In article , Dan Smithers writes:
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| | Alternatively, you could just put it in the dustbin. It would be better
| | incinerated as you don't know what it died of (probably rat poison).
|
| That is completely wrong.
|
| What's completely wrong here?

What you said. In toto. Sorry, but ....

| secondly, general incinerators are not positively
| the wrong solution if it DID have a disease justifying incineration;
|
| so are they the right solution or not?

Editing error. Omit the 'not'. They are the wrong solution.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , Dan Smithers writes:
|
| | Alternatively, you could just put it in the dustbin. It would be better
| | incinerated as you don't know what it died of (probably rat poison).
|
| That is completely wrong.
|
| What's completely wrong here?

What you said. In toto. Sorry, but ....

| secondly, general incinerators are not positively
| the wrong solution if it DID have a disease justifying incineration;
|
| so are they the right solution or not?

Editing error. Omit the 'not'. They are the wrong solution.

why?

In article , Dan Smithers writes:
|
| | secondly, general incinerators are not positively
| | the wrong solution if it DID have a disease justifying incineration;
| |
| | so are they the right solution or not?
|
| Editing error. Omit the 'not'. They are the wrong solution.
|
| why?

Because, if a disease is one that justifies incineration, a general
incinerator is as likely to spread it on the fumes as to kill it.
All biohazard incineration is supposed to be done in very special
incinerators.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 11 Jul 2008 10:42:45 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:




I would just chuck it on the compost heap. Alternatively, burying it
6" down will leave nothing except a few bones within a very short time.
It would be disapproved of to put it in the green bin, but there is no
good scientific reason to forbid it. Or just chuck it into a hedge
somewhere.


Bury it. If you chuck it on the compost heap or into a hedge, in a few
days it will start to smell vile.

In article , M Platting writes:
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| I would just chuck it on the compost heap. Alternatively, burying it
| 6" down will leave nothing except a few bones within a very short time.
| It would be disapproved of to put it in the green bin, but there is no
| good scientific reason to forbid it. Or just chuck it into a hedge
| somewhere.
|
| Bury it. If you chuck it on the compost heap or into a hedge, in a few
| days it will start to smell vile.

That's not so. It's what I did with a few dead rats recently, after
they had been poisoned. Squirrels are too small to rot in the way
that causes a serious stench, under most circumstances.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 11 Jul, 18:43, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
That's not so. *It's what I did with a few dead rats recently, after
they had been poisoned. *Squirrels are too small to rot in the way
that causes a serious stench, under most circumstances.

I thought by the thread someone would have found at long last a nice
recipe for squirrels. Civet?!

M Platting wrote in message
...
On 11 Jul 2008 10:42:45 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:




I would just chuck it on the compost heap. Alternatively, burying it
6" down will leave nothing except a few bones within a very short time.
It would be disapproved of to put it in the green bin, but there is no
good scientific reason to forbid it. Or just chuck it into a hedge
somewhere.


Bury it. If you chuck it on the compost heap or into a hedge, in a few
days it will start to smell vile.




Hundreds of thousands of grey squirrels and other small mammals die in the
wild every year. Scavengers eat most of them. If the corpse is left in a
hedge bottom, it probably won't be long before some opportunist creatures
take advantage.

In article ,
writes:
|
| That's not so. It's what I did with a few dead rats recently, after
| they had been poisoned. Squirrels are too small to rot in the way
| that causes a serious stench, under most circumstances.
|
| I thought by the thread someone would have found at long last a nice
| recipe for squirrels. Civet?!

Yes, but eating one that might have been poisoned isn't clever.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Dan Smithers" wrote in message ...
TheScullster wrote:
Hi all

Bad news on the wild life front.
Looked out into the back garden this morning and noticed a squirrel sat
in
an unusual pose.
Appeared to be digging for nuts, but with his (her) tail laid along his
back.
About 1/2 hour later, SWMBO saw that he was now laid out on his side.
Being a nurse she started on about twisted bowels etc etc.
Anyway I have to be prepared to face a deceased squirrel when I return
this
evening.
I know some people in the group consider them pests and would say good
riddance, but I like to see them.

The problem comes in disposing of the remains.
Do I put him in the green bin as this is destined for landfill, or are
there
a million and one rules about not including ex-squirrels or other animals
in
domestic waste?
I am reluctant to bury him in the garden as we are remodelling and would
no
doubt end up digging him up again.
We only have a small composter, so this is not suitable.
SWMBO does not like the Hugh Fernley-Wittingstall approach and I have no
intention of learning butchery at the expense of the recently departed.

So, assuming we do not witness a miraculous recovery, where does Sammy
squirrel go?

TIA

Phil


A few years ago, we had a dead young fox in our garden. My wife rang the
council and explained the situation and the reply was that the council
would charge about £50 to dispose of "our dead fox" but if it was on a
public space then they would take it away for nothing.

Young fox had a brief recovery and the council shortly received a call
that there was a dead fox on the pavement outside our house.

