Ingenious ways to remove rodents

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Cats = end of discussion

 

Yeah, but then you have a cat.

 

True, but some of us actually like cats.

 

I swear, is it me, or does search not work for other people? Now, to be fair, I didn't search until I responded to this post, but this is what I got.



Hell, I even posted in one of those threads you linked! I've never had good luck with the search function, which is why I stopped using it years ago.

 

Get yourself a redneck with a .22.

 

Well, depends on the brand of redneck. GA redneck? Sure. Might not have a driver’s license after his 4th DUI but a twelve of Busch light and a can of beefaroni a day and you’re fine. Alabamaman redneck and the cops will be over at least once a week for domestic violence complaints. Florida redneck? Can’t own a firearm, breeds faster than the rodents and will set up a meth lab in your attic.

what he’d need is a PA or Ohio redneck. Them’s the besterest redneck to have.

 

My Boston Terrier has his paw in the air. "Coach, let me in the game! I got this!"

 

If they are active at night it's probably flying squirrels.
I had them for several years and finally got rid of them last
summer. The summer before, for some unknown reason
a huge woodpecker decided that the fascia board on the back
of the house needed a large hole pecked through it. The squirrels
started using it as an entrance/exit.

Last summer the front fascia board rotted behind the gutter
and started pulling away from the house. I hired a guy to remove
the gutter and replace the rotted section. We happened to discuss
the squirrel problem and he stuffed steel wool in several areas
where they had been coming in and out before the woodpecker hole
was there, leaving only that hole as a way in and out. He then made
a small door to cover the woodpecker hole with a hinge on the top
edge. The squirrels figured out they could push it open and leave
as usual. Their problem was, they couldn't open it to get back in.

It worked perfectly and within a few days they had all exited with
no way to get back in and they went elsewhere, no need for traps
or poison or killing anything. When I had the house re-roofed in
the fall they replaced that section of the fascia board as a courtesy
and all is now well. One last thing, flying squirrels pick one spot to
use as a bathroom and it creates a horrid, smelly mess, you're
going to want to find that spot and clean it out.

If possible, have your insulation removed and replaced, your
insurance may cover it. It will be very expensive.

 

We have some decent ones around here..... not exceptional but decent. I myself have indulged in the culinary delight that is squirrel with dumplings. Kinda like chicken and dumplings but you know.... different.

 

Have-a-heart trap for flying squirrels. Peanut butter and a few nuts or a pack of trail mix on the trip will work. They tend to be bonded pairs from my experience. Also, check the trap daily. The little buggers don't last long. I felt so bad when one died and the nest of its partner was right next to where the one in the trap died of lack of water/food.

For rats and others make sure to place the trap where they tend to run. Peanutbutter to anchor the bait and then use fruit and nuts. Look for their rat shit to find the trails. Have-a-heart works well if you don't want to kill em.

 

It doesn't.
I always refer back to this thread to remember the magic formula and use the googles.

 

We moved into a short-term rental when we sold our house a few years ago and found out there were rats getting into the attic. The homeowner sent a pest guy out that didn't have much luck. I found where they were getting in and out and set a trap with very little luck also. I then decided to go full Looney Tunes status and surrounded the ground with a comical amount of old school snap traps to see what happened when it was impossible to find a clean path to the hole from any angle or distance. I must have gotten 10 or 12 in the first 2 days. Problem went away, never saw or heard another one.

 

Electric wire and peanut butter

 

Or a tweaker and a mallet.

but he’ll probably steal all the copper and wiring from your house, split the money with the squirrels and hook them on crank. Then you’ve got a whole other issue. Tweaker squirrels!!!!

 

Back at Orkin our branch had a couple people do that. Sign a year service contract, then after we got rid of the issues after the 1st or 2nd visit, they cancelled. I can tell you Orkin doesnt play games to get their money for the rest of the contract.

 

That dude with the Toilet Snake can probably loan it to you.

 

They are actually really smart and will adapt quickly to survive

 

I know a guy,but he's not cheap..

 

Squirrels are smarter than some humans