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Many people have claimed they have had much greater success with their Crittergetter by allowing their engine to run for a longer period of time than what is suggested in our instructions (up to 30 minutes and beyond). The length of time you leave your vehicle running with the Crittergetter connected is solely dependant on how much heat is generated by your tailpipe. If you notice any discoloration of the hose or strange smell around the point of connection – immediately shut off your vehicle. Some folks may find they could leave their Crittergetter connected until their vehicle runs out of gas!
One of our customers from Texas sent us this neat trick - extreme fumigation overkill – Apparently he had some of his industrial sized gopher gassers (these are huge commercial grade gassers – they make the normal ones look like pip-squeaks) left over from his previous fumigation attempts. After becoming a little aggravated with a particularly persistent pest, he stuffed one of these gassers down the hole then rammed the Crittergetter in behind it to force the gas down the burrow. Haven’t heard from him ever since.
When we ship our Crittergetters, they are wound up neatly in a pretty little package. This does not always remain the case. The easiest way we have found to re-roll the Crittergetter after it has been used is to wrap it around a small piece of broom handle. Or you can toss the whole thing into a bag – done!
Overwhelmed with critter mounds? Don’t know where to start? Flatten out all the mounds or cover any burrow openings and watch for new activity. Use the Crittergetter on anything new.
A customer from California found his applicator wasn’t long enough for many of his needs, so he replaced it with a longer applicator. Many of the Crittergetter parts are available at your local hardware store.
When you buy your garden trowel for clearing your burrow openings; purchase the thin type. The thin shovel fits better in most burrow openings where the wider types seem to create more damage in creating an overly large hole.
Many people, especially those with newer cars, may not need to separate the lightweight hose of the Homeowner Crittergetter from their exhaust pipe with the coupler as shown in the instructions. Simply slide the heat resistant hose section onto the exhaust pipe first then slide the lightweight Crittergetter hose over it and clamp them both to the exhaust pipe with one clamp. Please see our Homeowner Crittergetter Slideshow or Gallery for examples and clarification.
