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25.01.2022 Countdown to "Snake Season" Depending on the weather, I will normally begin getting calls about snakes early in September. I am a proponent of people in "snake...y" areas learning to live alongside the native wildlife. Killing a snake or having me come and remove it will do nothing to reduce the number of snakes you will have on your property if you ignore the reasons they are there in the first place. Below are some things you can do in the next few weeks to help reduce snake activity around your homes come spring and summer. You won't be able to stop snakes from moving through your property but if they do turn up you can take steps to make it less to their liking so they are motivated to keep moving and not stay around. 1) Don’t give snakes a place to hide. Remove all loose ground cover. All rubbish, logs, wood, sheets of tin and rocks have to go and if you have a rock garden seal up as many gaps and holes under the rocks as you can. 2) Check for holes and gaps going underneath concrete slabs and fill these in. Snakes won’t dig holes themselves so any gaps appearing or made by other animals will be used by snakes for shelter. 3) Remove overgrown vegetation that sits on the ground. Ground level vegetation gives snakes areas to bask without having to expose themselves completely so they love it. Instead, plant shrubs that grow up off the ground or prune your plants so that there is a gap between the ground and the first branches. While any snakes can climb, it is unusual for the ones in our area to do so. 4) Rock retaining walls with overgrown vegetation and a pool or pond nearby is 4 star snake heaven, particularly if they are north facing. Cut back overgrown shrubs and fill in holes and gaps in the rocks. 5) Keep your grass short. Pay particular attention to grass and weeds along fence lines and the walls to your home or sheds. This is what snakes will often use to travel along undetected. 6) Install weather strips/seals under all doors. A snake only needs a gap about 1/3 of its thickness to squeeze through and the scent trail of a mouse that has been in your home can still be detected by a snake for months later and can lead them into your homes. Also when the weather becomes very hot, snakes may come into homes looking for somewhere to escape the heat. 7) No bird seed, compost, chook feed or any other rodent attractants to be left out. Keep it in air tight bins. Anything that attracts rodents and you are basically setting up a McDonalds drive through for hungry Eastern Brown Snakes to come and hang around. If you see a snake around the yard the best advice I can give you is to stand back and watch it and eventually it will move on. If you can detach yourself from the disproportionate sense of fear we feel towards snakes, they really are pretty fascinating animals to watch. If you live in town or have pets or young children then I certainly understand a person's reluctance to have a snake around and so in this case you should have the snake relocated by someone experienced in handling venomous snakes. Be sure to watch it from a distance until the snake catcher can arrive. Photo: Highland Copperhead, Gosling Creek Reserve.

25.01.2022 This is one of the purest things I’ve ever seen

22.01.2022 HALF PRICE ENTRY TO TARONGA ZOO STARTS TOMORROW! Taronga is offering 50% off the price of entry to Taronga Zoo Sydney to give families the chance to see and lea...rn about the iconic Australian species at risk of extinction from the ongoing bushfire and drought crisis. Learn about what action Taronga is taking - you might even consider donating your discount to Taronga’s Wildlife Crisis Appeal! Use code SAVEWILDLIFE when purchasing tickets online to access this offer. As a not-for-profit, conservation-based zoo, when you choose to visit Taronga, you are choosing to save wildlife. Offer ends Feb 7. All Terms & Conditions can be found on the Taronga website. Learn more at: www.taronga.org.au/halfprice

22.01.2022 Nice rain & cooler weather now..... The ducks are loving it

22.01.2022 Animals have bad days just like us

21.01.2022 Thanks to his incredible contribution more than 100 dogs will find a home

21.01.2022 Does your dog sleep on your bed?

20.01.2022 Gunnadah Tamworth Armidale and surrounding Regions Gunnadah Tamworth Armidale and surrounding Regions

19.01.2022 just had to post this

18.01.2022 Earlier today our family gained an Angel. A Mother, Grandmother & Graat Grandmother. Valma May Asimus 09/10/1938-20/03/3920 Beautiful & Peaceful Love you Mum, Nan, Nanny

18.01.2022 NEW Online Puppy Course starting TUESDAY 2nd JUNE from 6pm! Course Format: 1 x Intro 1.5 hr Online Zoom Session 4 x Weekly Online Zoom Session... Including Face-to-face socialisation sessions (Orange NSW) Cost $120 Click here for more info http://www.doglady.com.au/puppy-class/ > Message us to book or email [email protected] . . . #dogs #puppy #puppytraining #dogtraining #online #zoom #stayathome #stayhome #puppyschool #thedoglady #centralwestnsw #orangensw #onlinetraining #webinar #debidoglady #doglady #dogtrainer #puppylove

17.01.2022 Opening hours for the Easter weekend. Good Friday 10th - closed. Saturday 11th - open 8.30 am til 1pm Easter Sunday 12th - closed. Easter Monday 13th - close...d. Normal hours 8am til 6 pm for the rest of next week. See more

