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re: Squirrels in attic

Posted on 1/7/24 at 2:42 pm to
Posted by LSURussian
Member since Feb 2005
126962 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 2:42 pm to
quote:

what’s the remedy to get rid of the little f’ers ?
Scatter two or three boxes of moth balls in the attic.

It won't get rid of the squirrels but your attic will be moth free...
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
146214 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 2:42 pm to
quote:

bought one of these for $10 on amazon, left the lights on in the attic for 2 days squirrels left


Owls love to frick up some tree rats
Posted by tossedoff
LP
Member since May 2009
1520 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 2:47 pm to
Posted by Tigerlaff
FIGHTING out of the Carencro Sonic
Member since Jan 2010
20872 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 2:47 pm to
Took me 2 years and thousands of dollars to get them out.

Everyone will tell you not to poison them since they will rot in your house. Eventually you won't care and will try anything.
This post was edited on 1/7/24 at 2:48 pm
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
64033 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 2:48 pm to
My aunt told me she's had good luck with the noise devices that project at a frequency that humans can't hear, says that drove them out. But might frick with your pets though.
Posted by Tvilletiger
PVB
Member since Oct 2015
4917 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 2:49 pm to
Sure it is squirrels and not rats? Need to get them out first. Then close off all entry locations. Then out traps you check for about a week. Then you are good.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
54306 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 2:53 pm to
quote:

Plug the hole that they’re entering


This, but after you make sure they aren't in there at the time.

Put some ammonia soaked rags in the area they're getting into. Run them out, then seal the entrance. Then, trap them in a live trap. Good luck not trapping a skunk.

FYI: It is illegal to trap and release wild animals onto other's property. Be careful when releasing them because some a-hole can cause you problems.
Posted by chity
Chicago, Il
Member since Dec 2008
6081 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 2:55 pm to
Find their nest and dump an entire box of cayenne pepper into it. I had to use a long stick with make shift cheese cloth bag and kept shaking it into the nest.
Posted by secfballfan
Member since Feb 2016
2904 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 2:55 pm to
Crank some Aerosmith and get rid of them..copyright infringment
This post was edited on 1/7/24 at 3:18 pm
Posted by GeorgeTheGreek
Sparta, Greece
Member since Mar 2008
66444 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 2:55 pm to
Set your house on fire. That will do the trick.
Posted by Purplehaze
spring, tx
Member since Dec 2003
1798 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 3:00 pm to
Google roof rats
Posted by MyRockstarComplex
The airport
Member since Nov 2009
3319 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 3:01 pm to
$3000 worth of screens around your ridge vents.
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
71135 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 3:02 pm to
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My aunt told me she's had good luck with the noise devices that project at a frequency that humans can't hear, says that drove them out. But might frick with your pets though.



You're OK if you have dogs.

Cats can hear it.
Posted by Tiger985
Member since Nov 2006
6465 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 3:03 pm to
Get some owls. Real ones.
This post was edited on 1/7/24 at 3:03 pm
Posted by tigerpimpbot
Chairman of the Pool Board
Member since Nov 2011
66948 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 3:04 pm to
quote:

Google roof rats


If you can hear them up in the attic, it’s not squirrels. It’s roof rats battling over territory.
Posted by Hackberries
Member since Aug 2023
12 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 3:04 pm to
Look up rodent excluders - relatively cheap. Solves the problem of them dying inside. Find the hole they are using, install the excluder which is basically a one way gate that lets them out but not back in. If there are multiple holes fix all but one and install the excluder on the last one.
Posted by tss22h8
30.4 N 90.9 W
Member since Jan 2007
18657 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 3:05 pm to
Be careful if it's one of these (Sciurus tigris):








Posted by dirtsandwich
AL
Member since May 2016
5164 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 3:06 pm to
Decent chance it’s roof rats. Pay someone to come in and get rid of anything that moves up there.
Posted by Ponchy Tiger
Ponchatoula
Member since Aug 2004
45133 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 3:13 pm to
quote:

Animal trap and relwas elsewhere. People will tell you to shoot them but who wants to post up for that




Trap or shoot and put them in a pot.
Posted by ImaObserver
Member since Aug 2019
2288 posts
Posted on 1/7/24 at 3:18 pm to
quote:

In the eaves, where shadows dance,
A tale unfolds of wild advance.
Squirrels in the attic, a secret brigade,
Their tiny paws on a serenade.

Gotta ask - Is that an original work or is the work of another? Either way I think it is great work.
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