My 8wk old puppy is killing & eating moles! Please help

[ollie1]

Okay so as soon as I got him Thursday night we noticed he was digging all around the garden.

Friday in the daytime he was doing the same, but he dug up moles! They got away without being hurt.

Then tonight about ten minutes ago I let him out to go  "wee wee" and I saw his acting weird, I quickly opened his mouth and saw what I think was a mole! It was pitch black and all I had was a small torch! I tried to get it out but couldn't and he I think swallowed a mole!!!!

Will this kill him or hurt him???

I'm really worried about it and don't really know what to do. My other spaniel has never done this, I just don't know what to do!

He seems happy enough ATM


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[ollie1]

 I would also like to add we live in Derbyshire near farm land, we are riddled with moles on our lawn. I never thought the new pup would ever try and do this. Tomorrow I'm off to get chicken wire and I'm going to turn my concrete patio area into a outdoor dog area. He's not being allowed onto the lawn until he stops this behaviour.


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[elaine.e]

I doubt that swallowing a mole will hurt him. My Louis swallowed a live Greenfinch whole when he was about 9 or 10 weeks old and was fine. I monitored him and his poo for a day or so, but no ill effects. Hopefully it will be the same for your little tinker.

Temporary fencing to keep him off the lawn sounds like the way forward. Hopefully if you can do that for a few weeks he'll have lost his interest in moles by then

[ollie1]

I doubt that swallowing a mole will hurt him. My Louis swallowed a live Greenfinch whole when he was about 9 or 10 weeks old and was fine. I monitored him and his poo for a day or so, but no ill effects. Hopefully it will be the same for your little tinker.

Temporary fencing to keep him off the lawn sounds like the way forward. Hopefully if you can do that for a few weeks he'll have lost his interest in moles by then

That's my thinking about the fence. I've rang the vets they've told me to keep an eye on him, I'm sleeping with him tonight. If he seems like something's wrong the vets say to take him in.



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[ollie1]

I really think I need to get rid of these moles, does anyone have any good ideas to move them on???

I don't really like the idea of killing them.


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[Archie bean]

I had a small mole problem years ago. There were lots in a adjoining field and they began spreading into my garden. My elderly neighbour suggested poking a stick into the mole runs (you can feel them as slightly raised and soft underfoot leading away from the molehills) at various intervals and pouring a little Jeyes Fluid in. He also said to leave a stick covered in the fluid stuck in the mole hills. Apparently they don't like the smell. It worked pretty quickly. They kept trying new routes but every time I repeated the trick and they eventually gave up.
Hope pup is OK.

[MIN]

open a hole and pour a bit of Jeyes fluid down. If the tin is empty leave it upended for a while in one of the holes. Moles are very territorial. only coming together at breeding time. So if you are actually seeing multiples then you have a nest close. otherwise it is just the one and he is no more
My Gemma is also a mole catcher. killer and muncher.
On the bright side who could hire out your mole catcher, you would make a fortune 

[ollie1]

open a hole and pour a bit of Jeyes fluid down. If the tin is empty leave it upended for a while in one of the holes. Moles are very territorial. only coming together at breeding time. So if you are actually seeing multiples then you have a nest close. otherwise it is just the one and he is no more
My Gemma is also a mole catcher. killer and muncher.
On the bright side who could hire out your mole catcher, you would make a fortune 

I uncovered a metal panel that had fell on the grass yesterday at around 1pm there was about 10-20 of them!




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[ollie1]

Well everything is okay today that's the good news.





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[ollie1]

Looks as if butter wouldn't melt!


But we all know the truth!


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[Helen]

are you sure they're moles and not shrews or some other small rodent?   Sounds odd that they're just under a metal panel and not buried quite a way down.  An 8 week old puppy is not a hunter yet - they're just not quick enough so he's found a vulnerable source.  Sounds like they're babies

[sodpot2000]

Like Helen I wonder if an 8 week old pup would be able to excavate and catch a mole. Obviously he has now destroyed the evidence so we will never know for sure!

As to getting rid of the little critters I have successfully used rags soaked in creosote and pushed into the holes. Again they hate the smell and should move on.

[bizzylizzy]

Looks as if butter wouldn't melt!


But we all know the truth!


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What a ferocious looking monster! Those moles must be just terrified!!! 
(Ollie, - you're a sweetie!  )

[Londongirl]

Oh, just look at that face, I could just squidge him!

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Looks as if butter wouldn't melt!


But we all know the truth!


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What a ferocious looking monster! Those moles must be just terrified!!! 
(Ollie, - you're a sweetie!  )

He is very cute 👍