--- Richard Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > Every since I've been back at my parents, there's > been a lot of noise > coming from the attic above my bedroom. Sometimes > there's the sound of > scratching, other times a series of loud bumps or a > series of clicking > footsteps. We'd assumed that it was birds, because a > few years ago some > had broken in and we'd had to scare them out and > then block up the > holes they were using. A couple of days ago I went > up there to check > for damage and found that it was actually squirrels. > There are at least > two of them up there and they seem moderately tame. > Now we're trying to > figure out the best way to deal with them - I > certainly don't want to poison them.
If you don't have an Animal Control department that loans out live traps (or comes out to remove the animals unharmed), you could try bringing a friend's dog (on a leash, of course, and maybe a smallish terrier-type so as not to break through the ceiling) into the attic when the squirrels are 'home,' watch where they run to escape, and plug up the holes... :) I think some vets will loan out live traps as well, or wildlife rescue societies. Good luck! Debbi who has used her (leashed) cats to chase out birds from the house __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
