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What to do with dead squirrel?
"Dan Musicant" wrote in message
... 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 Handle with vinyl gloves. Place in plastic bag. Empty contents on top of the nearest large ant bed. Do not re-use the bag. Ants are the biggest natural and quick disposal machine for dead varmints around here. -- Dave |
What to do with dead squirrel?
"HeyBub" wrote in message
m... JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson Ah, yet another pseudo environmentalist-wacko & Obammy-socialist weights in. If you're talking about the Rachel Carson quote, she was right. All mature, educated people are fully aware of the truth of her statement by now. Sure, Carson was right about dangerous chemicals in the air. Since time immemorial, all life has been subject to noxious things in the air: Sulfur dioxide from volcanoes, extra fine dust from drought conditions, soot from forest fires. All manner of nasty stuff. On these, Carson was irrefutably correct. On DDT, however, Carson was wrong. Criminally wrong. Each year over 800,000 people - mostly children - die from Malaria. Malaria is a disease we know how to eradicate. We did it in North America. We did it in the Canal Zone. We haven't done it in Africa because of Rachel Carson. May her name be erased. "Salt is a chemical." You forgot to say that. |
What to do with dead squirrel?
On Apr 19, 9:24*am, Dan Musicant ) wrote:
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 Came home from a long weekend trip last fall and while I was unloading the car my wife headed for the master bathroom. Something about my trying to train her to hold if for those four plus hour trips without stopping causes her to run for that bathroom every single time. This time was a bit different than normal and instead of seeing her emerge with that relieved look on her face I hear the blood curdling scream. I know that last leg of the trip was a bit longer than normal but damn, it wasn't that long. I dropped everything and ran for the back bathroom where I found my wife looking like she had seen the devil himself. Her eyes were bulging and she was pointing at the john. I didn't see anything wrong, I had left the lid down before we left and it was still down so I knew it wasn't that. I reached in and lifted the lid and there curled up and floating on top of the water was a dead squirrel. It had apparently crawled down the vent pipe and found its way into the commode where it had drowned. I pulled the dead carcas out and put it into a 1 gallon zip lock bag. I then placed that bag into a trash back and sealed it. Both then went into the trash for next day pickup. Oh, and my wife never ever never ever goes to the potty without turning on the lights and double checking under the lid before setting down. Can't figure why she wanted that small ceremic squirrel to sit on the top of the tank though. |
What to do with dead squirrel?
On Apr 19, 5:06*pm, "Marshall Tucker" wrote:
"Billy" wrote in message .... In article , "Marshall Tucker" wrote: "Dan Musicant" wrote in message . .. 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 ...only in California.... Where's your trailer parked? -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." *- Rachel Carson Ah, yet another pseudo environmentalist-wacko & Obammy-socialist weights in. *No trailer though-- gotta' 4300 square foot custom designed and built home in north Georgia...and from which I can plink squirrels high in the adjacent oak trees from my second floor bedroom window or balcony. The kids need to use a scoped .22 rifle while I can drop them with a .22 pistol-- my favorite being my vintage Browning Challenger with a 6" barrel.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Nice, we have no gun rights in Chicago, guns are illegal here (murder capital of the US and Olympic candidate city). |
What to do with dead squirrel?
"Dan Musicant" wrote in message
Bury it in my back yard? What would you do? Bury it. Why would you consider doing anything else? It's free nutrients. |
What to do with dead squirrel?
"Dioclese" NONE wrote in message m... "Dan Musicant" wrote in message ... 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 Handle with vinyl gloves. Place in plastic bag. Empty contents on top of the nearest large ant bed. Do not re-use the bag. Ants are the biggest natural and quick disposal machine for dead varmints around here. dead birds, animals etc round my place go in to a shallow hole or even under some thick mulch and help my trees grow. 2 cats I recently buried have a couple of shrubs growing over them now. rob |
What to do with dead squirrel?
