellents and gas bombs.

This repellent needs a hard rain to soak into the ground, not just a sprinkler. The first couple applications I put down just seemed to freak the moles out, causing them to run into the good yard. i bought two more bags to make a thick barrier between my good yard and the mole infested areas, but now I have fresh new mole trails deep into the good part of the yard. The directions should say to wait until it rains. I don't think the sprinkler for 20-30 minutes does the job. I guess I will just have to use grub killer in the spring and hope my grass fills in over winter. F.

It works for just for about two or so weeks. I followed instructions to the T and actually double applied it just for safe measure since I was going away for two weeks. Well, after coming back, I had over 10 new large holes. It puts crop circles to shame. I turned to an animal control expert and they said, the problem I had, the tunnels are too deep. The product only works if the tunnels are close the surface. Anything greater than 2-4" is useless.

Moles and/or Voles were turning my garden into swiss cheese. After putzing around for 2 years, I put this stuff down twice about 7 days between apps, right before some forecasted rain showers...this really works. I have to admit, I put it down about 2x per the instructions, and then followed up with a liquid concentrate from another company, covering the gardens and lawn. I would definitely use this again!

I followed the directions and while I still see some raised areas of dirt indicating my mole friend has been around there are far less than there used to be. It may be that it just needs time to dissolve and sink into the soil. Overall I would give it a grade of a B.

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Moles still came back. In my experience, I would recommend the dry granules - easier to apply and probably the same or better effectiveness.

I tried the repellent and gas bombs, the only thing that worked were the traps. You have to dig a hole but if you don't kill the gophers they will destroy your yard so a hole is no big deal. I used the Sweeney Gopher traps, they worked great Sweeneys 9013 Gopher Trap, 2-Pack As a follow up we have killed all the gophers on our 5 acres (at least the active ones), we did this in 3 days. We spent 3 months trying repellents and gas bombs.

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I purchased a couple of P3 International Vibrasonic Mole Chaser based on the recommendation of a friend in the area, and to prevent damage I had last winter. He had severe mole problems and the P3 chaser worked great. Unfortunately, when I received the items,the instructions stated the P3 should be removed during the winter.

I tried these units out of sheer frustration. I've had an on-going gopher problem in my vineyard for the past two years. Tried the gopher bombs, exhaust infusion, traps, owl perches and still continued to lose vine after vine. I read the mixed reviews on amazon and decided to try just a couple. Placed them and was unimpressed for the first two weeks. I still had new mounds appearing in close proximity to the units. Then the first rains came, possible better contact?, and I have been gopher-free in the areas where the units were placed for two months. There is a clearly demarcated area where fresh gopher mounds are appearing, but they are no where near the units. I tested an area where the gophers were infiltrating in a new part of the vineyard, I placed a unit in front of the leading edge of their progression. It has worked to literally chase them back from where they entered. I have mostly gophers in my vineyard, I have seen a couple of mole mounds in the area, but not in the vineyard. Maybe these units work better with gophers than moles? Regardless, I have been very satisfied with the response and will have more wine to show for it thanks to this product.

...by these silly devices and by our foolhardy belief in the hype that convinced us to buy them. We used them scrupulously, exactly as instructed, for two months. And the moles? There were new tunnels within a few inches of one of the Mole Chasers, just days after insertion. By the time we gave up, there were at least as many active tunnels as before. For our moles, at least, these devices were completely useless. Buy a kill trap and learn how to use it if you want to get rid of moles (e.g. Victor plunger style mole trap, available on Amazon).WOODSTREAM CORP #0645 Plunger Mole Trap

I have used the product before with modest success. However, I now have two in my front yard, and they now seem to attract moles and gophers rather than repel them - I have a new burrow this morning right NEXT to the still beeping molechaser! Will call an exterminator this weekend.

I wish I knew why so many people didn't get any relief with these electronic chasers. I've used two different brands in two different yards and they worked perfectly both times. However, something strange happened this past weekend. Laying right next to one of the chaser was a baby rattlesnake. As one reviewer noted, the electronic sound does resemble that of a rattlesnake. Not sure if junior was thinking it was Mom or a competitor. And while I'm glad the moles are gone, if I ever see another rattlesnake, I'm taking these devices and throwing them away!

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The moles in my yard didn't seem to take any notice of these devices at all. I used 2 in an attempt to drive moles away from my storage shed to no avail. The devices did emit their sound for over 2 months on one set of batteries...but unfortunately had no effect on the moles.

It works in my soil for about a 7' radius. That is as close as the MOLES will get. So the 2 that I have are spaced 12' apart. My soil is very dense and damp. The item is very tight in its hole. I suspect soil type could determine success or failure of this product.

Started with one and got them moving to my neighbors yard and then I created a moving perimmeter with three more on a half acre. Seems like they are gone...no more mounds of dirt!

The ground squirrels are borring next to this unit. The vibration and sound does not bother them. I have put this unit in their holes and that has not worked.

We tried other things such as the fake worms. Someone suggested this product and the mole was gone within a week. I wish I would have tried the solar one.