Ha...My oldest son made his version of the Rodenator...He said those holes haven't filled back up, so it must have worked!!...lol

My dad has that problem too and has tried EVERYTHING short of that rodenator...You have to be REALLY careful with that one though, you could blow into your foundation, septic or anything close...Would NOT be a good thing.

Sorry I don't have any suggestions for you :(

i looked at the rodenator. at $3200.00 it's not an option. i use a lot of tools & i'm pondering using my oxygen/acetylene torch to do much the same thing. there is a reasonably safe way to do it. what did your son use.i'm not having much luck with traps. on our 1/2 acre i have about 5 of them & lately i think they are frequenting a meth lab. they have been going bonkers!!!! w

Are you sure it's moles- or voles? 2 critters, 2 different digging habits - 2 ways to catch them. Moles run tunnels just under the grass- they look like little underground subways- then they come up through a hole, look around, then go back down & continue their tunnel on wards.as for moles- I saw an online video of how to kill them- (an exterminator sells his traps)or you can make your own set up- check it out- he uses 2 spring loaded mouse traps that are set- either side of the hole- Then you place a tunnel over the whole system, so the little guy has no choice but to step into either trap. I didn't have moles- but voles. Voles on the other hand, dig out a perfect circular hole- anywheres from 1/2 to 1 inch like a front door entrance- usually at the base of some plants. Sometimes I'd go out & a whole plant would be gone- he'd eat the whole thing! Usually the grass or plants are chewed off all around the hole- they were destroying my flower beds til I started using peanut butter with D con... At first I tried using mouse traps with peanut butter- they loved the treat but always got away! (cheap mouse traps these days!) So I mixed D con in with the peanut butter-place it just near their front door- they'd eat it all, close themselves up inside their hole, & die. They are nocturnal, or active during cloudy days- so I refill just before dark- CAUTION- make sure that you stick the peanut butter laced with D con on a trap & stick it down the hole if you have dogs or children around- dogs love peanut butter too! You can always stick some bait on a small rock, then put it near the hole, & cover the whole thing with a flower pot or bucket, etc. I have had excellent results killing generations of voles this way- I wish you the best- I know how frustrating it can be!
kasha77

I think my son used propane?? and oxygen...Stuck some sort of long rod down the hole and lite the rod at the top...It made a pretty good boom..lol..His girlfriend video taped it..It was pretty funny watching my son do it...He wasn't going to pay that much either...That's WAY too much money.

He told me "of course Mom, we used eye and ear protection"...lol...He knows I'm big on that.

I know there are LOTS of gimmicks out there...My dad tried them all with no luck.

I do wish YOU luck though...We don't have them down here by the river.

knotz

i'd like to see that video! the rodenator video cracks me up.
i watched their sales demo on using their units. the propane gas & oxygen are mixed with a cutting torch body. that's where i got the idea to my cutting torch.i borrowed 4 traps from a friend so i now have 6 in all set around the yard. if that doesn't work i'm breaking out the torch.
kasha-i'm sure it's moles. i also have some voles but so far they've stayed at the rear of our property & have done no damage. i spotted a great horned owl last week & it is probaly thinning the vole hordes. my daughter has a cat that is one serious mole killer. i thought about borrowing it but my neighbor's great dane killed my wife's cat 2 months ago.
it's funny how some critters can get gardeners going. i worked at the missouri botantical garden in st louis several years ago. we erected scaffolding around the henry shaw house & renovated the roof, eaves, & guttering. we were there for 6 months & i got to know several gardeners & tour guides. i'd say the most hated animal there is the squirrel.

I have mole eleminators, and they work great. I was told about them from a friend in Rockport, they sell them at Lowes, I got the solar ones. They work great. I wish I would have more, but they are so expensive, $21.97 each. They had them marked down to almost nothing, when I bought my first ones. I only bought 7 because I was not sure if they would work, and they had them marked down to under $4, boy could I kick myself now. They also sell some that are powered by batteries. It has made a diffrence in my yard. The state property next door looks like a village of mole hills, so they do not go very far, but they stay out of my yard. Barbra,