BobR wrote:
Oh, and my wife never ever never ever goes to the potty without turning on the lights and double checking under the lid before setting down. Can't figure why she wanted that small ceremic squirrel to sit on the top of the tank though. You gotta get one of these: http://www.prankplace.com/toiletmons...FQ6jagod7GV3FQ Your wife will be ever so, um, 'grateful' is not the exact word I'm looking for... |
What to do with dead squirrel?
On Apr 21, 7:39*am, "HeyBub" wrote:
BobR wrote: *Oh, and my wife never ever never ever goes to the potty without turning on the lights and double checking under the lid before setting down. *Can't figure why she wanted that small ceremic squirrel to sit on the top of the tank though. You gotta get one of these: http://www.prankplace.com/toiletmons...Kr-gZoCFQ6jago.... Your wife will be ever so, um, 'grateful' is not the exact word I'm looking for... Hey, my mama didn't raise any fools. I am not about to give that to her, I value my life too much. Now, should I tell you about the little green frog that she keeps on the tank as well? There are real advantages to standing when you pee! |
What to do with dead squirrel?
On Apr 21, 7:39*am, "HeyBub" wrote:
BobR wrote: *Oh, and my wife never ever never ever goes to the potty without turning on the lights and double checking under the lid before setting down. *Can't figure why she wanted that small ceremic squirrel to sit on the top of the tank though. You gotta get one of these: http://www.prankplace.com/toiletmons...Kr-gZoCFQ6jago.... Your wife will be ever so, um, 'grateful' is not the exact word I'm looking for... Another fun one is to put a ruler in the water with one end under the front of the seat. When someone sets down the ruler pops up and splashes at them. Don’t ask me how I know. ;-) |
What to do with dead squirrel?
On Apr 21, 9:16*am, BobR wrote:
On Apr 21, 7:39*am, "HeyBub" wrote: BobR wrote: *Oh, and my wife never ever never ever goes to the potty without turning on the lights and double checking under the lid before setting down. *Can't figure why she wanted that small ceremic squirrel to sit on the top of the tank though. You gotta get one of these: http://www.prankplace.com/toiletmons...Kr-gZoCFQ6jago.... Your wife will be ever so, um, 'grateful' is not the exact word I'm looking for... Hey, my mama didn't raise any fools. *I am not about to give that to her, I value my life too much. * *Now, should I tell you about the little green frog that she keeps on the tank as well? *There are real advantages to standing when you pee! They are a totem to protect the person owning them from invasion from the animal that it represents. ;-) Try replacing the frog with a plastic frog and tie it to the seat so that when she sets down it jumps at her from behind. I have one that I got from the garden store that is rubber and is about the size of a big bull frog. People are starting to get used to seeing it jump out at them around here. I think I need a plastic snake. ;-) |
What to do with dead squirrel?
On Apr 21, 9:51*am, CanopyCo wrote:
On Apr 21, 7:39*am, "HeyBub" wrote: BobR wrote: *Oh, and my wife never ever never ever goes to the potty without turning on the lights and double checking under the lid before setting down. *Can't figure why she wanted that small ceremic squirrel to sit on the top of the tank though. You gotta get one of these: http://www.prankplace.com/toiletmons...Kr-gZoCFQ6jago.... Your wife will be ever so, um, 'grateful' is not the exact word I'm looking for... Another fun one is to put a ruler in the water with one end under the front of the seat. When someone sets down the ruler pops up and splashes at them. Don’t ask me how I know. ;-) You either don't do this at home or have a serious death wish. |
What to do with dead squirrel?
Freeze the squirrel in dry ice it and send it to Tibet where it will will be feed to large vultures. Very good Karma. Bill -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA Not all who wander are lost. - J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) |
What to do with dead squirrel?
