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The Rabbits Are Eating Everything-HELP
I found rabbit pellets everywhere and almost all of my plants have been eaten... " ... to work a little but humans wouldn't even want to walk near our house. ...
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- I had the samne problem last year, and what really helped was pepper. Just put some pepper around your plants, it won't hurt them but rabbits hate it. The only thing ...
- prob not the best idea but we started putting veggie cuttings and stuff out and the rabits and squirels were distracted and ate that instead. of course, it could attra...
- Hello C.! Try using moth ball or "human hair clipping"....There is also a spray in your garden section that you can purchase that you spray around the plant and shr...
Advice on Childproofing
He also wants to leave all these computer cords loose, leave plants on the floor , etc. ..... childproofing the house · childproofing house · house plants ...
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- M.- My husband was the same way about change. Make a place where he can easily deposit his loose change, ours is a bowl on top of the fridge. In about 8 months or so ...
- My little guy is also 10 months and into absolutely everything! My motto is if you value it hide it! We have baby gates at all doors (I like air flow and hate stale ro...
- Hi, I am just going to let you know what I did for childproofing my home. First I went around and pulled all the cords wich I could see and firgured out what they...
Fruit Flies That Won't Go Away!!!
So, if you have houseplants, they could have started nesting in the dirt. Get rid of your houseplants or find out what you can do to treat them. Helpful? ...
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- We have also been afflicted by the horrible fruit fly pests. We are also very cleanly and have no idea how they ever came about. In fact, I am such a clean freak that...
- Make sure they are actually fruit flies. I had them once and found out they were phorid flies. You can google them to learn more about them. But phorid flies when t...
- Try putting some dish detergent (several drops) in some cider vinegar. The vinegar attracts the fruit flies and they have a little pool party and you can throw them o...
Stinky House - Help!
Buy some plants if you don't have some already. one plant for every 100 square feet of your house. Our homes have the highest concentration of indoor ...
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- A few years ago, my in-laws used this non-toxic product they picked up at HomeDepot like DampRid: http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5/R-100391308/h_d2/ProductDi...
- I second Shaklee. I am not a rep so I am not trying to make money off of you I just know from using it in our family for well over 25 years that it is awesome. We don'...
- You could try putting a small open bowl of baking soda in every room for a day or so if it's not bad. However, the best thing for musty smells, because my bathroom ge...
Dog Boarding Suggestions near Lake Oswego/Tigard/Tualatin Area
I live in Tualatin and do a lot of house/pet-sitting. ... I take care of your mail, water your plants, set out your garbage and anything else that you would ...
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- We love Green Acres K-9 Resort in Boring, Oregon. Google the name and the website will pop up. Our dog has so much fun there, is well taken care of, and its affordab...
- If your dog does well with other dogs, try looking into a doggy daycare that also does overnight boarding. This way the dog gets plenty of exercise and attention durin...
- We have a wonderful dog sitter we can recommend if you do not find a kennel. Feel free to email me privately and I will get you her information. She has sat for us a...
Floride Drops for Babies
He went along putting just a small glob in every one of my houseplants. The next day every one of my house plants were dead. Hmmmm. Helpful? ...
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- Hi S.! My expereince with toothbrushing babies and toddlers is that they do not need the fluoride so much as older children or adults. That is why baby toothpaste a...
- Flouride is a poison, so no. Flouride was sold to us as a way to get rid of excess flouride. It should not be used in toothpaste, water or any other way as a supplem...
- Fluoride drops have to be prescribed by his pediatrician. So check with his ped for questions. Regardless if it's in our water system or not, you shouldn't worry so mu...
Help. There Are Lizards in My House!
Oct 22, 2009 ... When I lived in Florida there were lizards in my house and everywhere else .... They used to live in the plants I had on the front steps and would come in ...
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- In a lot of cultures, lizards are good luck...you may want to google animal medicine and see what message they are trying to share. And you may just want to ask them ...
- If you mean the little ones that change color. I have them and they are harmless. If it's the big scary things. Call the exterminator. They will take care of the pr...
- We used to have them to! after we had rearranged the living room furniture, we finally found how they were getting in. The previous owner had drilled a hole for the ...
Nose Bleeds
Get a humidifier and buy house plants. Humidifiers work great if you keep them clean, but ample plants naturally moisturize the air and also give off oxygen ...
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- Maybe your son has a vein close to the surface of the skin inside his nostril, and then if he picks his nose he ruptures the vein, causing the nosebleed? I say this b...
- Put a humidifier in his room... maybe it's to dry.. tell him not to itch or pick his nose... since it might be dry and this causes problems.. buy some baby mist spray ...
- You've gotten a lot of advice, and suggestions. It really could be any number of things causing the nose bleeds, so you should check with your son's doctor. When my br...
Help with Gnats
If you have house plants-try setting them outside for a few days and see if ... I had gnats from houseplants - they laid eggs in the dirt of the plants and ...
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- Get a venous fly trap. That's what they feed on.
- I have heard that sitting a small bowl of vinegar out works but have not personally tried it. Try looking around on the net too! Good luck...those things are super ann...
- I'M with you. I have a problem with ants for the first time and I have these fly like things in my garage for like six months. They don't bite or come at you they ju...
How Long Before You Dump the Water in the Kiddie Pool?
Water your plants at the end of the day and then you have a win-win situation. .... house plants ,,outside flower beds trees ect then your not wasting it ...
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- hi K., you should be able to leave it a maybe a week i always went by how the water looked and felt it can get pretty hot this time of year if you dont use the pool...
- According to the "little pool people", the water should be changed out every 8 hours. I spray the bottom of my kiddie pool with a mild bleach solution (on cap per spra...
- I dump it every day. I just dont fill it up as high. But I will not leave it in there.I also make sure to water the grass with the water. Put the pool in different are...
