Talk:Pocket gopher
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To anybody not clear on the concept, the WP standard for mammals is to use lowercase for families and uppercase for species. Stan 21:03, 4 Apr 2004 (UTC)
A couple of the links went bad and were removed. Found a new link on eNature.com to add. Dwheaton
LEAVE THE **** TAXOBOX LIME GREEN!!!!!!!! 216.24.11.105 22:39, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
Thank you. I'm happy now. (I'm a hippie, too, but that's not the point.) 216.24.11.105 22:40, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
Personally I feel very sad with the fact that there are such unethical and inhuman ways of killing these creatures. Are these methods needed to cover such a subject? Thank u
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I have removed the following from the "Behaviour" section since it seemed to be "original research" and also not to be very encyclopaedic:
- Two interesting observations from catching a gopher and keeping it in a dirt-filled aquarium for a few weeks: (a) The gopher did not require water, deriving all its moisture needs from the vegetation I supplied. (b) When closing up its hole, the gopher would push an "armload" of dirt into the mouth of the hole. The second, and up to 10 subsequent loads, were tamped in place by the gopher's nose and forepaws, with an action reminiscent of a woodpecker, and violent enough to shake the entire aquarium. Apparently instinct tells the gopher that he has to plug his tunnel solidly, to protect against predators that might be able to push through a less substantial barrier.
seglea 04:47, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
I am also concerned about the sections on gopher control. I suspect these refer not to Geomyidae as such, but to the colloquial sense of "gopher" which includes many ground squirrels. Can anyone with expert knowledge comment? seglea 04:47, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Trapping Section
The section on trapping is not encyclopedic. It should describe the techniques used, not give practical instructions.
- Oddly enough, I am having pocket gopher problems in our yard right now. Filling the tunnels with propane and oxygen sounds like a fun thing, though it would probably destroy our trees' roots. Is there place where this information, if valid, could go? If so, I can remove the section and place a series of links, perhaps, to a relevent location. Is there a wiki that would be able to house it? Adunaic layman 05:29, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
