tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post116409460769145643..comments2023-10-29T21:28:41.709+10:30Comments on Pavlov's Cat: Varmint updateKerryn Goldsworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-1164243189307790832006-11-23T11:23:00.000+10:302006-11-23T11:23:00.000+10:30We used to have terrible snail issewes (especially...We used to have terrible snail issewes (especially since the otherwise lovely buddhist lady next door used to "relocate" snails from her veggie garden to the fence between her place and our veggie garden rather than kill them).<BR/><BR/>All fixed now - and I'll tell you what snails don't like - big fat chooks wandering around eating them up. &Duck's Bumblebee comes round with half a bucket from their yard occasionally too.Zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546885088503890394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-1164185831955970222006-11-22T19:27:00.000+10:302006-11-22T19:27:00.000+10:30My two cents worth. A scientist friend told me to...My two cents worth. A scientist friend told me to use HomeBrand surface spray as it does the job just as well but without too much havoc to humans. I hope it wrecks havoc on the huntsman in the letterbox which hid under my envelope the other day. The envelope was from a certain political party but I'm sure it had nothing to do with the spider, almost positive, very nearly sure it didn't.JahTehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007730071564639411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-1164183268201938862006-11-22T18:44:00.000+10:302006-11-22T18:44:00.000+10:30Slugs & snails don't like garlic and caterpillars ...Slugs & snails don't like garlic and caterpillars appear to be adverse also. You can either crush it around the plan or infuse the garlic in water & spray.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07537206000218742156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-1164177252973491632006-11-22T17:04:00.000+10:302006-11-22T17:04:00.000+10:30So you don't want any scorpions?Redbacks are okay ...So you don't want any scorpions?<BR/><BR/>Redbacks are okay on the sides of bins etc, but there was one in the laundry about a year ago (presumably before the scorpion arrived) which freaked me right out.<BR/><BR/>Gee, my house sounds like a barrel of laughs, doesn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-1164159677886133892006-11-22T12:11:00.000+10:302006-11-22T12:11:00.000+10:30I meant, of course, 'Bernice'. Thanks particularly...I meant, of course, 'Bernice'. <BR/><BR/>Thanks particularly for the tip about poisoning blue-tongues. Since I am already irritating the neighbours by not having the semi-bushland backyard mowed because somehow they always manage to mangle a blue-tongue, and even if they don't it will destroy their habitat, I'm not gonna poison them with pellets no matter what. Beer and coffee it will have to be; t'anks all for your help.<BR/><BR/>CSH -- I tend to get pet redbacks on the front veranda and the garden furniture, too. They are such very elegant and beautiful creatures that I forget how deadly they are, and peer shortsightedly at them, which means that eventually I will get bitten on the nose and die a horrible death.Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-1164157722319806282006-11-22T11:38:00.000+10:302006-11-22T11:38:00.000+10:30Berince -- I had to delete your comment because so...Berince -- I had to delete your comment because something in it broke the blog! So here it is again (she said nervously) ...<BR/>'Slugs - cure for? Snail & slug pellets I'm afraid. Though providing a nicely dampened overturned saucer will allow them to mass together & then be ruthlessly harvested each morning. But you will have to use the 'orrible pellets. Try & collect as many carasses of your poisoning victims as possible - blue tongue lizards & tawny frogmouths will emerge to eat the dead & then be deaded themselves.'Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-1164149290634811432006-11-22T09:18:00.000+10:302006-11-22T09:18:00.000+10:30Duck - no spiders, roaches or mozzies.I always tho...Duck - no spiders, roaches or mozzies.<BR/><BR/>I always thought it was the dry climate.<BR/><BR/>Must be because I live on the other (bestest) side of northbourne.comicstripherohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160377451440156332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-1164147764902825002006-11-22T08:52:00.000+10:302006-11-22T08:52:00.000+10:30PHEW!PHEW!Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-1164104292825242332006-11-21T20:48:00.000+10:302006-11-21T20:48:00.000+10:30My understanding is that white tail spiders actual...My understanding is that white tail spiders actually act as a carrier for a particular virus that causes the whole gangrene, flesh rotting thing that they are known for. Apparently, if the spider has recently been in contact with the virus then they will be a carrier and will infect anyone that they bite. If they haven't (which is most of the time), well then they are fairly harmless.cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10438841050844456591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-1164102843751308172006-11-21T20:24:00.000+10:302006-11-21T20:24:00.000+10:30Scorpions are a natural predator of the spider. I ...Scorpions are a natural predator of the spider. I can bring some home for you next time I am camping if you like.<BR/><BR/>Yes, weather was amazing. Had to reset the clock three times. <BR/><BR/>Also, snails don't like coffee grounds. I would offer to give you my coffee grounds, but I am already throwing them over my neighbour's fence (in a neighbourly way).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-1164102092318113352006-11-21T20:11:00.000+10:302006-11-21T20:11:00.000+10:30Canberra's lack of spiders??!! Which alternate un...Canberra's lack of spiders??!! Which alternate universe Canberra do you live in, CSH? Mine is full of them! Not trying to freak you out or anything :)<BR/><BR/>I was bitten on the heel by a white-tail spider (in Canberra!) about six years ago, and while my heel was uber-sore and stiff for over six months, I didn't get creeping necrosis. Apparently they affect people on an individual basis, and I'm not a necrosis-y person, thank kitten. So it's probably very wise that you took precautions, not knowing what your reaction would be.Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-1164099750155448362006-11-21T19:32:00.001+10:302006-11-21T19:32:00.001+10:30Giant huntsman spiders eh...Being the world's bigg...Giant huntsman spiders eh...<BR/><BR/>Being the world's biggest and wussiest arachnaphobe, Canberra's lack of spiders is one of its best features.<BR/><BR/>Especially coming from a particularly funnel web spider prone area of Sydney...<BR/><BR/>Tobias is good at catching flies in his mouth as they fly past - would you like me to put him on a plane to Adelaide to sort out your varmint problem?<BR/><BR/>As he is under 2 years old he flies free.comicstripherohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160377451440156332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17433936.post-1164099743676820722006-11-21T19:32:00.000+10:302006-11-21T19:32:00.000+10:30Give me a gecko over a huntsman any day.Capsicum p...Give me a gecko over a huntsman any day.<BR/><BR/>Capsicum problem is either snails or caterpillars. Snails are easy - cut a hole in the side of a plastic juice bottle, fill it up to the hole in beer and then bury it up to the hole in the ground. All snails will go for the beer and drown, drunk and happy.<BR/><BR/>Caterpillars are best picked off by hand. But the geckos might help you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com