Squirrel Issues
03-10-2018, 08:18 PM
#1
Spike
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Squirrel Issues
We have squirrels invading our home. They have made it into the attic & are attempting to get through the ceiling. Tonight we had one in the basement. Are we allowed to kill them? Trap them? Shoot them (pellet gun only within city limits)? I have 2 small children and another on the way. I need the actual, LEGAL answers to avoid my husband going to jail LOL but somewhat serious. He’s on a mission to eradicate the neighborhood of squirrels if that’s what it takes.
Thank you!!!
Thank you!!!
03-11-2018, 06:54 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Germany/Calif.
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In situations like these I most always opt for the natural way. While hunting Squirrels is fun (in season) it is not the best way to discourage them. They aren't easy to hunt or trap.
The Squirrels moved into my place because of my bird feeders. They started probing the house for someplace to nest. A feral Cat started hanging around, I fed the Cat, the Squirrels left.
I shut the Cat up in the attic for a couple of weeks, water, food and Cat Box. Left the Cat box up there, no more Squirrels.
Finding the right Cat isn't easy. The best are people friendly and good hunters. The feral ones are the best hunters, the really tame ones often the worst hunters. I have one now that is half wild.
Ferals are a pain, you have to trap them periodically and get them their shots, treat for Fleas. A trapped Feral Cat is like caging a Tornado.
It could be worse, it could be Raccoons. I used Thai hot sauce, strained, then in a pump sprayer for Raccoons. I found the stuff cheap in bulk at an Oriental market. Just be careful where you spray, hot sauce is persistent. You can touch it weeks later, then rub your eye and you'll be sorry.
The Squirrels moved into my place because of my bird feeders. They started probing the house for someplace to nest. A feral Cat started hanging around, I fed the Cat, the Squirrels left.
I shut the Cat up in the attic for a couple of weeks, water, food and Cat Box. Left the Cat box up there, no more Squirrels.
Finding the right Cat isn't easy. The best are people friendly and good hunters. The feral ones are the best hunters, the really tame ones often the worst hunters. I have one now that is half wild.
Ferals are a pain, you have to trap them periodically and get them their shots, treat for Fleas. A trapped Feral Cat is like caging a Tornado.
It could be worse, it could be Raccoons. I used Thai hot sauce, strained, then in a pump sprayer for Raccoons. I found the stuff cheap in bulk at an Oriental market. Just be careful where you spray, hot sauce is persistent. You can touch it weeks later, then rub your eye and you'll be sorry.
03-11-2018, 08:46 AM
#4
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: south eastern PA
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Buy some big rat traps, the kind that look like a mouse trap, the kind on a wooden board. Bait the traps with peanut butter and put them in the atic where the squirrels are getting into the home. Hire someone to inspect your house and find where they squirrels are getting inside and have that area sealed so they can no longer get inside. You want to get them before they start chewing on electrical wires and start a fire.
03-11-2018, 10:26 AM
#6
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: south eastern PA
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I can tell you for sure it is legal to kill squirrels that are damaging your home and or inside it in PA. I don't know of a state where it is not legal but there may be one. Why pay an exterminator for something you can do yourself if you are physically able. What I posted is what I told people who had this problem in PA and called for advice.
03-11-2018, 07:20 PM
#7
Spike
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Join Date: Mar 2018
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Reply to Jake
Originally Posted by Bocajnala
What state do you live in?
I'm almost certain that you can protect your house from critter damage. But look up the revised code in your state for nuisance animals.
-Jake
I'm almost certain that you can protect your house from critter damage. But look up the revised code in your state for nuisance animals.
-Jake
03-11-2018, 07:25 PM
#8
Spike
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Reply to Murder
Originally Posted by MudderChuck
In situations like these I most always opt for the natural way. While hunting Squirrels is fun (in season) it is not the best way to discourage them. They aren't easy to hunt or trap.
The Squirrels moved into my place because of my bird feeders. They started probing the house for someplace to nest. A feral Cat started hanging around, I fed the Cat, the Squirrels left.
I shut the Cat up in the attic for a couple of weeks, water, food and Cat Box. Left the Cat box up there, no more Squirrels.
Finding the right Cat isn't easy. The best are people friendly and good hunters. The feral ones are the best hunters, the really tame ones often the worst hunters. I have one now that is half wild.
Ferals are a pain, you have to trap them periodically and get them their shots, treat for Fleas. A trapped Feral Cat is like caging a Tornado.
It could be worse, it could be Raccoons. I used Thai hot sauce, strained, then in a pump sprayer for Raccoons. I found the stuff cheap in bulk at an Oriental market. Just be careful where you spray, hot sauce is persistent. You can touch it weeks later, then rub your eye and you'll be sorry.
The Squirrels moved into my place because of my bird feeders. They started probing the house for someplace to nest. A feral Cat started hanging around, I fed the Cat, the Squirrels left.
I shut the Cat up in the attic for a couple of weeks, water, food and Cat Box. Left the Cat box up there, no more Squirrels.
Finding the right Cat isn't easy. The best are people friendly and good hunters. The feral ones are the best hunters, the really tame ones often the worst hunters. I have one now that is half wild.
Ferals are a pain, you have to trap them periodically and get them their shots, treat for Fleas. A trapped Feral Cat is like caging a Tornado.
It could be worse, it could be Raccoons. I used Thai hot sauce, strained, then in a pump sprayer for Raccoons. I found the stuff cheap in bulk at an Oriental market. Just be careful where you spray, hot sauce is persistent. You can touch it weeks later, then rub your eye and you'll be sorry.
Hypothetically speaking LOL, we may have been able to trap 5 of them in the past 3 days with peanut butter as bait. We may need to retain an attorney.
03-11-2018, 07:28 PM
#9
Spike
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Reply
Originally Posted by Oldtimr
Buy some big rat traps, the kind that look like a mouse trap, the kind on a wooden board. Bait the traps with peanut butter and put them in the atic where the squirrels are getting into the home. Hire someone to inspect your house and find where they squirrels are getting inside and have that area sealed so they can no longer get inside. You want to get them before they start chewing on electrical wires and start a fire.
03-11-2018, 08:14 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Germany/Calif.
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Originally Posted by CitySlicker16
Thanks for the advice. Cats are not an option because my daughter is highly allergic and dander causes her to have asthma attacks.
Hypothetically speaking LOL, we may have been able to trap 5 of them in the past 3 days with peanut butter as bait. We may need to retain an attorney.
Hypothetically speaking LOL, we may have been able to trap 5 of them in the past 3 days with peanut butter as bait. We may need to retain an attorney.
My guess is they have super reflexes.
