Snake Holes vs Gopher Holes: The Differences

Whether you have snakes or gophers in your backyard, or perhaps both, neither will be a welcome visitor. Gophers will cause all kind of damage to your lawn and plants, whilst snakes are… well, just snakes. And some people hate them. Both live in holes, so it could be a snake hole or gopher hole…

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Do Mothballs Keep Gophers Away?

You will be given many hacks and tips on how to repel and deter gophers from your backyard. Some are ridiculous and will never work. And then you have mothballs for gophers as a deterrent… Using mothballs to get rid of gophers falls somewhere in the middle of practical and ridiculous, and I will explain…

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How to Collapse Gopher Tunnels? (+ Find Them)

Waking up one morning to see a tell-tale mound on your backyard lawn is enough to make anyone tear their hair out. Within days, those mounds will multiply, with the possibility of an extensive gopher tunnel network lurking underneath.  This guide isn’t about getting rid of the critters (that’s here), but instead explains how you…

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Castor Oil for Gophers: Repellent Recipe & Guide

Gophers are the scourge of lawns and yards all over North America, meaning there are multiple ways people advise you can use to get rid of them. One of the more popular responses you will get is to use castor oil as a gopher repellent.  But just what does it do and how do you…

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Does Juicy Fruit Kill Gophers?

The following is an opinion piece based on me trying the Juicy Fruit method to rid a yard of gophers. It did not work for me, but since publishing this I’ve been contacted by people who are convinced it does. So, I will leave a video at the end to counter my argument – the…

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Do Coffee Grounds Repel Gophers? (We Tested the Theory)

When your backyard gets invaded by gophers, everyone seems to have great advice on how to get rid of them. One of the more common threads will be how coffee grounds and gophers don’t mix.  Whilst it’s undoubtedly true that gophers can be repelled by strong scents, I wondered just how true this was when it…

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