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Squirrels in My Attic

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Date: 03/06/2007 Topics: Pest Control > Squirrels and Chipmunks | Readers Request > Pests  
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How can I get rid of the squirrels that have invaded my itty bitty attic. I hear them chewing on the wood and they bump and thump at all hours. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Sharon from Ottawa, Kansas
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By kffrmw88 (769) Profile Blog! Contact
Put hot sauce where they travel. They do not like hot stuff, good luck.

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By renbuild1 (2) Contact
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By renbuild1 (Guest Post)
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By (Guest Post)
Go to Rataway dot com
This product works well tested over 5 years. stops squirrrels, rats , mice , raccoons, etc.. from chewing

Or e mail rick suddes at aol dot com

or ratawayman at ___aol.com

Posted on 11/07/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse

By Bill Earl (Guest Post)
I had squirrels in my attic crawl space of my twin home for 25 years. Everything known to man had been tried to get rid of them. Three years ago I installed 3 Evictor strobe lights and have been squirrel free ever since. It seems like a minor miracle not to hear them running and jumping around.

Thought you might want to know about something that works.

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By stevep (3) Profile Contact
I had the same problem as you guys. I tried Ammonia, Cages, Everything. After giving it lots of chances 12 months...I had to get rid of the nest (and babies). The mother hasnt been back since, although she did spend several days staring at me from the fence. Not a pretty solution but i didnt fancy the poison route. A quick death seemed the best for the young, much better than a slow painful death.
Afterwards make sure you Block any AND all holes with rolled up chicken wire. Sorry to all you animal lovers out there.

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By mef1957 (237) Profile Blog! Contact
Go to a local feed store or hardware store and ask for a live trap. It's a small metal cage that has a door that snaps shut when they enter it and they are very inexpensive. You can bait it with peanut butter set in a bowl you make out of aluminum foil. Set the trap and be sure to check it every day. We had this problem and it took a little more than one day to trap our squirrel friend. When you retreive the cage you can take it outside and open it up or drive the caged squirrel out to a wooded area away from your home and set it free there. Be sure that you patch up the hole where they found their way in!

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By Jantoo (735) Contact
Squirrels make and have babies in the winter and early spring. That may be what you're hearing. Once the babies are big enough to go out on their own, that's your chance to plug up the holes. Don't put up bird feeders - they're a big food source for squirrels. Don't leave any food outside.

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By ScotFinn (43) Contact
I agree with the above methods. Put Have a heart cages in the attic in the open with peanut butter on crackers. I put mine on top of heat duct work so I could hear the cages smack shut! Capture the squirrels, seal up holes in house with hardware cloth , heavy wire so they can't return. It may take you a few weeks to capture all the adults and babies. Take them more than 5 miles away to release, they can find their way home again otherwise. Cut back tree branches so they can't get on roof again. Good luck they are clever and destructive. :>) Jill

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By Lily 59 (155) Profile Contact
sorry to say this but it could be racoons. depends on how big the holes are. If it is racoons, repairing the holes may not work as they are very good at clawing out new holes in old roofs. Good luck.

Posted on 03/08/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse

By GRANDMA (Guest Post)
WE HAD THIS PROBLEM TOO. WE HAD AN EXTERMINATOR PUT IN CAGES WITH PEANUT BUTTER. FOR SOME REASON THIS ATTRACTS THEM. THEN THEY WENT IN & STAYED IN THE CAGES. THEN THE EXTERM TOOK THEM OUT & RELEASED THEM IN A PARK

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We've had this problem and bought fox urine at a farm & ranch supply store. Put a little of the urine on several cotton balls and put them out in the attic. That will usually chase the squirrels away. Then, my husband repaired the small hole in the eave of the house where they were getting in. He used a piece of sheet copper over it, but whatever you think will adequately repair the hole will work.

Posted on 03/07/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse

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