[Rhodes22-list] Attn: Robert - Squirrel Question

[Michael D. Weisner]

Brad,

When we had squirrels in our house 3 years ago, they had ripped open the 
vinyl siding, tore our the insulation and nested in the space between the 
siding and the sheathing about 20 feet high on the north side of the house. 
We used an animal control expert (ADVANCED NUISANCE WILDLIFE CONTROL 
SERVICES INC, www.liwildlife.com ) who assured my wife that he was trapping 
and releasing the cute little fellas in the "next county" (lucky them.)  He 
confided in me that because the animals will return to build nests in or 
near their original birthplace, he needed to destroy the trapped animals. 
Made sense to me.

He trapped during breeding season (late winter into spring) and maintained 
traps until they were empty for 2 weeks (no new latecomers.)

He then placed Nixalite (http://www.nixalite.com/nixalitemodels.aspx) 
barriers along the roofline above the damaged area to prevent access, I 
repaired the damage and replaced the siding.  We have not had a repeat 
problem and I still have the trees, the birds and a few less squirrels.

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
Nissequogue River, NY

From: "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com> Thursday, January 17, 2008 10:21 AM
> After spending $1500 this summer to have all the access trees near the 
> house
> cut down, the little varmints have done it again!  They're back in the 
> attic
> using the same access hole they've been trapped in for the last three
> seasons in a row.  My "squirrel" guy covered the hole with sheet metal and 
> I
> guess they hired a contractor to remove it.  Here's the question: can
> squirrels climb a vertical brick wall?  I can't for the life of me figure
> out how they get access to the roof and haven't been able to catch them in
> the act.  For what I'm spending on trapping it would be cheaper to buy a 
> .22
> and have a roofer repair the damage.
>
> Brad
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