Squirrel!!

[tevagirl]

We have squirrels in out attic. Earlier in the week I woke up, stumbled out of bed and found my dh on the attic steps, head in the attic, barking. I said "What are you doing?" He said he was scaring the squirrels. All righty then.

Unfortunately he barks like a poodle and the squirrels were not impressed. (No offense, Petey.)

So yesterday in the mail comes this big box with dh's name on it. He bought himself a live trap from ebay. I'm thinking that sounds like a good idea until he puts the trap outside in the yard instead of up in the attic.

After 36 years of marriage, I should know better, but I ask anyway..why?
Because, he tells me, there are only six squirrels that come in our yard. He recognizes them. So once he traps the six squirrels that come in our yard the problem will be solved. According to the great squirrel hunter the other hundreds of squirrels in our neighborhood don't come into our yard. They have their own yards.

This morning he sets up the trap and lo and behold gets himself squirrel number one.

Now the big question...what do we do with said squirrel? Can't eat him, we live in New Jersey. He's full of lead. Can't kill him, he's named him, for goodness sakes. So, he takes the squirrel, who by the way was quite pissed off (not sure if it was due to being caught or the 50 pictures my dh made him pose for) gets in his truck and drives the squirrel to a park two miles away. Now, I've heard you have drive them at least 4 miles or they'll find their way back but, hey, who am I?


One down, five to go. Stay tuned.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

teva, have I told you lately that I love you and your stories?

 

[FroggyinArk]

teva should get together with rick,, she can write the sequel,,lol,,

 

[L107ANGEL]

this is too funny

 

[MUFFYCAT]

only you Teva!

 

[dcentity2000]

Rich::

 

[Muushka]

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......

 

[Vivianne]

DH has caught 32 squirrels in our back-yard. Got any squirrel recipes?

Either they're the same squirrels tag teaming and coming back over and over or they're the neighboring squirrels claiming new real-estate. We live next to a cemetery.

He records them before he releases them. I figure it keeps him busy. He actually looks forward to it.

 

[Obi-Wan Pinobi]

[redneck] mmm ... squirrel ... them's good eatin' [/redneck]

First of all, I'm impressed that your DH can tell them apart. All squirrels look alike to me.

Second, I don't think the SRP (Squirrel Relocation Program) will result in a squirrel-free yard. Once the yard is emptied of the Squirrelly Six, I'd bet the squirrels in the neighboring yards will see a nice patch of uninhabited area and it'll be like the Oklahoma land rush with the squirrels singing the old Schoolhouse Rock "Elbow Room".

Just make sure to get it on video.

 

[L107ANGEL]

[redneck] mmm ... squirrel ... them's good eatin' [/redneck]

First of all, I'm impressed that your DH can tell them apart. All squirrels look alike to me.

Second, I don't think the SRP (Squirrel Relocation Program) will result in a squirrel-free yard. Once the yard is emptied of the Squirrelly Six, I'd bet the squirrels in the neighboring yards will see a nice patch of uninhabited area and it'll be like the Oklahoma land rush with the squirrels singing the old Schoolhouse Rock "Elbow Room".

Just make sure to get it on video.

 

[SwedishMeatball]

Squirrels are just rats with bushy tails.

 

[Briarmom]

Second, I don't think the SRP (Squirrel Relocation Program) will result in a squirrel-free yard. Once the yard is emptied of the Squirrelly Six, I'd bet the squirrels in the neighboring yards will see a nice patch of uninhabited area and it'll be like the Oklahoma land rush with the squirrels singing the old Schoolhouse Rock "Elbow Room".

Just make sure to get it on video.

Holy crap!

Now I have that song stuck in my head.

Teva's Squirrel watch 2007!
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[milkabum]

Squirrels- Taking over the world one attic at a time.

 

[bookgirl]

Okay,

Squirels do not like moth balls so put those in your attic. Find the holes they are entering and plug them with steel wool, the little rats with tails won't chew on it. Said squirels will find their way back home, they always do. We've just learned to live with them, and do our best to keep them out of the house.

We have two and they pretty much have possesion of our yard. They like the chimmney (gas fireplace that we never use) so they kept falling in while hiding the acorns from our oak trees. We'd have to build a tunnel from the fire place to the outside door so they would run out. We tried covering the top of the fireplace with a wire grate but they would work on it till they lifted a corner and could get in. Nobody liked my idea which was to turn the gas on next time they got in there. After a dozen "oh god the squirel is back" episodes we finnally put a chain down the chimney and squirel can now get back out on his own. We keep fixing the grating but we know sooner or later they'll get in. At least with the chain I don't have to worry about it dying in there. PS while they love my stepdad (he feeds the varmits) they are not tame tell your husband to get some gloves they fight and they are not afraid of you.

P.S.
They are so possessive of "their" yard that when we bought the twins a trampoline and assembled it in the back yard they would throw down twings at us to try to make us leave their area. Little critters have also eaten the net aroung the trampoline to make nests so we have to get a new one.

I hate squirels.

 

[car55]

I have Squirrel Wrestling going on in the attic of my garage right now. In the springtime it turns into Squirrel Rodeo.

 

[tevagirl]

[redneck] mmm ... squirrel ... them's good eatin' [/redneck]

First of all, I'm impressed that your DH can tell them apart. All squirrels look alike to me.

Second, I don't think the SRP (Squirrel Relocation Program) will result in a squirrel-free yard. Once the yard is emptied of the Squirrelly Six, I'd bet the squirrels in the neighboring yards will see a nice patch of uninhabited area and it'll be like the Oklahoma land rush with the squirrels singing the old Schoolhouse Rock "Elbow Room".

Just make sure to get it on video.

Obi, he can't tell an empty toilet paper roll from a full one. I doubt very much he can tell those squirrels apart. But, like Vivianne's dh, it keeps him busy. Busy is a good thing for him. Actually, it's more of a good thing for us. Our kids are already fighting over who is going to wind up with him in 30 years.

You have to love him, though, he does make us laugh. (Well, in between groans and eye rolls, that is. )

 

[L107ANGEL]

Obi, he can't tell an empty toilet paper roll from a full one. I doubt very much he can tell those squirrels apart. But, like Vivianne's dh, it keeps him busy. Busy is a good thing for him. Actually, it's more of a good thing for us. Our kids are already fighting over who is going to wind up with him in 30 years.

You have to love him, though, he does make us laugh. (Well, in between groans and eye rolls, that is. )

 

[debbiedoo]

funny

I have also heard that they do not like aqua velva -- might try that

 

[Tigger&Belle]

Obi, he can't tell an empty toilet paper roll from a full one. I doubt very much he can tell those squirrels apart. But, like Vivianne's dh, it keeps him busy. Busy is a good thing for him. Actually, it's more of a good thing for us. Our kids are already fighting over who is going to wind up with him in 30 years.

You have to love him, though, he does make us laugh. (Well, in between groans and eye rolls, that is. )

Um, he didn't actually make eye contact with said squirrel, did he?

 

[tevagirl]

funny

I have also heard that they do not like aqua velva -- might try that

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

Um, he didn't actually make eye contact with said squirrel, did he?

I don't know, maybe that's why the poor thing was freaking out.