Pacific Northwest Gardening: HELP !!! I HAVE MOLES ! ! !, 4 by LakeLivingRos

LakeLivingRos wrote:
I have a serious pest problem that has just exploded in my gardens! They are all over and getting worse :(. My dog has been eating whatever it is and one day had a big bite mark across his face that I had to take him to the vet for.. My problem is I am too much of an animal lover to deliberately try and kill something, but the way that the holes are getting worse and invading I know it's becoming a problem.. The tunnel system seems to be along the sides of my property, mostly in my border beds and not in my grass. They also seem to run along into under my deck/patio.. I think moles must have made the tunnel system originally because there was mounds at first, so I read to live with them you scoop the excess dirt and they won't create more mounds and holes because you do not block their original ones. But, the new holes seem to be smooth and not mounding.. so another animal must be living there?