Tree rats

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pdV6

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16,442 posts

276 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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Anyone know of anything I can spray on my lawn to stop ing squirrels digging ruddy great holes in it?

Neighbour's a gunsmith but I don't have time to set up a round-the-clock OP

130tdi

1,153 posts

262 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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From experience talk to your neighbour and set some bait.

Ideally from an upstairs window to reduce any ricochet let the urban vermin have it !

puggit

49,119 posts

263 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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How about a puddy-tat

Munter

31,330 posts

256 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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pdV6 said:
Anyone know of anything I can spray on my lawn to stop ing squirrels digging ruddy great holes in it?


Cement?...

130tdi

1,153 posts

262 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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Being bigger they would be an easier target I suppose . . . .

only joking before I get flamed or sin-binned !

mechsympathy

55,776 posts

270 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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If you don't actually want to kill them a power squirter water pistol works well. It's surprising how quickly a community of tree rats learns. (I spent 3 months in a campsite in Yosemite where the fking tourists feed them.)

(I hate them, looking so cute with their twitchy noses)

One of these might be an idea:
www.trapman.co.uk/squirrel-traps.htm

Trapman website said:

Be prepared to listen to a lot of screaming from the squirrel and your spouse.[

minghis

1,576 posts

266 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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puggit said:
How about a puddy-tat


The cat wouldn't be up for it, squirrells are hard little ba*tards!

LuS1fer

42,561 posts

260 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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Send them to my house and I'll send you a boxful of local cats who sh*t in mine. Seems like a fair trade.

pdV6

Original Poster:

16,442 posts

276 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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Plenty of puddy tats use our garden. Not yet seen any evidence of Mr Nutkin coming to grief...

M@H

11,298 posts

287 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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My dog would get rid of them.. she loves chasing the little buggers (they don't enjoy it so much.. )

>> Edited by M@H on Friday 21st May 10:00

mechsympathy

55,776 posts

270 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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LuS1fer said:
Send them to my house and I'll send you a boxful of local cats who sh*t in mine. Seems like a fair trade.


Useful people at Trapman:

www.trapman.co.uk/cat-trap.htm

LuS1fer

42,561 posts

260 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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Nice. Can't see any poison gas nozzle though...

pdV6

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276 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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Trapman website said:

Proof that our traps are strong

What? They'll stand a pair of empty shoes being placed on top of them?

mechsympathy

55,776 posts

270 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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It's made of steel - petrol and a match, job done.

I'm joking. (Burning hair smells horible)

apprentice

1,219 posts

275 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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If you are gonna trap a tree rat do ensure you have some heavy-duty protective gloves on. The little buggers have a serious set of teeth!

130tdi

1,153 posts

262 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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mechsympathy said:
It's made of steel - petrol and a match, job done.

I'm joking. (Burning hair smells horible)


If you're going to BBQ them, make sure there's more than one as they are only small

mojocvh

16,837 posts

277 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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What variety of squirrel??

MoJo.

pdV6

Original Poster:

16,442 posts

276 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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Grey buggers

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

270 months

Friday 21st May 2004
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apprentice said:
If you are gonna trap a tree rat do ensure you have some heavy-duty protective gloves on. The little buggers have a serious set of teeth!


If you do trap 'em, it's illegal to release them.

You are required to kill them.