[Rhodes22-list] Attn: Robert - Squirrel Question

[Robert Skinner]

Brad Haslett wrote:
> 
> 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?  

Yes.  If they want to and if the bricks have 
some texture - or if joints are not struck smooth.

> 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

How about getting a ferret?

/Robert