On Apr 21, 9:58*am, CanopyCo wrote:
On Apr 21, 9:16*am, BobR wrote: On Apr 21, 7:39*am, "HeyBub" wrote: BobR wrote: *Oh, and my wife never ever never ever goes to the potty without turning on the lights and double checking under the lid before setting down. *Can't figure why she wanted that small ceremic squirrel to sit on the top of the tank though. You gotta get one of these: http://www.prankplace.com/toiletmons...Kr-gZoCFQ6jago... Your wife will be ever so, um, 'grateful' is not the exact word I'm looking for... Hey, my mama didn't raise any fools. *I am not about to give that to her, I value my life too much. * *Now, should I tell you about the little green frog that she keeps on the tank as well? *There are real advantages to standing when you pee! They are a totem to protect the person owning them from invasion from the animal that it represents. ;-) Try replacing the frog with a plastic frog and tie it to the seat so that when she sets down it jumps at her from behind. I don't need to do that because that is almost exactly what happened. We lived in a neighborhood that was cut out of dense forest and tree frogs were very plentiful. They would show up all over the place. One night my wife got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. There was a small night light in the bathroom so she didn't turn on the overhead light and sit down on the toilet. A few seconds later, she woke the entire house with a ear piercing scream. A small tree frog had come through the sewer line and hidden under the rim of the toilet. When she sit down and started her thing, it apparently decided to jump and landed on her bottom. The VERY NEXT MORNING I had to skip work and get some wire screens to put over the sewer vents. About a week later, the little plastic frog showed up on the back of the tank. At least she does have a sense of humor about the event. I have one that I got from the garden store that is rubber and is about the size of a big bull frog. People are starting to get used to seeing it jump out at them around here. I think I need a plastic snake. ;-)- I don't know where your "around here" is but it sure isn't around my wife or you might not be alive too long. BG |
What to do with dead squirrel?
BobR wrote:
(snip) I don't need to do that because that is almost exactly what happened. We lived in a neighborhood that was cut out of dense forest and tree frogs were very plentiful. They would show up all over the place. One night my wife got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. There was a small night light in the bathroom so she didn't turn on the overhead light and sit down on the toilet. A few seconds later, she woke the entire house with a ear piercing scream. A small tree frog had come through the sewer line and hidden under the rim of the toilet. When she sit down and started her thing, it apparently decided to jump and landed on her bottom. The VERY NEXT MORNING I had to skip work and get some wire screens to put over the sewer vents. About a week later, the little plastic frog showed up on the back of the tank. At least she does have a sense of humor about the event. Ugh- talking about tree frogs brings up a gross memory, but at least it was outside my domicile. Lived in apartments awhile back, and had an old beater minivan I used as a hauling vehicle. Went out to start it up one day, after not having used it in awhile. There was a dead tree frog, baked onto the drivers door near the mirror. As best as I can figure, the poor thing jumped up on there to enjoy the sunshine, and had gotten stuck because the metal was so hot it immediately cooked his skin right to it. It was hard to clean off, holding one hand over my mouth to avoid gagging. (Yes, I am pretty squeamish about dead stuff. My head knows better, but my stomach says otherwise.) -- aem sends... |
What to do with dead squirrel?
