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krhall 20-07-11 08:58 AM

Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
We have had some sort of rodent chew right through our main incoming fibre, in several places, meaning that we have had to splice in a section 125 metres long as a temporary repair.

The thing is we almost came face to face with the beast...it was moving underground and we all thought we saw a mole...unlikely in South London I thought but our usual pest control team attended site this morning and think it may actually be a mole rather than a rat, which is what we were expecting...but there are no molehills?

Anyone?

tom-k6 20-07-11 09:04 AM

Re: Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
in london you say.....might be a womble

krhall 20-07-11 09:05 AM

Re: Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
LOL - Here is the hole:

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...10720-0935.jpg

All the dirt from the hole was in the draw pit cover, and in there is where we saw the burrowing creature!

tom-k6 20-07-11 09:07 AM

Re: Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
it is probably a rat, as im sure molehills are their air holes, rats also love to chew stuff, put a 240V cable down there and see what bites

minimorecambe 20-07-11 09:12 AM

Re: Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
Molehills are the debris of soil that they clean out from the tunnels and burrows.

Shellywoozle 20-07-11 09:13 AM

Re: Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
Looks like the hole i have in my garden ..... created by wasps

I would say I know about rats but they not the furry type lol ;)

Bri w 20-07-11 10:15 AM

Re: Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fePU5...eature=related

fenjer 20-07-11 10:45 AM

Re: Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
I'd be more inclined to say rat, especially in London!

454697819 20-07-11 11:12 AM

Re: Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
Moles dont have to leave hills at all, they have ruined my new turf by tunneling just below the surface, they have extreme claws though so could go through cable.

Venom 20-07-11 11:34 AM

Re: Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
You need to see it.

Here is a comparison, Mole on the right, Ratty on the left.

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/windinwillows460.jpg

SoulKiss 20-07-11 11:56 AM

Re: Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
Could be ROUSes
YouTube Video
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Littlepeahead 20-07-11 01:10 PM

Re: Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Venom (Post 2576066)
You need to see it.

Here is a comparison, Mole on the right, Ratty on the left.

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/windinwillows460.jpg

But Ratty was actually a water vole so that doesn't help.

andrewsmith 20-07-11 03:22 PM

Re: Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
looks like a rat.

I'd be tempted to put the 240 next to the damaged optic and see what goes bang!
Failing that propane, oxycetaline or some other explosive gas, a very long match and run!!

Biker Biggles 20-07-11 03:56 PM

Re: Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
Jack Russell

metalmonkey 20-07-11 05:23 PM

Re: Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEExYuRelbg

Its a mole!

cluffy 20-07-11 07:07 PM

Re: Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
pour sum petrol down the hole and ignite...cant really damage much apart from a bit of grass and if theres an escape hole itll blow the little bugger out of it

Venom 20-07-11 09:34 PM

Re: Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Littlepeahead (Post 2576098)
But Ratty was actually a water vole so that doesn't help.

lol, ok he was a 'water rat' but I couldn't think of anything else with a rat and mole in it.

This one is a real rat (disguised as a bat). Yeaaaaah!

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eAv_6n_Gzl...and_rat_03.jpg

Setting fire to underground wiring doesn't sound great. Rats can burrow as well, and like the others say moles don't need to leave molehills so could be either. lol

DJFridge 20-07-11 09:40 PM

Re: Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
I seem to remember a cracking Jasper Carrot skit about a mole, involving a shotgun and a revolving chair?

Venom 20-07-11 09:48 PM

Re: Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by DJFridge (Post 2576361)
I seem to remember a cracking Jasper Carrot skit about a mole, involving a shotgun and a revolving chair?

This one?

YouTube Video
Error: If you cannot see this video, then either YouTube is down or you don't have Flash installed to play it.

MisterTommyH 20-07-11 09:49 PM

Re: Anyone know anything about rodents or moles?
 
So.....what leaves mole hills then?


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