Alternatively, you could just put it in the dustbin. It would be better
incinerated as you don't know what it died of (probably rat poison).

I'd love to know hwo to kill the bloody things with rat poison, so got any
clues?

Alan


dan

"TheScullster" wrote in message
. uk...
Hi all

Bad news on the wild life front.
Looked out into the back garden this morning and noticed a squirrel sat in
an unusual pose.
Appeared to be digging for nuts, but with his (her) tail laid along his
back.
About 1/2 hour later, SWMBO saw that he was now laid out on his side.
Being a nurse she started on about twisted bowels etc etc.
Anyway I have to be prepared to face a deceased squirrel when I return
this evening.
I know some people in the group consider them pests and would say good
riddance, but I like to see them.

The problem comes in disposing of the remains.
Do I put him in the green bin as this is destined for landfill, or are
there a million and one rules about not including ex-squirrels or other
animals in domestic waste?
I am reluctant to bury him in the garden as we are remodelling and would
no doubt end up digging him up again.
We only have a small composter, so this is not suitable.
SWMBO does not like the Hugh Fernley-Wittingstall approach and I have no
intention of learning butchery at the expense of the recently departed.

So, assuming we do not witness a miraculous recovery, where does Sammy
squirrel go?


This will not help if you don't have a big garden. I put any bodies on top
of the compost heap and they disappear within 2 days courtesy of Mr Fox.
If that's not an option, put in the general waste bin which is expected to
deal with chicken carcases. I would not wrap it in anything that will not
biodegrade. If you cannot bring yourself to pick it up, use a spade to put
it in your dustbin.
It will biodegrade itself quite quickly though at this time of year. Flies
will lay eggs on it and the maggots will soon chomp it up. Maggots are good
food for birds.

On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:18:13 +0100, "alan holmes"
wrote:

I'd love to know hwo to kill the bloody things with rat poison, so got any
clues?

Alan

Hello! You dirty old ****!

Still trolling?

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On 11 Jul, 18:43, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
That's not so. *It's what I did with a few dead rats recently, after
they had been poisoned. *Squirrels are too small to rot in the way
that causes a serious stench, under most circumstances.

I thought by the thread someone would have found at long last a nice
recipe for squirrels. Civet?!

I have several, but not for squirrels which have fallen over...

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Hi,
We have a big squirrel problem. When they die we leave them somewhere for the foxes-let nature take it's course.

Bad news on the wild life front.
Looked out into the back garden this morning and noticed a squirrel sat in
an unusual pose.
Appeared to be digging for nuts, but with his (her) tail laid along his
back.
About 1/2 hour later, SWMBO saw that he was now laid out on his side.
Being a nurse she started on about twisted bowels etc etc.
Anyway I have to be prepared to face a deceased squirrel when I return this
evening.
I know some people in the group consider them pests and would say good
riddance, but I like to see them.

The problem comes in disposing of the remains.
Do I put him in the green bin as this is destined for landfill, or are there
a million and one rules about not including ex-squirrels or other animals in
domestic waste?
I am reluctant to bury him in the garden as we are remodelling and would no
doubt end up digging him up again.
We only have a small composter, so this is not suitable.
SWMBO does not like the Hugh Fernley-Wittingstall approach and I have no
intention of learning butchery at the expense of the recently departed.

So, assuming we do not witness a miraculous recovery, where does Sammy
squirrel go?

TIA

Phil[/quote]

"TheScullster" wrote in message
. uk...
Hi all

Bad news on the wild life front.
Looked out into the back garden this morning and noticed a squirrel sat in
an unusual pose.
Appeared to be digging for nuts, but with his (her) tail laid along his
back.
About 1/2 hour later, SWMBO saw that he was now laid out on his side.
Being a nurse she started on about twisted bowels etc etc.
Anyway I have to be prepared to face a deceased squirrel when I return
this evening.
I know some people in the group consider them pests and would say good
riddance, but I like to see them.

The problem comes in disposing of the remains.
Do I put him in the green bin as this is destined for landfill, or are
there a million and one rules about not including ex-squirrels or other
animals in domestic waste?
I am reluctant to bury him in the garden as we are remodelling and would
no doubt end up digging him up again.
We only have a small composter, so this is not suitable.
SWMBO does not like the Hugh Fernley-Wittingstall approach and I have no
intention of learning butchery at the expense of the recently departed.

So, assuming we do not witness a miraculous recovery, where does Sammy
squirrel go?

If you don't want to put it in your garden, and if you have a lawn, dig a
one-foot square hole in your lawn, remove the turf carefully, remove some
topsoil to a suitable depth (a foot for a squirrel, a couple of feet for a
cat) put the squirrel in there, fill in the hole and put the turf over,
sprinkling any excess soil over the rest of your garden.

Works for us with our cats. We now have about seven cats buried in our
front garden over the past 30-odd years. And they come up as crocuses in
the spring, which is nice to see.

someone

Harry? That you?

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