catching a relocating or making a new home for our resident blue tounge

[mudski]

So I have a pile of blue stone blocks here. I need to use some and want to move the rest so its not such a snake hideout in our yard. The issue is a beautiful bluey lives in the pile and has been since we moved here.
I don't want to get rid of him/ her. But I need to take some and move this pile of bluestone. I had a thought if I managed to catch the bluey, I would make a new home for him in the same spot maybe with a few of the bluestones. I would need to catch it because if i just started to remove the bluestone he would do a runner under the neighbors fence and become breakfast.

So any ideas on how to do this?
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[PeeBee]

Seriously, ring Healsville Sanctuary and ask their advice. They look after a heap of native critters and would be able to advise i am sure, and it would be 'qualified advice' as well.

[MudRunnerTD]

the Bluey will keep the snakes away. they will not co-habitate.

[jack]

the Bluey will keep the snakes away. they will not co-habitate.

Correct, they won't co-habitate but the last two I saw together was when a brown snake was eating a full grown blue tongue.

[Hodge]

Correct, they won't co-habitate but the last two I saw together was when a brown snake was eating a full grown blue tongue.Easy fix. Get your self a red belly black, and that'll keep the Browns and the blue tongues away.

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[jack]

Haha we had a Foxie for that. I used to live between a swamp and a creek in Snake Valley of all places, always wondered how it got its name.

[mudski]

the Bluey will keep the snakes away. they will not co-habitate.

Its more so I will be removing/ remodelling the blueys home whilst he's still in it rather than the snakes. I'm thinking of carefully removing the top pile of stones and make a new home for it next to the old pile and then just start removing the rest and hopefully it runs into the new pad.

Easy fix. Get your self a red belly black, and that'll keep the Browns and the blue tongues away.

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We got Tigers around here.

[AB]

Easy to pick up mate, hand over the body close to neck and pick up.

They are good to be around your property. I would just pick him up and put him on other side of house and move the blocks carefully to see where his home is and he'll sort it out.

[mudnut]

Get some snails and place them in and around his new home.