Tropical Zone Gardening: Bananas, 1 by johnpeten

johnpeten wrote:
Ctenomys pearsoni (Tuco-Tuco)
These are probably the first published photos of a living Tuco-Tuco.
On Monday my gardener's very ancient Grandfather came to visit. He had with him an antique Gin Trap. We opened up one of the tunnels and installed the trap.
This morning one of my problems was looking out of the hole. Cute aren't they?
However they have destroyed three mature Bananas to date.
I was told that there is a large family operating in my garden and woodland (the local underground Mafia) and the trapping will continue.

In modern countries the use of the Gin Trap has been illegal for as long as I can remember. Here in Guatemala Law and order are not a priority.