I've got a problem

A friend of mine got a hold of me and he asked how everything turned out. That's when I realized I hadn't shared with anyone over here what happened.

With surgical precision, I removed BOTH of them from the tank treads of the snowblower. I ever so gently transferred them to the grooves of oak bark that I had collected from a neighbor's firewood pile. I tried two different locations. One went inside a Rubbermaid storage container that I loaded up with bark and assorted leaves that is currently in my garage where it is above freezing pretty much all winter. The other little guy went into the bark of an oak tree outside. He wasn't quite staying in where I originally placed him all that well so I had to try out a few different locations. After I found a spot that was just right, I inserted him and then sort of covered him up with a water proof bandaid and duct tape over that just in case I didn't have him wedged in there properly. The bottom of my tape-in job is open for air circulation and so he can get out next spring.

Last week we found yet another one of these little guys cruising around in the greenhouse. Into the Rubbermaid food storage container his happy rear went. I sort of tried to find him in there when I was taking the photo of the first little guy removed from the snow blower treads and didn't see him. Figured it was simply best to leave things be. He's in there. I just don't know where.

Here's the first little guy inserted into bark who was rescued from the tank treads.

So happy to hear that you were able to move the little guys. Surely you earned lots of points with the Universe/Mother Nature for your efforts on her behalf!!

Kathy

I probably didn't earn any brownie points with Mother Nature but I won't have any hysterical kids screaming, "Dad just killed the woolies" either. One thing is for sure, the snowblower gets bagged when we're done using it for the season. I had to give all my "tools of the trade" back to my girlfriend so I don't want to be going through this again. Sort of laughable how many people came over here and looked at those tractor treads trying to figure out how to get them out. It got to the point that people weren't asking about the kids but were asking if the woolies were out yet or not. I hope they make it through the winter.

It's just so heartening to hear about somebody going to all that effort for the tiniest residents of our planet. So many people don't respect the little creatures. Good idea to bag the snowblower. And maybe to leave the storage container out, too, in case they just "need" to be in your storage space. LOL

Truthfully, I seriously don't think there's one person posting anywhere in this thread that wouldn't have tried to get them out of the treads. Even my own MIL would come over on Sundays and walk out to the snowlower. You have to admit that if anyone else runs into this problem, at least they'll have some direction.

Yeah. That's the cool thing about this site and the people on it. And I do think that people follow the examples set for them. You took the time so now we'll all be sure to take the time. World peace through "taking the time." LOL

Good words, Katie! Amen to that.......

Eq, I, too, am so happy that you saved the woolies! You may not have earned any brownie points with Mother Nature.....but, who knows, maybe you did :)))

Good job!!!

Yaa, me too.