2007-10-13 12:02:27 · 11 answers · asked by Aga G 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Weve set up traps but I like squirrels and I dont like seeing animals die, plus they are nesting in an oak tree, they are only living in the attic.
2007-10-13 12:27:22 · update #1
Survival of the fittest. I would place my cat up there and turn my back.
We just can't save the world.
(OK I'm kidding. I don't usually have much to do at home so I would see if I could manually remove it, gently, and place it in a tree, after first researching where squirrels nests are usually made, since a cat could climb a tree.)
If you don't have time to do that, the Humane Society might have a solution. I'm not sure. Pest control would probably show little sympathy, since they are on a time clock and so forth.
2007-10-13 12:10:31 · answer #1 · answered by perfectlybaked 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Moth balls will run them off quick. Buy a box and just throw them out in the attic. You may smell the moth balls for a few days, but you need to get the squirrels out and find out where they came in and make sure it's fixed where they won't come back. Squirrels can cause a lot of damage. Chewing into electrical wires comes to mind when I think of squirrels in the attic. A definite fire hazard.
2007-10-13 12:46:10 · answer #2 · answered by EvilWoman0913 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Had that problem... the delightful lil rodents chewed through the phone cable to an entire apartment building.
First thing would be to put live-traps in your attic, then screen all possible entries to the attic, trim back your trees so they can't climb ONTO the roof. Trip the trees annually.
2007-10-13 12:45:40 · answer #3 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What would I do? It is what I have done.
Squirrels cause major damage when ever they decide to take up residence in a home.
I made a decision, my home investment, or the squirrels.
Guess what, the squirrels lost. Pellet gun works the best if you are in town. If not, use a .22 caliber rimfire rifle.
2007-10-13 12:53:11 · answer #4 · answered by Bare B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Squirrels can and do cause EXTENSIVE damage if they get inside your house. I would get some poison, traps or a pellet gun and be rid of them ASAP!
We had just one young squirrel get inside the house and it tore up window and door frames all over the house trying to chew it's way out for just one work day. Until then, my wife thought they were "cute". Not so now!
Bert
2007-10-13 12:22:45 · answer #5 · answered by Bert C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Put a cat in the attic. The squirrel will soon disappear.
2016-05-22 06:50:50 · answer #6 · answered by amada 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would call a pest control company and explain my problem to them - if they could not get rid of the squirrels, I would ask them to refer me to a company that could get the job done.
2007-10-13 12:07:14 · answer #7 · answered by CJ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know you like them but a bb gun can rid the problem. i know you like them but sometimes the only way to rid your house of squirrels isnt what you want to do
2007-10-13 14:52:41 · answer #8 · answered by snowman_80 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with you not likeing them die
but consider this , they will chew thru wires
and cause damage
so fill all the holes
and put wire over the wooden vents
2007-10-13 15:08:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catch them and carry them down to the park or the swamp and turn them loose.
2007-10-13 15:23:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