"Bryan" wrote in message
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"Peter Jason" wrote in message
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"Charles" wrote in message
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On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 05:08:15 GMT, "Bryan"
wrote:

Something was moving about in my apple tree at 4:30 in the morning. I
figured bird. If it's a bird it's a funny moving bird.
I threw some water at the tree and watched the critter move; it didn't
hop.
It ran from one limb to another.
So, what's my likely pest?
Rat? Something else? I didn't know rats climbed apple trees. I'm not
surprised, just didn't know.
Suburban location Sonoma County.
Remedy? Remember, I can't shoot it (suburban location).



Had them in mine. Cats and/or poison.

Strychnine is good.


We have cats and dogs that can access our backyard.


Why not use a possum trap. We catch lots of possums (and cats) with apples
as bait.
Then we let the cats go.