"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
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On Sun, 9 Jul 2006 16:17:11 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote:

At this point you should have tried to dump the pest in a bucket of
water, making sure it could not get away.

What a good idea!

Find a bucket and take it to kitchen ...

We are in the kitchen...

or outside tap and fill it. It doesn't take long.

Quite. One has free hand, the teeth of TR1 are currently safely engaged
in severing a finger. Grab the little bar steward tightly round the neck
until it lets go, remember to continue grabbing the little bar steward
tightly round the neck for several minutes just to make sure the little
bar steward doesn't get a second chance at finger severing.


You're forgetting it can probably do more damage with its claws than its
teeth. The moral of the tale is not to try to pick up wild animals without
taking sensible precautions in the first place.

"BAC" wrote in message
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You're forgetting it can probably do more damage with its claws than its
teeth. The moral of the tale is not to try to pick up wild animals without
taking sensible precautions in the first place.

The OP did say that he grabbed the animal during an adrenalin rush. Can you
be certain that in the same circumstances you'd take sensible precautions?

I suspect I'd have backed off but none of us knows how we'd deal with such
an unusual situation unless we were highly trained. Thankfully, dealing with
squirrels at close quarters isn't a normal part of our lives.

The theory is fine until you have to face the problem.

For instance, dealing with bees and wasps is easy for me because I did a lot
of it but most people panic and don't take sensible precautions - or what
they think are sensible precautions are not sensible.

Mary

"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"BAC" wrote in message
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You're forgetting it can probably do more damage with its claws than its
teeth. The moral of the tale is not to try to pick up wild animals
without
taking sensible precautions in the first place.

The OP did say that he grabbed the animal during an adrenalin rush. Can
you
be certain that in the same circumstances you'd take sensible precautions?

Yes, 100% certain. I'd no more grab a (scared) wild squirrel with my bare
hands than I'd grab a rat or a feral cat or a stray dog or a mink or
whatever in similar circumstances. If its got teeth and claws and its
scared, it shouldn't surprise people if it uses them.


I suspect I'd have backed off but none of us knows how we'd deal with such
an unusual situation unless we were highly trained.

I can't agree with that. You don't have to be highly trained, you just have
to exercise sensible caution.

Thankfully, dealing with
squirrels at close quarters isn't a normal part of our lives.

The theory is fine until you have to face the problem.

I expect the OP would wish others to benefit from his experience, and that
he would advise them not to try and grab a squirrel with their bare hands -
as I said, that's the moral of the tale, and hopefully people will pick up
on that.


For instance, dealing with bees and wasps is easy for me because I did a
lot
of it but most people panic and don't take sensible precautions - or what
they think are sensible precautions are not sensible.


I doubt many people would think grabbing hold of a 'trapped' wasp with their
bare hand was particularly sensible :-)

"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"BAC" wrote in message
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You're forgetting it can probably do more damage with its claws than its
teeth. The moral of the tale is not to try to pick up wild animals
without
taking sensible precautions in the first place.

The OP did say that he grabbed the animal during an adrenalin rush. Can
you be certain that in the same circumstances you'd take sensible
precautions?

I suspect I'd have backed off but none of us knows how we'd deal with such
an unusual situation unless we were highly trained. Thankfully, dealing
with squirrels at close quarters isn't a normal part of our lives.

I would have got a net and trapped the thing in that, you could then either
smash the buggers head in with a hammer, or drown it.

Alan

"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
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I would have got a net and trapped the thing in that, you could then
either smash the buggers head in with a hammer, or drown it.

Not all of us have a squirrel net to hand ... that is one which will
withstand the teeth.

Alan

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I would have got a net and trapped the thing in that, you could then either
smash the buggers head in with a hammer, or drown it.

Are we to take it you don't like squirrels?

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"Sena" wrote in message
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I would have got a net and trapped the thing in that, you could then
either
smash the buggers head in with a hammer, or drown it.

Are we to take it you don't like squirrels?

Wherever did you get that impression?(:-)

Alan


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