This year the garden is inundated with grey squirrels. Does anyone know
whether they take rat poison, or whether a special poison is available?

Thank you, Joe
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"Josie" wrote in message
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This year the garden is inundated with grey squirrels. Does anyone know
whether they take rat poison, or whether a special poison is available?

Your local council will (if pressed) set Squirrel traps.

Usually a steel mesh box with a trapdoor opening that drops when the
squirrel treads on it closing the door behind it.

I used one for catching a rat family because I didn't want poison killing
off any other animals

"Josie" wrote in message
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This year the garden is inundated with grey squirrels. Does anyone know
whether they take rat poison, or whether a special poison is available?

You can get a rat/mink trap from Mole Valley Farmers in Somerset which is
quite effective.

You may need more than one!(:-)

Alan



Thank you, Joe
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Your garden may be inundated with them, but before you take any drastic action, please consider what damage they are actually causing and also think about your neighbours. We have squirrels that have become the wild pets of old folk who live near by and my disabled son. They cause little damage in the area since they are regularly fed by the people who love them and look forward to their arrival in the mornings.

Pest Effects wrote:

Your garden may be inundated with them, but before you take any drastic
action, please consider what damage they are actually causing and also
think about your neighbours. We have squirrels that have become the
wild pets of old folk who live near by and my disabled son. They cause
little damage in the area since they are regularly fed by the people who
love them and look forward to their arrival in the mornings.

My garden is regularly being disturbed by squirrels burying, and
subsequently searching for, nuts left out for them by a
neighbour. If they all went into his garden, there would be no
problem.

Maybe a sonic scarer is worth trying. Has anybody found them
successful? Could keep the cats away too.

Chris
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.

"Pest Effects" wrote in message
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Josie Wrote:
This year the garden is inundated with grey squirrels. Does anyone
know
whether they take rat poison, or whether a special poison is
available?

Thank you, Joe
--
Your garden may be inundated with them, but before you take any drastic
action, please consider what damage they are actually causing and also
think about your neighbours. We have squirrels that have become the
wild pets of old folk who live near by and my disabled son. They cause
little damage in the area since they are regularly fed by the people who
love them and look forward to their arrival in the mornings.

The damage they cause is far greater than people who see them as lovely
animals know.

They kill birds and trees, they damage gardens by burying food, feed to them
by idiots, then forget where they buried it, so they dig up vast areas of
ground, digging up bulbs because they are stupid enough to imagine that
those things are edible to them.

So, don't look on them as nice things with furry tails, but as tree rats
which should be treated as any other form of rat, and kill the bloody
things.

Alan



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Pest Effects

"Chris J Dixon" wrote in message
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Pest Effects wrote:

Your garden may be inundated with them, but before you take any drastic
action, please consider what damage they are actually causing and also
think about your neighbours. We have squirrels that have become the
wild pets of old folk who live near by and my disabled son. They cause
little damage in the area since they are regularly fed by the people who
love them and look forward to their arrival in the mornings.

My garden is regularly being disturbed by squirrels burying, and
subsequently searching for, nuts left out for them by a
neighbour. If they all went into his garden, there would be no
problem.

Maybe a sonic scarer is worth trying. Has anybody found them
successful? Could keep the cats away too.

Don't try scaring them away, just kill the buggers, and remember that every
female killed is a thousand tree rats less!

Alan


Chris
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.

Message from Alan Holmes on Sat, 3 Jun 2006
22:07:05 Squirrels:


"Pest Effects" wrote in message
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Josie Wrote:
This year the garden is inundated with grey squirrels. Does anyone
know
whether they take rat poison, or whether a special poison is
available?

Thank you, Joe
--
Your garden may be inundated with them, but before you take any drastic
action, please consider what damage they are actually causing and also
think about your neighbours. We have squirrels that have become the
wild pets of old folk who live near by and my disabled son. They cause
little damage in the area since they are regularly fed by the people who
love them and look forward to their arrival in the mornings.

I appreciate that some people may like squirrels because they look
pretty, but they are pests. They ravage costly bird food - they are
costing me a fortune in shelled sunflower seeds; they destroy birds
nests (even a tits nets box in my garden) and God help you if they
access your loft undetected.

I don't mind the odd one, even every day, but we're now inundated with
two or three almost throughout the day. I think they are nesting high
up in an apple tree!

