bill1013
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Yum! Squirrel…good eating if you get a few. Not much meat, but if you get a couple or so it would be worth dressing them out. But if you poison them they are worthless. Just saying….
Squirrel Damage (con't)
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bill1013
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I hate squirrels!!!!!! Shoot those sumbichtes!!!!
Tree rats.
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When it comes to rodents attacking my truck, I have no reason to feel humane in any manner. I take an old plastic milk crate, cut a hole in the side of it large enough to accommodate a squirrel's body, and turn it upside down near the truck, and I put rat poison under the crate. If you are concerned that dogs/cats may find it interesting, put a cinder block on top of the crate, so that it can be tipped over.
As interested as the rodents are on the truck parts, they will be much more interested in the rat poison.
As interested as the rodents are on the truck parts, they will be much more interested in the rat poison.
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I am fine with rat poison, thank you for the logistics suggestion as well. So far I have used spring loaded rat traps, and a trail cam to see what happens. This perpetrator managed to shake it off and escape, at least this time.
Here's the crowning achievement of the gnawing problem. A nearly complete break in the 90 degree fitting on the top of the fuel tank. The entire repair shop came over to look as the mechanic brought the tank down for replacement. None had ever seen anything like it.
Suggestions for deterrence include peppermint oil, and a motion-sensing water spraying thing that hooks to the garden hose. Those, plus the crate & poison, might be a combination that works. Small arms fire under consideration if not.
Here's the crowning achievement of the gnawing problem. A nearly complete break in the 90 degree fitting on the top of the fuel tank. The entire repair shop came over to look as the mechanic brought the tank down for replacement. None had ever seen anything like it.
Suggestions for deterrence include peppermint oil, and a motion-sensing water spraying thing that hooks to the garden hose. Those, plus the crate & poison, might be a combination that works. Small arms fire under consideration if not.
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First the M/F's got into my generator case and ate the insulation and wiring. Solved that problem with sealing the case everywhere but air intake and exhaust, fine screens there. Lined the floor with glue traps. picked up all the insects and 2 mice.
This past winter, they decided the outside generator was no longer safe so they ate through the rubber seal on the center garage door (stand alone building) and starting attacking the cars and trucks. Nothing as bad as CCS, but what I was shocked at was I left the Tahoe on the lift all winter - 6' in the air and yet there was evidence they were in the HVAC ductwork and glovebox, WTF?
Traps, poison and glue traps everywhere now. We have no kids or pets, so don't need to worry about ancillary harm.
This past winter, they decided the outside generator was no longer safe so they ate through the rubber seal on the center garage door (stand alone building) and starting attacking the cars and trucks. Nothing as bad as CCS, but what I was shocked at was I left the Tahoe on the lift all winter - 6' in the air and yet there was evidence they were in the HVAC ductwork and glovebox, WTF?
Traps, poison and glue traps everywhere now. We have no kids or pets, so don't need to worry about ancillary harm.
God this makes me mad!!!!!
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