16.01.2022 We have a few changes coming up over the next few weeks so stay tuned to see what they are!!!

16.01.2022 Gunnadah Tamworth Armidale and surrounding Regions Gunnadah Tamworth Armidale and surrounding Regions

15.01.2022 Weighing animals in zoos

15.01.2022 Countdown to "Snake Season" Depending on the weather, I will normally begin getting calls about snakes early in September. I am a proponent of people in "snake...y" areas learning to live alongside the native wildlife. Killing a snake or having me come and remove it will do nothing to reduce the number of snakes you will have on your property if you ignore the reasons they are there in the first place. Below are some things you can do in the next few weeks to help reduce snake activity around your homes come spring and summer. You won't be able to stop snakes from moving through your property but if they do turn up you can take steps to make it less to their liking so they are motivated to keep moving and not stay around. 1) Don’t give snakes a place to hide. Remove all loose ground cover. All rubbish, logs, wood, sheets of tin and rocks have to go and if you have a rock garden seal up as many gaps and holes under the rocks as you can. 2) Check for holes and gaps going underneath concrete slabs and fill these in. Snakes won’t dig holes themselves so any gaps appearing or made by other animals will be used by snakes for shelter. 3) Remove overgrown vegetation that sits on the ground. Ground level vegetation gives snakes areas to bask without having to expose themselves completely so they love it. Instead, plant shrubs that grow up off the ground or prune your plants so that there is a gap between the ground and the first branches. While any snakes can climb, it is unusual for the ones in our area to do so. 4) Rock retaining walls with overgrown vegetation and a pool or pond nearby is 4 star snake heaven, particularly if they are north facing. Cut back overgrown shrubs and fill in holes and gaps in the rocks. 5) Keep your grass short. Pay particular attention to grass and weeds along fence lines and the walls to your home or sheds. This is what snakes will often use to travel along undetected. 6) Install weather strips/seals under all doors. A snake only needs a gap about 1/3 of its thickness to squeeze through and the scent trail of a mouse that has been in your home can still be detected by a snake for months later and can lead them into your homes. Also when the weather becomes very hot, snakes may come into homes looking for somewhere to escape the heat. 7) No bird seed, compost, chook feed or any other rodent attractants to be left out. Keep it in air tight bins. Anything that attracts rodents and you are basically setting up a McDonalds drive through for hungry Eastern Brown Snakes to come and hang around. If you see a snake around the yard the best advice I can give you is to stand back and watch it and eventually it will move on. If you can detach yourself from the disproportionate sense of fear we feel towards snakes, they really are pretty fascinating animals to watch. If you live in town or have pets or young children then I certainly understand a person's reluctance to have a snake around and so in this case you should have the snake relocated by someone experienced in handling venomous snakes. Be sure to watch it from a distance until the snake catcher can arrive. Photo: Highland Copperhead, Gosling Creek Reserve.

11.01.2022 Well today just proves it - being a vet is not a glamorous career!

11.01.2022 One for the cat lovers

11.01.2022 Happy Birthday to us - Mulberry Lane Vet is turning 10!! Congratulations and Happy Birthday to Dr Judith and to everyone who has been part of this amazing caring team over the years.

11.01.2022 Que la saison commence... Puisse le sort vous êtres favorable

10.01.2022 Smart dog and comfortable too

09.01.2022 What a beautiful, peaceful spot to be house sitting this weekend. A nice bottle of wine. The dogs beside outside. A library full of books to read..... It doesn’t get any better than this

07.01.2022 A friend of mine told me about this idea. Her chickens LOVE it!

07.01.2022 After so many asking...... Yes we are back ironing. ABN so work clothes are tax deductible. Fully insured. Now registered for GST as well. Inbox, call or text 0458588733.

06.01.2022 What a brilliant feed bin idea!!! No scrapping around and wasted feed on the floor and the feed would be kept dry in the rain (Ps not my photo) **this was pos...ted originally in 2016 and is gaining a lot of attention again(2020). I never got around to making one but with winter on its way here in Australia and possibly some spare time on our hands in isolation, who knows I may actually make one. If anyone has made one or found instructions to make this please add to this post or the community posts on this page. Stay safe everyone xxx See more

05.01.2022 Time to book in.... Dates are filling quickly

04.01.2022 When you have way too much free time and the dog is asleep.

04.01.2022 Boxer in the clouds

03.01.2022 You can always rely on the Management to be helpful on a Friday afternoon....

02.01.2022 Imagine you panic buyers coming home to this

02.01.2022 The perfect 2020 Ornament:

01.01.2022 MY CAT JUST CAME HOME WITH 24 BAGS OF KITTY LITTER. Time to stop this nonsense.MY CAT JUST CAME HOME WITH 24 BAGS OF KITTY LITTER. Time to stop this nonsense.