Squirrel!!

[lynxstch]

Thanks for the squirrel saga. We had one actually climb the gutter to the part where it attaches and sit there and literally dig into our siding. He dug a hole about 4" wide by 10" long! Siding repaired, sitting place rendered useless by some wire. Next step is getting all the limbs that are close to the house taken down.

I used to like squirrels......

we had one that did that too...a little red squirrel..we named him Red..little stinker found his way into the attic by digging a hole under the flashing on the corner of the vinyl siding.and stashed almost 3 lbs of peanuts in all the rafter corners..I had to go in on my stomach with the shop vac to clear them out..we patched the hole, and Red disappeared after that..we used to hear him skittering down along the gutters, running across the attic and back again..kinda miss the little guy..NOT!..
lol at your husband naming them, catching them, taking them 2 miles away...but I am afraid said squirrrel will be back, and probably bring new friends!

 

[tevagirl]

we had one that did that too...a little red squirrel..we named him Red..little stinker found his way into the attic by digging a hole under the flashing on the corner of the vinyl siding.and stashed almost 3 lbs of peanuts in all the rafter corners..I had to go in on my stomach with the shop vac to clear them out..we patched the hole, and Red disappeared after that..we used to hear him skittering down along the gutters, running across the attic and back again..kinda miss the little guy..NOT!..
lol at your husband naming them, catching them, taking them 2 miles away...but I am afraid said squirrrel will be back, and probably bring new friends!

That's what happened here only we found three holes.
Now let me ask you this, did you try barking at them?

 

[L107ANGEL]

That's what happened here only we found three holes.
Now let me ask you this, did you try barking at them?

 

[Mandabella]

Oh. My. Goodness.

Someone else is going through what I have termed "Squirrel Invasion 2007" with me!

Except I live in an apartment and currently the squirrel is liking the vent system, so I can hear it running back and forth...back and forth...back and forth. At least it isn't screeching bloody murder like the time I trapped it in a room months ago.

Now, I assumed they got in the laundry room like the last time. So, we placed one of those traps in there with the peanuts. I'm hoping once we get it caught and removed, we can get our landlord to figure out exactly where they are getting in and fix it.

Earlier in the week when it actually got into my kitchen, it attacked the tagalongs, bread, and unpopped popcorn. Maybe I should put the tagalongs in the trap...

 

[tevagirl]

Oh. My. Goodness.

Someone else is going through what I have termed "Squirrel Invasion 2007" with me!

Except I live in an apartment and currently the squirrel is liking the vent system, so I can hear it running back and forth...back and forth...back and forth. At least it isn't screeching bloody murder like the time I trapped it in a room months ago.

Now, I assumed they got in the laundry room like the last time. So, we placed one of those traps in there with the peanuts. I'm hoping once we get it caught and removed, we can get our landlord to figure out exactly where they are getting in and fix it.

Earlier in the week when it actually got into my kitchen, it attacked the tagalongs, bread, and unpopped popcorn. Maybe I should put the tagalongs in the trap...

No! Not the Tagalongs!

 

[debbiedoo]

Debbie! I keep asking you how you are feeling but it keeps getting lost. Are you better? .

made an update post over on the PMS thread

 

[terri01p]

Ok, so last summer we had three squirrels up in our attic ( one mother and two babies), we got alot of advice from our friends before we hired a wildlife control to come get them out.
Number one : don't put moth balls in your attic, this is an old wise tale, did we do this ya but the first hot day ,we woke up chocking because we couldn't take the smell in our home, it took months before our house quit smelling like an old closet...my dh spent an hour trying to retrieve those moth balls ,will never do that again, plus didn't run these squirrels off at all.
Number two : Once they make you their home, they are there even if you take then two miles away, they will be back, you have to take them very very far away, is there a squirrel farm out where you live ? And if there are babies please don't separate them from the mom.
Number three: You better board up ( fix ) where they are getting in at because more will come in there place. You would be suprised what they can crawl though. I payed three hundred dollars for all this squirrel knowledge . But I was freaked out by them, it sounded as if there were hundreds of them and there were only three small squirrels. We got to where we could even call them and they would peak their little heads out of the side of my gutter/ attic outside.

 

[tevagirl]

is there a squirrel farm out where you live ?

Yes, I believe there's one in my attic.

Thanks for all the advice, I'll pass it on to the squirrel wrangler.

 

[Caleb's Mom]

OP - my heart goes out to you.

At our house it's Satan Squirrel. He ate the lids to our Rubbermaid garbage cans and chewed off all the corners on my son's Little Tyke sandbox. One night last summer hubby is on night shift & I hear scratching on the window screen, in a moment of madness and panic I rip open the blinds and there is Satan Squirrel clinging to the screen scratching on it just staring right back at me! He hides nuts, buns and corn cobs in our window wells every fall. Evil creature.

 

[tevagirl]

OP - my heart goes out to you.

At our house it's Satan Squirrel. He ate the lids to our Rubbermaid garbage cans and chewed off all the corners on my son's Little Tyke sandbox. One night last summer hubby is on night shift & I hear scratching on the window screen, in a moment of madness and panic I rip open the blinds and there is Satan Squirrel clinging to the screen scratching on it just staring right back at me! He hides nuts, buns and corn cobs in our window wells every fall. Evil creature.

