On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:51:36 -0400, "Sanity" wrote:


"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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"Dan Musicant" wrote in message
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Last evening I saw it, traumatized by a blow to the head or neck from
the rat trap it had hit in my backyard. The trap was tethered to a tree.
The bugger (or its cousin) has been digging up my newly planted squash
seeds and this is the only way I've been able to control (somewhat) the
problem.

This morning it's surely dead (I saw one, maybe the same one) that was
evidently stunned from hitting the trap a few days ago, looking dead,
but when I turned my back it darted away.

Warm weather is expected the next few days here in Berkeley, CA (~80
degrees) and wonder about putting it in plastic bags (nested) in my
trash container, pickup being Wednesday morning. Call a city agency?
Bury it in my back yard? What would you do?

Dan


In the trash with it. And, get a roll of chicken wire. Lay pieces on the
ground over your seeds, slightly arched, and weighted down at the edges
with bricks. Works like a charm.


http://www.bowhunting.net/susieq/squirrel.html

Up here the little buggers cary wire cutters (in their mouths).
Standard chicken wire doesn't hold 'em back. You need the heavy
electro welded square mesh stuff to do the job.