24-12-2003, 07:32 PM
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Squirrels - the good, the bad and the ugly
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 We figured it must be squirrels as there are so many of them around here.
And now here's the ugly... hubby came home from work yesterday with critter
poison. Being the soppy mush that I am, I got a bit upset at the thought of
poisoning the squirrels :-( But, needs must.
A general rule of thumb is if you are hearing the noises at night it usually
is rats, which are as common or more common than the squirrels you see
around. If the noise is more daylight time, probably squirrels. But there can
be exceptions to those rules. Squirrels chew open their entrances where rats
will tend to squeeze down so squirrel holes many times, are easy to find.
Squirrels have different tastes than rats and usually won't feed on the rat
bait, though sometimes they do. Mixing rat bait with peanut butter will
improve the chance of getting squirrels to feed. Squirrels usually will not
feed inside a bait protector which is needed to protect the bait that is used
in outside situations, so now birds, dogs, cats and many other non target
animals are at risk, attracted to the peanut butter, if the bait is scattered
about the yard. Try the live trap route, you will probably catch many
squirrels to get the few that may be getting into you attic. If you use the
bait, only use it in the attic. After a couple of weeks fix the area where
they are getting inside.
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Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!!
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