squirrel damage

[EBS]

The newer, more kindly moth balls don't work for me, but the older, evil smelling ones that contain naphthalene do.
Ed

 

[Bird]

Ed, that shows how much I know about mothballs; didn't know there was more than one kind./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Bird

 

[MikeBurr]

How about a squirrel bring down a generating plant? The plant where I work had a squirrel come in along the electric lines and just happened to jump off in the middle of the main transformer. Fried squirrel and the plant was down a few days for repairs. The big question is where did the little bugger get on the power line, he must have been walking for miles to reach the end of the line....

TC33D

 

[skent]

Two years ago, my dad's cleaning lady called me at work to ask how she could contact my dad as something 'strange' was going on in his townhouse. My dad was at the Ocean for the week, and on her day to clean, she let herself in and found shredded paper in the den. She cleaned that up, went upstairs and cleaned up there. When she came back down, there was more shredded paper (from the fanfold computer paper). When I got there, we realized it was a critter, ended up being a squirrel, got in thru the cloths dryer vent (flapper valve was stuck open) and chewed thru the plastic vent hose and 'had the whole house to himself'. We opened up the back door and ended up herding him out. Ended up putting chicken wire over the dryer vent.

Steve

 

[M. Sullivan]

Have the same problem, what a coincidence. First year we've had red squirrels....wonder what attracted them. I do know how I will get rid of them--.410. One in particular has not only made my seldom used F150 into a storehouse for nuts, but now has moved into the frame rails of my new F250......gotta go. Appears on 5 or 6 total on the property. Reading this, I'm going to address it before I end up with more.

Had a friend years ago with a cedar roofed house. Red squirrels were a constant problem--even getting in the house after chewing through the roof! He tried many things, then finally an electrified grid of sorts (bought commercially). Well it worked fine, zap, then smoke, then fire (squirrel and roof)...fortunately he put it out with a garden hose.

 

[RichZ]

Bird, I've heard that everything in Texas is bigger and tougher, but squirrels carrying out mothballs, and dropping them on the ground is amazing. Even your squirrels are tough! In New York, they won't go near mothballs, and certainly would never carry them, or even touch them. I'd hate to have to deal with your bigger animals!!! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Rich

 

[Bird]

Rich, I don't think they're any bigger, but maybe they have to be tougher to survive our summers./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif Squirrels are amazing critters. My dad was an avid squirrel hunter (on the farm) but didn't want anyone bothering those around the house in town, even after one got in the attic, chewed through the acoustical tile in the ceiling, fell into the house, then starved to death while they were gone for several months and he forgot to close one of the attic vents before they left. I haven't killed or eaten a squirrel in many years, but may have to change that because they're getting thicker around here, too. So far no damage other than them eating my pecans./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Bird