I think poison will be the most effective solution.
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We to have problems with tree rats I have found shooting em the best way to control them. we had them trying to get into the roof of our home. I had to re wire a cottage due to squirrel damage and the cable had to be in metal conduit, they also chewed through the plasterboard of a ceiling, the whole room needed a new ceiling. Also we watched the little buggers toss out a nest in a bird box and eat the eggs. Nice.

"Josie" wrote in message
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Message from Alan Holmes on Sat, 3 Jun 2006
22:07:05 Squirrels:


"Pest Effects" wrote in message
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Josie Wrote:
This year the garden is inundated with grey squirrels. Does anyone
know
whether they take rat poison, or whether a special poison is
available?

Thank you, Joe
--
Your garden may be inundated with them, but before you take any drastic
action, please consider what damage they are actually causing and also
think about your neighbours. We have squirrels that have become the
wild pets of old folk who live near by and my disabled son. They cause
little damage in the area since they are regularly fed by the people
who
love them and look forward to their arrival in the mornings.

I appreciate that some people may like squirrels because they look
pretty, but they are pests. They ravage costly bird food - they are
costing me a fortune in shelled sunflower seeds; they destroy birds
nests (even a tits nets box in my garden) and God help you if they
access your loft undetected.

I don't mind the odd one, even every day, but we're now inundated with
two or three almost throughout the day. I think they are nesting high
up in an apple tree!

I think poison will be the most effective solution.

Perhaps if you were to stop attracting scavengers into your garden by
putting out food for them, they might move on?

squirrels are a real pita, but don't use poisen it'll wind up killing other wildlife or the neigbors pets. ask the neighbors to stop feeding them or try spreading hot pepper over your beds. I just read that deer repellant works on squirrels as well. I also read that motion activated sprinklers will chase the little suckers away by soaking them. or get a dog.

Our garden has always had squirrels 2-4 at a time and we put up with the small amt of damage they did until one got into our loft space and chewed up a ton of insulating fibre and the modem cable.
We were advised by the council to use a trap which we purchased from an agricultural supplier. I seem to remember it was quite expensive to buy but it was 8 years ago and I'm not sure.
We caught the squirrel very easily and then drove to a large wood about 10 miles away and set it free.( be very careful if you do this they become savage in the cage, wear thick gloves to carry the cage.)
The other squirrels in the garden seemed to disappear for a few years. Perhaps we caught the only male, or only female and the others left in search of mates.
They are now back with us but we are putting up with them for now. The cage is still there!

BAC wrote:
"Josie"...
Message from Alan Holmes Squirrels:
"Pest Effects" wrote..
Josie Wrote:
This year the garden is inundated with grey squirrels. Does anyone
know whether they take rat poison, or whether a special poison is
available?

Your garden may be inundated with them, but before you take any drastic
action, please consider what damage they are actually causing and also
think about your neighbours. We have squirrels that have become the
wild pets of old folk who live near by and my disabled son. They cause
little damage in the area since they are regularly fed by the people
who love them and look forward to their arrival in the mornings.

I appreciate that some people may like squirrels because they look
pretty, but they are pests. They ravage costly bird food - they are
costing me a fortune in shelled sunflower seeds; they destroy birds
nests (even a tits nets box in my garden) and God help you if they
access your loft undetected.

Absolutely.


I don't mind the odd one, even every day, but we're now inundated with
two or three almost throughout the day. I think they are nesting high
up in an apple tree!

I think poison will be the most effective solution.

Perhaps if you were to stop attracting scavengers into your garden by
putting out food for them, they might move on?

No, (especially) not in an urban environment. Mt. 177 or Mr. 22 is
your friend (so is Mr. Fenn Trap). Poison for these things is not
available retail for domestic purposes.

trin wrote in message
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We caught the squirrel very easily and then drove to a large wood about
10 miles away and set it free

This is illegal. You are not allowed to release captured grey squirrels as
they are classed as pests.

"fenwoman" wrote in message
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trin wrote in message
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We caught the squirrel very easily and then drove to a large wood about
10 miles away and set it free

This is illegal. You are not allowed to release captured grey squirrels as
they are classed as pests.



It is a legal offence to release them into the wild, or to allow them to
escape, etc., but that is hardly a deterrent, given the likelihood of being
detected, apprehended and prosecuted.