On Apr 21, 10:24 am, BobR wrote:
On Apr 21, 9:58 am, CanopyCo wrote: On Apr 21, 9:16 am, BobR wrote: On Apr 21, 7:39 am, "HeyBub" wrote: BobR wrote: Oh, and my wife never ever never ever goes to the potty without turning on the lights and double checking under the lid before setting down. Can't figure why she wanted that small ceremic squirrel to sit on the top of the tank though. You gotta get one of these: http://www.prankplace.com/toiletmons...Kr-gZoCFQ6jago... Your wife will be ever so, um, 'grateful' is not the exact word I'm looking for... Hey, my mama didn't raise any fools. I am not about to give that to her, I value my life too much. Now, should I tell you about the little green frog that she keeps on the tank as well? There are real advantages to standing when you pee! They are a totem to protect the person owning them from invasion from the animal that it represents. ;-) Try replacing the frog with a plastic frog and tie it to the seat so that when she sets down it jumps at her from behind. I don't need to do that because that is almost exactly what happened. We lived in a neighborhood that was cut out of dense forest and tree frogs were very plentiful. They would show up all over the place. One night my wife got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. There was a small night light in the bathroom so she didn't turn on the overhead light and sit down on the toilet. A few seconds later, she woke the entire house with a ear piercing scream. A small tree frog had come through the sewer line and hidden under the rim of the toilet. When she sit down and started her thing, it apparently decided to jump and landed on her bottom. The VERY NEXT MORNING I had to skip work and get some wire screens to put over the sewer vents. About a week later, the little plastic frog showed up on the back of the tank. At least she does have a sense of humor about the event. Just a little something about tree frogs. I used to keep one in the house as a pet. They will come into the house by way of the front door next to the door light. They hang out there hunting bugs, and sometimes jump into the house to explore a new hunting ground. Then when they start drying out, they go to the best water source that they can find. The toilet, due to it’s large pool size and the fact that it is not used as much as the sink and is not visible from where the people hang out. Thus, the screen may not solve the problem. ;-) I have one that I got from the garden store that is rubber and is about the size of a big bull frog. People are starting to get used to seeing it jump out at them around here. I think I need a plastic snake. ;-)- I don't know where your "around here" is but it sure isn't around my wife or you might not be alive too long. BG- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I live alone, in Tulsa Oklahoma area. Can’t imagine why. ;-) |
What to do with dead squirrel?
On Apr 22, 10:04*am, CanopyCo wrote:
On Apr 21, 10:24 am, BobR wrote: On Apr 21, 9:58 am, CanopyCo wrote: On Apr 21, 9:16 am, BobR wrote: On Apr 21, 7:39 am, "HeyBub" wrote: BobR wrote: *Oh, and my wife never ever never ever goes to the potty without turning on the lights and double checking under the lid before setting down. *Can't figure why she wanted that small ceremic squirrel to sit on the top of the tank though. You gotta get one of these: http://www.prankplace.com/toiletmons...Kr-gZoCFQ6jago... Your wife will be ever so, um, 'grateful' is not the exact word I'm looking for... Hey, my mama didn't raise any fools. *I am not about to give that to her, I value my life too much. * *Now, should I tell you about the little green frog that she keeps on the tank as well? *There are real advantages to standing when you pee! They are a totem to protect the person owning them from invasion from the animal that it represents. ;-) Try replacing the frog with a plastic frog and tie it to the seat so that when she sets down it jumps at her from behind. I don't need to do that because that is almost exactly what happened. We lived in a neighborhood that was cut out of dense forest and tree frogs were very plentiful. *They would show up all over the place. One night my wife got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. *There was a small night light in the bathroom so she didn't turn on the overhead light and sit down on the toilet. *A few seconds later, she woke the entire house with a ear piercing scream. *A small tree frog had come through the sewer line and hidden under the rim of the toilet. *When she sit down and started her thing, it apparently decided to jump and landed on her bottom. *The VERY NEXT MORNING I had to skip work and get some wire screens to put over the sewer vents. About a week later, the little plastic frog showed up on the back of the tank. *At least she does have a sense of humor about the event. Just a little something about tree frogs. I used to keep one in the house as a pet. They will come into the house by way of the front door next to the door light. They hang out there hunting bugs, and sometimes jump into the house to explore a new hunting ground. Then when they start drying out, they go to the best water source that they can find. The toilet, due to it’s large pool size and the fact that it is not used as much as the sink and is not visible from where the people hang out. Thus, the screen may not solve the problem. SHHHHHHH, don't you ever tell my wife that. I don't know how my wife does it but she finds every little critter that manages to get into the house. Not only does she spot every tree frong but those little lizards that manage to slip in are in great danger from her. Where we live now there are no tree frogs but the small almost clear baby lizards get in all the time and she finds every last one of them. She finds and I have to remove because she won't touch them...even the little baby ones. ;-) I have one that I got from the garden store that is rubber and is about the size of a big bull frog. People are starting to get used to seeing it jump out at them around here. I think I need a plastic snake. ;-)- I don't know where your "around here" is but it sure isn't around my wife or you might not be alive too long. *BG- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I live alone, in Tulsa Oklahoma area. Can’t imagine why. ;-)- I can't imagine why either. What's with these women that can't take a joke? |
What to do with dead squirrel?
