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27-04-2008, 09:41 AM
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Controlling squirrels
"Martin Pentreath" wrote in message ... Hi, Not a post for the lovers of fluffy animals. Our garden is getting rather over-run with grey squirrels. I've already changed the bird feeder for the type with the tube inside a cage, which has defeated them. But now I've found that they've taken to digging up plants as part of their foraging, and in particular bulbs which they eat (they've cleared one whole bed in two days). Seems that they also eat songbird eggs and fledglings, and I'm getting worried that they'll get into the roofspace of the house. I've just been doing some research into the use of spring traps (particularly the Fenn mk 4) within a suitably constructed artificial tunnel with a constricted entrance to keep other species out (there are no red squirrels around to be careful of). Does anyone have any tips about this? I did look into live-capture cage traps, but on the whole I think it's probably more stressful for the animal than a quick clean kill, and in fact as pests it's illegal to release them elsewhere anyway. Cheers! Martin They make great eating. http://www.associatedcontent.com/art..._squirrel.html |
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