I have squirrels

[Artemis Windsong]

My neighbors cut down the poplar trees.  Squirrel problem was decreased significantly.

My DH used to shoot metal nuts at them with a sling shot.  That is a weapon so it's a good idea not to shoot in the direction of neighbors or let them see the sling shot.

[ripvanwinkle]

Good news all. Rocky the squirrel was caught and relocated to a very nice park a few miles away with hundreds of tall trees. I'll keep the trap for a while just in case there is it's twin lurking around.

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Apr 5, 2016 13:08:10 GMT -5 ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ said:

My SIL and her husband live in an older, established neighborhood where the squirrel population is abundant.

They've had, and still have problems with squirrels getting in their attic. If you have exposed wiring, they will chew through the wiring along with other damage, not to mention their droppings - which can cause health problems.

They've had exterminators come in and set live traps so they can be caught & released, but there's always more to deal with not long afterward.

About the only thing they can do next to prevent them getting in, is to have the soffit & faschia replaced with aluminum ones. Even then, there's no guarantee they won't get back in.

A couple of hundred acres were logged out about a mile from my house a few years back which displaced a lot of squirrels, a "lot" of squirrels.  There were so many they were starving to death.  I shot over 300 the first week. I stopped counting after that.  It took about 6 months to return to a normal population density.   On the plus side I can now hit a dime with my bolt action .22 @ 150'

[NastyWoman]

Apr 4, 2016 20:09:46 GMT -5 ripvanwinkle said:

I feel like I'm in that commercial about the squirrels. . It's personal now.

Dad, can I call you back...

[toomuchreality]

I watched a show on either Nat Geo Wild, or Animal Planet about people trying to outsmart squirrels. They built all kinds of contraptions. The squirrel had to follow an ungodly course, to get to the peanuts. In the end, the squirrel won.

Any new news on your squirrelly friends? 

[ripvanwinkle]

I put the trap out yesterday. I'll leave out for a week in case it's mate comes looking for it.

[weltschmerz]

I just came in from grocery shopping. Laden down with shopping bags, I kicked the door open with my foot. Guess who came into the house with me?

 Go on, guess.

"Hey lady! Where do you keep the peanuts? I see you're busy, so I'll just help myself!"

[Anne_in_VA]

DH puts shelled peanuts out front for the squirrels each morning.  Sometimes when I am up earlier than he is, when I go out to get the newspaper, there's this one squirrel who sits by the front step and just looks at you until you throw him some!   

[toomuchreality]

weltschmerz - So considerate!
Too funny.


Do they act friendly, or do they seem annoyed that they have to wait, for you to feed them?

Just curious. We don't have any around my place. Downtown living, ya know.

[weltschmerz]

Apr 25, 2016 6:24:17 GMT -5 toomuchreality said:

weltschmerz - So considerate!
Too funny.


Do they act friendly, or do they seem annoyed that they have to wait, for you to feed them?

Just curious. We don't have any around my place. Downtown living, ya know.

They're pretty friendly. They don't even mind the cat.

I live smack in the middle of a huge city myself. I have the squirrels, raccoons and skunks.

I had a skunk wander into my house, once.

What are ya gonna do, shoo them out with a broom?

I had to sit there and wait until he was good and ready to leave. He ate the cat food, ate a hormone pill off the coffee table, explored the house, went into my purse and stole a roll of cherry Lifesavers.

He was adorable, but I couldn't move for the better part of an hour.

[Virgil Showlion]

My parents' home had squirrels while I was still living with them years ago. They got rid of them using an ultrasonic squirrel repellent. It's a device that plugs into the wall and emits an ultrasonic tone that only squirrels, mice, and (apparently) insects can hear. They don't like it, especially if it's close to the problem area, and it keeps them away.

I don't know about their efficacy generally, but I can vouch that it got rid of the squirrels and kept them away at my parents' place.

[ripvanwinkle]

I got another squirrel!! I hope I got all that are living in mine and my neighbors yards.  I took it to a park 2 miles away with a lot of Douglas Fir trees. It took off like a bolt of lightning to the nearest tree.