lynda lecompte

I know this isn't strictly a garden issue, but they do dance around the
trees, so...

Here's the good... We have really enjoyed watching the squirrels chase each
other around the garden, up and down the trees, across the wires and
generally provide much entertainment for me, hubby and my 4yo son.

Here's the bad... A few mornings ago, we were woken at stupid o'clock (i.e.
middle of the night) by the sound of shinnanigans in the attic, right above
our heads in the bedroom. I commented that there must be animals in the
attic, it went quiet and we went back to sleep. Well, this has happened
every night/morning since and we've been getting a bit tired of being woken
up.

We figured it must be squirrels as there are so many of them around here.
And now here's the ugly... hubby came home from work yesterday with critter
poison. Being the soppy mush that I am, I got a bit upset at the thought of
poisoning the squirrels :-( But, needs must.

He investigated first and saw no signs of anything and distributed the
poison as necessary. I did some searching around the net and gather that
squirrels are a pest and saw much info on the methods of getting rid of
them. The one that got my attention was mixing the poison with peanut
butter. Seems so cruel, but I guess that's life out here in the Texas
country. I guess it's no more cruel that pouring kettles of boiling water
on the fire ants... don't tell PETA, they would have a field day!

Here's hoping for a quiet Christmas day morning...
--
Lynda

john bachman

Hope those suckers do not crawl into a hole in your house to die.
Forget PETA, the smell will cure you of the poison thing. I used to
live trap and relocate but now that a family of redtails has taken up
residence I consider them to just be a crop of hawk food.

John

By the way, PETA is bunch of loonies who only pick on women and
children.

sammy

go to lowes or home depot
a trap will cost like 20 or 30 bucks
drive them like 2 or 5 miles away

wendy chatley green

:go to lowes or home depot
:a trap will cost like 20 or 30 bucks
:drive them like 2 or 5 miles away
:
...and dump them where they will bother someone else.

This is kind to the squirrel and unkind to people (unless you actually
live 2 or 5 miles from uninhabited land.)


--
Wendy Chatley Green
wcgreen@cris.com

jwb

You will be even more upset if it dies in a corner of the attic or down
behind some wall. The smell will overwhelm you, and force you to tear things
apart to find the rotting carcass. There is no guarantee they will die
outside or where you can reach the body. Poisoning them is a very risky way
to go.

Much better to trap them and let them go a few miles away. Or, better yet,
just seal up where they're coming in. Then you can enjoy them without the
bother.

JWB

sammy

go to lowes or home depot
a trap will cost like 20 or 30 bucks
drive them like 2 or 5 miles away

wendy chatley green

:go to lowes or home depot
:a trap will cost like 20 or 30 bucks
:drive them like 2 or 5 miles away
:
...and dump them where they will bother someone else.

This is kind to the squirrel and unkind to people (unless you actually
live 2 or 5 miles from uninhabited land.)


--
Wendy Chatley Green
wcgreen@cris.com

jwb

You will be even more upset if it dies in a corner of the attic or down
behind some wall. The smell will overwhelm you, and force you to tear things
apart to find the rotting carcass. There is no guarantee they will die
outside or where you can reach the body. Poisoning them is a very risky way
to go.

Much better to trap them and let them go a few miles away. Or, better yet,
just seal up where they're coming in. Then you can enjoy them without the
bother.

JWB

sammy

go to lowes or home depot
a trap will cost like 20 or 30 bucks
drive them like 2 or 5 miles away

wendy chatley green

:go to lowes or home depot
:a trap will cost like 20 or 30 bucks
:drive them like 2 or 5 miles away
:
...and dump them where they will bother someone else.

This is kind to the squirrel and unkind to people (unless you actually
live 2 or 5 miles from uninhabited land.)


--
Wendy Chatley Green
wcgreen@cris.com