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Posted by Charl_CT Cape Town (My Page) on Wed, Apr 20, 05 at 5:11
| Ideas on discouraging these creatures would be appreciated as they have taken a great liking to the bulbs (naturally occuring) that I have in my garden.
My problem is that I have Proteas which die off once their roots are disturbed. I have even lost lavenders and rosemary bushes because of the deep excavations made. It is impractical to fence them all. Also, I don't want to fence the entire garden as I don't want to create a prison system for the other creatures that inhabit it or pass through.
Anybody have a design for a trap? The best solution would be to trap them and release them in a nearby nature reserve.
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RE: Porcupines
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| Well, this is a new one! Just what do South African porcupines look like? I expect that they are different from the typical species we might find in NA? I did a quick search and it seems that porcupines can be a problems over here, too. They respond very well to the predator scent repellents. Wolf, coyote, and fox urines are very popular repellents for lots of creatures and work very successfully. Unless your SA porcies have no natural predators, I feel sure that this might be a better way to go rather than trapping. |
RE: Porcupines
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- Posted by Cady 6b/Sunset34 MA (My Page) on
Thu, May 5, 05 at 15:44
| Maybe in SA there is the equivalent to wolf, coyote and fox urines -- Cape hunting dog urine? Hyena urine? Lion urine? Jackal urine? Those probably would work to deter a SA "porker." I have seen the SA species. It shares a lot of similarities to our North American one, and perhaps share a common ancestor from back when Africa and South America were one landmass 40 million years ago. |
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