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Index of Subjects ---2114655128-210200604-1352743473=:3041 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi Gayle I had that problem once at my house. What I did wasn't pretty but it worked. I got a rat trap - not a mouse trap - probably 18 - 20 cms long by 10 - 12 cms wide. I drilled a hole in the wood so I could tie it to something with a cord in the hole. Didn't want a dead squirrel where I couldn't find it - worse than a live one - LOL Anyway I got some peanuts in the shell and tied one of them to the tongue of the trap - I used fly tying thread and wound it on good. Then I set the trap and took a handfull of peanuts and carefully scattered them around the trap. Then I went and had a tea. By the time the tea was finished so was the squirrel! I kept doing that until no more squirrels. Putting the peanuts in the area get them use to taking them and they will not be trap shy. Only one and they will avoid it. Not pretty but it works. Good luck Paul ________________________________ From: "duartess@ns.sympatico.ca" <duartess@ns.sympatico.ca> To: Naturelist <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 1:28:04 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Squirrel Dilemma Somewhat off-topic but does anyone have experience & success in ridding a house of a recent infestation of squirrels that are making their way into the house and now seem to be coming and going, as they please. They have found a way to get in through a hole in the ground that follows a pipe from the oil tank. In chatting with an exterminator acquaintance, my friend was told that, at this time of year, you probably don't have a hope in h--l of getting them out of the house. Admittedly, he has been picking them off, one by one with his son's pellet gun. Has dispatched 3 so far, as they are heading for the hole under the oil tank. The exterminator also said if you have seen 3 there are probably 10! Would coyote urine pellets work? Does anyone have suggestions? Ugh! Squirrels in the house is not a good thing!! Many thanks, Gayle MacLean Dartmouth ---2114655128-210200604-1352743473=:3041 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Hi Gayle</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>I had that problem once at my house.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>What I did wasn't pretty but it worked.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>I got a rat trap - not a mouse trap - probably 18 - 20 cms long by 10 - 12 cms wide.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>I drilled a hole in the wood so I could tie it to something with a cord in the hole.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Didn't want a dead squirrel where I couldn't find it - worse than a live one - LOL</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Anyway I got some peanuts in the shell and tied one of them to the tongue of</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>the trap - I used fly tying thread and wound it on good.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Then I set the trap and took a handfull of peanuts and carefully scattered them around the trap.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Then I went and had a tea. By the time the tea was finished so was the squirrel!</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>I kept doing that until no more squirrels.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Putting the peanuts in the area get them use to taking them and they will not be trap shy.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Only one and they will avoid it.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Not pretty but it works.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Good luck</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Paul</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "duartess@ns.sympatico.ca" <duartess@ns.sympatico.ca><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Naturelist <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, November 12, 2012 1:28:04 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;"&g