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06-21-2011, 10:07 PM
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Exterminating Flying Squirrels
This is a real off-topic thread, so here goes.
As I'm typing this, I'm delaying the inevitable. I'm hearing scratching sounds in my ceiling of metal on metal. It's coming from a trap that I put in my ceiling a few days ago. Yes, you heard me correctly, ceiling. I live in a house that we sub-contracted ourselves (wife and I) 5 years ago. Just recently, we've been having a flying squirrel problem. How do I know? Well, so far I've caught 3 of them. They have somehow found an entry point into our house (which I haven't found yet) and have made it their home. Some night it sounds like a dozen of them rattling around in the walls and ceilings, but I know sounds are magnified so it might be 2 or 3 of them. They seem to have nested in the attic because that's where I found droppings, but they somehow found a way to travel between the first and second floors of my family room. I've recently discovered how. I have a 7.1 home theater in my family room with 7 speakers in the ceiling. I am now grateful I made this decision because they provide just enough room to get a trap up there. I caught one of the squirrels two days ago, and another one seems to be caught now. My wife just said she knew these speakers would come in handy one day! I guess I'm vindicated. Anybody face this problem before and have suggestions? | ||
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06-21-2011, 10:16 PM
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Nothing you can do until you find the point of entry. When you do, stuff it with steel wool.
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06-21-2011, 10:57 PM
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my friend had a bat problem, sat outside drinking beer untill we saw where they came out of the roof around dusk. You need to brush up on their eating whatever time where they go out and hunt, and pitch a tent.
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06-21-2011, 11:12 PM
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Ah yes. I had a similar problem in the townhouse I used to live in. The trees overhung the roof, and they had found a way inside.
First, find the hole and fix it. In my case they were getting through a place where the roof was separating from the framing. Secondly, they make poisons which can delayed kill. It is a poison which is consumed and then activated when the animal drinks water. Since most water sources are NOT in your attic, you don't have to deal with the stink as they will most likely die outside at their water source. Third, if you don't want to DoT them to death, your other option is to install a bright strobe light. Being nocturnal, they avoid the light and it drives them nuts. In the end, this is what I had to do. I never saw it because it was in the attic. Anytime I heard them, I plugged in the extension chord and the two huge strobes I had up there fired off, and they hauled ass. There are several different options. Give this a good read: http://www.bugspray.com/catalog/products/page359.html Azorath | ||
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