 

[Briarmom]

If only Willy Wonka were here.

 

[L107ANGEL]

OP - my heart goes out to you.

At our house it's Satan Squirrel. He ate the lids to our Rubbermaid garbage cans and chewed off all the corners on my son's Little Tyke sandbox. One night last summer hubby is on night shift & I hear scratching on the window screen, in a moment of madness and panic I rip open the blinds and there is Satan Squirrel clinging to the screen scratching on it just staring right back at me! He hides nuts, buns and corn cobs in our window wells every fall. Evil creature.

Wheres the tag fairy!

 

[mjkacmom]

You need to find out how they're getting in, and don't use live traps. If you relocate a squirrel, it will either die (they live in packs, and don't welcome other squirrels in), or move into someone elses home. You're not doing the squirrel or othe people any favors keeping it alive and relocating it. Squirrels are very territorial, and won't venture in other squirrels' areas, ever. You can set the trap outside of where they are getting in. You can also pay a company to set up a trap, but will have to pay for each squirrel removed (they will euthenize them). Even if you have hundreds of squirrels in your yard (like us, and our many oak trees), another family of them will not get close to the trap.

 

[L107ANGEL]

You need to find out how they're getting in, and don't use live traps. If you relocate a squirrel, it will either die (they live in packs, and don't welcome other squirrels in), or move into someone elses home. You're not doing the squirrel or othe people any favors keeping it alive and relocating it. Squirrels are very territorial, and won't venture in other squirrels' areas, ever. You can set the trap outside of where they are getting in. You can also pay a company to set up a trap, but will have to pay for each squirrel removed (they will euthenize them). Even if you have hundreds of squirrels in your yard (like us, and our many oak trees), another family of them will not get close to the trap.

I didn't know any of that!!! Thanks!

 

[snowwite]

OMG ! I am laughing so hard! I wish you had video

 

[gshanny]

I am sure our neighbors talk about me. They probably call me something like the Crazy Squirrel Lady.
I have always been a friend to the squirrel until we moved here. At first it was nice. The squirrels were polite and shared the bird feeder with my birds I feed. I was almost ran over one morning though. I came out the door and ventured into the middle of his get-away path. I felt the wind from him as he ran past.
And then.......
I planted bulbs by the mailbox and front walk and Crazy Squirrel Lady was born.
They started digging to get to the bulbs. I would come home to mulch all over the sidewalk. I would sweep it back in and a few hours later they would sneak back quietly and kick it all back out. They are very devious though. Just when you think they would leave things alone they would change tactics. I planted a few Celosia in a planter box by the front door. I walk out and notice dirt on the sidewalk. They little buggers had pulled some of them back out and threw them outside the box.
Now I should add that whenever they start their newest attack I am always trying to catch them in the act. If I do I either run outside or open the window. I then start yelling at them that I am going to look up Squirrel Stew recipes on the net. That is why they are all named Stew here now.
I have actually chased a few. That was after me standing across the yard and warning them that I would do it if they didn't get away from the mailbox. I sat on the front porch and was cheering (yes out loud) for the bird that was after one in the neighbors yard. The squirrel would start to dig in the neighbors flower bed and the bird would dive bomb it. It was hysterical and made my day. I love my birds even more.lol My DS loves to make sure I notice when they are doing nawtee things in the yard. He tells me Stew is out front and watches as I fly to the window, throw it open and threaten them. I am sure the neighbors are tired of hearing me yell.
I will say they do have one redeeming quality. They are entertaining at times. We have a branch that has been cut off and faces right into the front room. They like to sit on the end of it and eat or scratch their chins on the end of the limb.
Ok, I just had a Duh moment. I bet that one is the lookout for the rest.....

 

[Honu]

You need to find out how they're getting in, and don't use live traps. If you relocate a squirrel, it will either die (they live in packs, and don't welcome other squirrels in), or move into someone elses home. You're not doing the squirrel or othe people any favors keeping it alive and relocating it. Squirrels are very territorial, and won't venture in other squirrels' areas, ever. You can set the trap outside of where they are getting in. You can also pay a company to set up a trap, but will have to pay for each squirrel removed (they will euthenize them). Even if you have hundreds of squirrels in your yard (like us, and our many oak trees), another family of them will not get close to the trap.

Interesting. We have a squirrel that my DH started feeding a few years ago. At that time she was a small little thing making a nest in one of our trees. She has had babies each year since and DH built "Fluffy" and her kids a house in the tree a couple years back. I tell DH not to feed them, but I've caught him with a bag of shelled walnuts from Costco several times and I know he's not baking cookies.

I can only ID Fluffy because she is flippin' HUGE, but it's really easy to tell when a new squirrel comes into the yard. The rest start this terrible screeching and they'll chase that new squirrel until it leaves.

 

[car55]

I feed them too. Its fun they stand on the garage and look in my kitchen window. I go outside and whistle and they come running. My DGF calls me Dances With Squirrels.

 

[ChrisnSteph]

Now I'm anxiously awaiting for Squirrel II!

 

[PixiePop]

Great now we have Squirrel Watch to replace Poo Watch....I can't wait for the next installment.