"BobR" wrote in message ... On Apr 22, 10:04 am, CanopyCo wrote: On Apr 21, 10:24 am, BobR wrote: On Apr 21, 9:58 am, CanopyCo wrote: On Apr 21, 9:16 am, BobR wrote: On Apr 21, 7:39 am, "HeyBub" wrote: BobR wrote: Oh, and my wife never ever never ever goes to the potty without turning on the lights and double checking under the lid before setting down. Can't figure why she wanted that small ceremic squirrel to sit on the top of the tank though. You gotta get one of these: http://www.prankplace.com/toiletmons...Kr-gZoCFQ6jago... Your wife will be ever so, um, 'grateful' is not the exact word I'm looking for... Hey, my mama didn't raise any fools. I am not about to give that to her, I value my life too much. Now, should I tell you about the little green frog that she keeps on the tank as well? There are real advantages to standing when you pee! They are a totem to protect the person owning them from invasion from the animal that it represents. ;-) Try replacing the frog with a plastic frog and tie it to the seat so that when she sets down it jumps at her from behind. I don't need to do that because that is almost exactly what happened. We lived in a neighborhood that was cut out of dense forest and tree frogs were very plentiful. They would show up all over the place. One night my wife got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. There was a small night light in the bathroom so she didn't turn on the overhead light and sit down on the toilet. A few seconds later, she woke the entire house with a ear piercing scream. A small tree frog had come through the sewer line and hidden under the rim of the toilet. When she sit down and started her thing, it apparently decided to jump and landed on her bottom. The VERY NEXT MORNING I had to skip work and get some wire screens to put over the sewer vents. About a week later, the little plastic frog showed up on the back of the tank. At least she does have a sense of humor about the event. Just a little something about tree frogs. I used to keep one in the house as a pet. They will come into the house by way of the front door next to the door light. They hang out there hunting bugs, and sometimes jump into the house to explore a new hunting ground. Then when they start drying out, they go to the best water source that they can find. The toilet, due to it’s large pool size and the fact that it is not used as much as the sink and is not visible from where the people hang out. Thus, the screen may not solve the problem. SHHHHHHH, don't you ever tell my wife that. I don't know how my wife does it but she finds every little critter that manages to get into the house. Not only does she spot every tree frong but those little lizards that manage to slip in are in great danger from her. Where we live now there are no tree frogs but the small almost clear baby lizards get in all the time and she finds every last one of them. She finds and I have to remove because she won't touch them...even the little baby ones. --- you need a cat. she'd never see them again. |
What to do with dead squirrel?
On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:07:13 +1000, "FarmI" ask@itshall be given
wrote: :"Dan Musicant" wrote in message : : Bury it in my back yard? What would you do? : :Bury it. Why would you consider doing anything else? It's free nutrients. After reading scores of posts I decided this is the best idea. However, before that ever happened I put the frozen corpse in the trash. Next time. Dan PS It could have gone under one of my plum trees. Email: dmusicant at pacbell dot net |
What to do with dead squirrel?
On Apr 19, 10:54*am, Frank wrote:
wrote: 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 Plastic bag in trash or bury it. *Worst thing you can do is let it sit out where flies will get at it, lay eggs and maggots will cause a stink. My lot is big enough that I just throw in brush and let foxes or crows eat it but there is always smell potential.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - What? That's what I do, and I fish with the maggots. |
What to do with dead squirrel?
On Apr 19, 10:24*am, Dan Musicant ) wrote:
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 CPR |
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