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re: Squirrel in attic - solutions?
Posted on 1/21/20 at 8:42 pm to SECdragonmaster
Posted on 1/21/20 at 8:42 pm to SECdragonmaster
Put dog in attic.
Dog chases squirrels out.
Go in attic and start vacuuming.
Dog gets scared and bails.
Dog chases squirrels out.
Go in attic and start vacuuming.
Dog gets scared and bails.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 8:51 pm to reverendotis
Squirrels were getting in my attic through the gable vent above my carport. They were climbing up the carport post below the vent. I bought a Tom Cat rat trap, baited it w peanut butter, placed trap on ground by the pole, and attached the trap to the pole with a piece of wire.
The trap won't kill the squirrel but will hold on to it until you can shoot it with a pellet gun. Took two days to eliminate them.
The trap won't kill the squirrel but will hold on to it until you can shoot it with a pellet gun. Took two days to eliminate them.
This post was edited on 1/21/20 at 11:18 pm
Posted on 1/21/20 at 8:52 pm to SECdragonmaster
I’ve been trapping them out
I caught 18 in my attic and around my house last year.
Down to 4 this year.
Metal rat trap
Live catch trap
I caught 18 in my attic and around my house last year.
Down to 4 this year.
Metal rat trap
Live catch trap
This post was edited on 1/21/20 at 8:56 pm
Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:12 pm to SECdragonmaster
Is it a typical ground squirrel or a nocturnal flying squirrel.
I have luck with live traps, game cameras, and hickory nuts glued down.
Might have to give them some free ones a few nights to get them used to the traps. Cameras work well to see if they are interested. They can't resist those hickory or walnuts
I have luck with live traps, game cameras, and hickory nuts glued down.
Might have to give them some free ones a few nights to get them used to the traps. Cameras work well to see if they are interested. They can't resist those hickory or walnuts
This post was edited on 1/21/20 at 9:14 pm
Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:21 pm to SECdragonmaster
Squirrel in the attic, eh?
It’s going to seem counter intuitive, but what you’re going to want to do is get another squirrel and tie a string to it. Slip it in the attic. Eventually the two squirrels are going to become co-dependent. Thats when you pull the string and bring both squirrels out.
It’s going to seem counter intuitive, but what you’re going to want to do is get another squirrel and tie a string to it. Slip it in the attic. Eventually the two squirrels are going to become co-dependent. Thats when you pull the string and bring both squirrels out.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:22 pm to SECdragonmaster
A Benjamin pump works wonders...
Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:24 pm to TimeOutdoors
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I’ve success with some of the high frequency pest repellents for mice and bats. Probably would work for squirrels as well.
Yep. They make a 100+ decibel sound at 30,000 hertz (or something like that). People and dogs can't hear it but squirrels can and it drives them nuts. Those are within a cat's hearing range.
You can also put apple cider vinegar, or fox urine spray, on old rags and hang them in the attic. Squirrels will leave because of the smell.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:24 pm to UltimaParadox
Had a similar problem. Went to the pest guy on Severn in Metairie. Sold me a canister of granulted fox urine. Told me to spread a little in the attic - don't take much. One treatment and the squirrels left and have never come back.
Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:26 pm to SECdragonmaster
If it dies and you can’t find it you will have a problem. Or worse, does in a wall.
Trap it. Then release or make a roux
Trap it. Then release or make a roux
Posted on 1/21/20 at 9:57 pm to SECdragonmaster
Unfortunately I have waaay to much experience with this .
You can buy a live trap at Home Depot etc.
Get the mid size one for squirrels because the small one can come down as they stretch into the trap and they can back out sometimes...
I bait it with peanut putter and peach jam.
Also throw a lot of the rat killer blocks around in the attic. They eat the poison then go look for water and if lucky die outside.... if unlucky die in a wall which you will eventually smellit. That will be a good time to visit grandma for a few days.
Try to find where coming in and plug with steel wool and trim it out to look nice with wood etc
I started trapping them outside and relocate them to a park a few miles away. .
I have two traps I use every day and have caught forty plus squirrel and three possums.
This reduces the number looking for an attic to mate and have babies in.
I live in katy texas in a forty year old subdivision with lots of oak trees.
You can buy a live trap at Home Depot etc.
Get the mid size one for squirrels because the small one can come down as they stretch into the trap and they can back out sometimes...
I bait it with peanut putter and peach jam.
Also throw a lot of the rat killer blocks around in the attic. They eat the poison then go look for water and if lucky die outside.... if unlucky die in a wall which you will eventually smellit. That will be a good time to visit grandma for a few days.
Try to find where coming in and plug with steel wool and trim it out to look nice with wood etc
I started trapping them outside and relocate them to a park a few miles away. .
I have two traps I use every day and have caught forty plus squirrel and three possums.
This reduces the number looking for an attic to mate and have babies in.
I live in katy texas in a forty year old subdivision with lots of oak trees.
Posted on 1/22/20 at 12:20 am to SECdragonmaster
Messy, but effective. Don't put this anywhere that cats go.
Posted on 1/22/20 at 1:01 am to Jon Ham
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Posted on 1/22/20 at 1:15 am to SECdragonmaster
Traps,cat or shoot him coming or going..He moves at daylight and probably uses your electric service wire to travel.
Posted on 1/22/20 at 1:33 am to SECdragonmaster
We had a family (Momma and two babies) move into our attic. They went into a hole on the back of my house. Tried a Hav-A-Hart trap with various baits with no luck.
Bought an air shotgun (Pellet rifle that shoots shotshells) from Pyramid Air. My mutt killed one of the babies and I killed the other two. The air shotgun shoots a small load and is only deadly to about 30-40 feet so you don't have to worry about hitting your neighbors house.
Bought an air shotgun (Pellet rifle that shoots shotshells) from Pyramid Air. My mutt killed one of the babies and I killed the other two. The air shotgun shoots a small load and is only deadly to about 30-40 feet so you don't have to worry about hitting your neighbors house.
Posted on 1/22/20 at 1:57 am to SECdragonmaster
Don’t let it die up there. Trust me. And if you do let it die up there, please come back here and let me know how bad the smell is whenever you get a chance at the hotel. Lol
Posted on 1/22/20 at 2:27 am to Trevaylin
Without anyone knowing, I wiped out every squirrel within a city block in 24 hours with this:
Posted on 1/22/20 at 2:28 am to BRgetthenet
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