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110%er [8243]
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There is a squirrel or chipmunk living in my attic.
Jan 8, 2014, 2:43 PM
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Amazon informs me that my Havahart trap has been delivered. What is the best bait?
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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Mutilated gypsies.***
Jan 8, 2014, 2:44 PM
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Romanian or British?***
Jan 8, 2014, 2:46 PM
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Oculus Spirit [79429]
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Squirrels love Romanians, chipmunks British...
Jan 8, 2014, 2:54 PM
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I don't think chipmunks have the size or power to penetrate the filth associated with Romanians.
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Rock Defender [54]
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hydrochloric acid****
Jan 8, 2014, 2:45 PM
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CU Medallion [54758]
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smaller squirrels or chipmunks***
Jan 8, 2014, 2:46 PM
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110%er [8243]
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Chipmunks don't come in sizes.
Jan 8, 2014, 2:48 PM
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That's why Richard Gere and I swear by hamsters.
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CU Medallion [54758]
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you adapt.***
Jan 8, 2014, 2:49 PM
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Rock Defender [54]
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You missed a great opportunity to freeze him.
Jan 8, 2014, 2:47 PM
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previous 2 nights, open all windows/doors overnight let house get to 10 degrees.
Problem solved.
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CU Medallion [54758]
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and when he thaws?
Jan 8, 2014, 2:47 PM
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THEN WHAT?
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Rock Defender [54]
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They don't run as fast when frozen solid.***
Jan 8, 2014, 2:49 PM
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Pigs of Red***
Jan 8, 2014, 2:49 PM
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It's definitely a squirrel
Jan 8, 2014, 2:50 PM
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I would use peanut butter or corn.
We actually had squirrel urine stains on the ceiling sheetrock. Nasty little fockers.
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Re:This and
Jan 8, 2014, 2:56 PM
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peanuts, pecans, cantaloupe, blueberrys....bastids will eat most anything. Best thing is to keep them out because you'll never kill/catch them all. A ferret would be fun!
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I haven't figured out how he got in.
Jan 8, 2014, 3:00 PM
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There are no holes in the soffit that I can find, and I have a metal hip roof. He could have climbed up the walls from the crawlspace, I guess.
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Forget the trap, just burn down the house***
Jan 8, 2014, 2:52 PM
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My last house burnt down. I think I'll keep this one.
Jan 8, 2014, 2:54 PM
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srs.
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THERE'S NO LIMIT.***
Jan 8, 2014, 3:12 PM
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Oculus Spirit [97758]
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Whole pecans, with a smudge of peanut butter on top
Jan 8, 2014, 2:53 PM
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Works like a charm
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I happen to have both of those things.***
Jan 8, 2014, 2:57 PM
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I have expierence with the above mentioned devil critters
Jan 8, 2014, 3:14 PM
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First, if this just started happening, KILL the squirrel. But keep the trap set because they pass around info. If any others are trapped, KILL them too.
We had squirrels in our old house (before we sold it). They built a nest and had babies. BAD NEWS. That's because all the babies know that is a nesting area. We had to hire a service because the problem was in the eves of the house. They didn't get into the attic thank goodness. But the trap had to be set on the roof, which was VERY high, so we hired a professional. He trapped and killed over a dozen squirrels trying to get in the hole. When they finally stopped, he told us that all the squirrels that bred there were finally dead. Then he put up a metal plate to prevent them from chewing their way back in.
Funny thing...they returned about a month before we sold the house.
Sucker got stuck with them again I'm afraid.
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What is the best way to kill a squirrel in a trap
Jan 8, 2014, 3:19 PM
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without riddling the trap with bullet holes?
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Re: What is the best way to kill a squirrel in a trap
Jan 8, 2014, 3:21 PM
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drown him. srs.
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I have one of those too.
Jan 8, 2014, 3:45 PM
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Everything's coming up Greenvillian®
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Re: I have expierence with the above mentioned devil critters
Jan 8, 2014, 3:20 PM
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Professional probably took half of those squirrels and turned them lose in someone else's neighborhood...then distributed his card around.
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nut zippers.***
Jan 8, 2014, 3:20 PM
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I have a Coot in my basement***
Jan 8, 2014, 3:37 PM
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sonofbeotchs love birdseed.***
Jan 8, 2014, 4:26 PM
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Use a large Victor rat trap
Jan 8, 2014, 6:17 PM
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That way you don't have to deal with figuring out how to release a live squirrel. Bait with peanut butter or small marshmallow.
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Squirrel Food from Walmart - 10 lb bag. I have been trapping
Jan 9, 2014, 6:33 PM
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the little bastiges for 4 years. I average 30 per year
in the summer and fall - vegetable growing season. Very destructive creatures.
Actually the best deterrent is a shotgun
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