A .410 works great. We had them living in our attic. After we did an
extensive remodeling which involved ripping out most of the walls and all of
the ceilings in our house (not because of the squirrels), the critters tried
to come back. They would romp and play on the roof and tease and taunt me
as they frolicked and scampered about on the deck, even looking in the low
windows on the deck. My husband was totally against killing the beasts, but
he did trap a few in a sav-a-heart trap and took them to a deeply wooded
area 10 miles away. But, there were more of them than the trap could take
care of. As their assault on our dwelling continued, I knew it would just
be a matter of time till they would find, or MAKE, a way back into our home
again. That's when hubby sorrowfully got the .410. The man is a deer
hunter, and he has hunted and killed wild turkey and wild hogs, but
considered these fluffy tailed rats that built nests in our attic, chewed on
the wood up there, pooped, ****ed and reproduced up there, to be something
that shouldn't be killed ?????? I finally told him it was them or me and he
got his .410 and shot one! He told me about it, but didn't produce a
carcass for me to see. From then on, he had to bring me a squirrel tail to
prove he was doing the deed. I nailed them to the railing on the deck, the
one they used to romp on. Blessed peace reigned for a long time. Then,
when I started to see them again, and they taunted me every time I tried to
shoo them off the deck, I got me a slingshot. I got pretty good with it.
The little devils became aware of the yellow strap of the slingshot and
would run away as soon as they saw it. Now, peace is reigning again and
this time it has lasted for several years. I still see some, in the trees
where they belong, but nary a one has dared to approach my house or my deck.
if they do, well, I know what to do.

Gloria



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Dear PETA,

Don't read this.

onward.

I have squirrels (oh yes, those cutesy little scamps running around
with nuts in their mouths climbing trees and spreading glee throughout
the land) that are not only digging up my brand new seedlings but
terrorizing the pots they reside in as well. So far they have killed
at least ten burgeoning plants. No more. I'm going walking tall on
these punks very soon if I can't get some advice. (please).

So, without further adieu here is my question:

What is a safe and relatively easy alternative to preventing these
*******s from eating my seedlings (and digging into the soil)?

My first thought isn't safe- it involves a competition .22 with hot
ammo and a spray of blood so fanning that it will look like the skies
are raining death. Locked, cocked, and ready for squirrel.

These *******s taunt me. Sitting high-and-mighty in *my* trees which
I let them hang out in. They stare at me- they know me- I'm their
maker- the one they may meet. They casually dance through the
branches and always get away of course. But, from the bullet? Not
so much.

So with the secondary intention of actually saving these, ahem, a-
holes, can someone please recommend a safe solution to either
preventing them from eating my greens?

If necessary I will build a squirrel sanctuary. One with plenty of
weeds and expensive organic soil for them to dig through- sort of like
a bat house. They can sit there fancy-free and munch away at things
that nobody cares about. I will provide them a steady supply of nuts
during the winter and even crack them for them to not damage their
teeth. I will provide yearly dental checkups just in case. I will
warm their squirrel house's with a nice warm incandescent glow so they
may dine together on things OTHER THAN MY PLANTS.

Thank your your your attention to this pressing matter.