Squirrel in Attic

[CabezaBlanca]

Jack Russell!

This will definitely work!

[Graysonhogs]

Jack Russell!

Singer of Great White?

[CWayne121]

I have used a WIFI security camera before. Sent me a notification and I saw the squirrel leave. Ran outside and covered up the hole really quick. Put the camera inside the attic for two days to make sure nothing else was in there trying to get out. Problem solved.

I laughed. Imagine that squirrel's surprise when they were locked out of their rent-free apartment.

I just use my pellet gun, but I've often thought about the DIY catapult method as well. I've never had luck with peanut butter in a live trap. Is there a trick to it other than putting a quarter-sized amount in there and setting it?

[bowhntrmatt]

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[ATI]

Shoot it with a bb gun. That's almost considered as a High Fence lease hunting

[dustoffer]

I know a guy who put pecan halves coated with peanut butter and then sprinkled with some type of fly bait--

[Pedernal]

I laughed. Imagine that squirrel's surprise when they were locked out of their rent-free apartment.

I just use my pellet gun, but I've often thought about the DIY catapult method as well. I've never had luck with peanut butter in a live trap. Is there a trick to it other than putting a quarter-sized amount in there and setting it?

Make sure the trap gets trigger releases easily… we tied a small bottle cap to the trigger plate… pic is prior to “loading” it with peanut butter…

[RifleBowPistol]

I just shoot them, I had not seen any in months, but then about two weeks ago, the came out in force, killed eight of them in two weeks. I know we still have at least two in the area.

As for the babies, they were born a while back and are now out of the nests and running around on their own. Most of the squirrels I have killed in the past three weeks were young squirrels. That's a big part of the reason, we started seeing a bunch of squirrels, starting three weeks ago.

If you don't want to shoot them, glue traps will work. Get the biggest glue traps you can find, then place them were you are only going to catch the squirrels, then maybe rats and mice. Figure out where they are traveling, in the attic, it would obviously be the rafters, just figure out which ones. Then place a glue trap on those. Tie the traps down with a piece of wire, or it will likely disappear, to be found years later is some very odd place. Then maybe tie some bells or something that will make a distinctive noise when the trap starts moving around.

If they get caught on a glue trap and then gnaw their way off of the trap. I am pretty sure the glue plugs up their digestive system, which will eventually kill them. We have had mice get off of glue traps, then we found them dead days afterwards.

[stevieray54]

I have put a radio up there, turn the volume up super loud hook it to a timer. He will leave. Find out how he is getting in and patch the hole

[Chase4556]

I laughed. Imagine that squirrel's surprise when they were locked out of their rent-free apartment.

I just use my pellet gun, but I've often thought about the DIY catapult method as well. I've never had luck with peanut butter in a live trap. Is there a trick to it other than putting a quarter-sized amount in there and setting it?

Changed the locks on him!

When planning my Avenue of approach I remember my dad using rat poison back in the day. Ended up with a dead squirrel in the wall of their half bath, terrible smell, flies coming under the base boards… was bad news. So I decided to go with something that would guarantee I didn’t end up with a dead animal in the attic.

[Boomer57]

borrow a full auto air soft rifle from a kid in the neighborhood. go into the attic and blister his butt. he won't be back and its kinda satisfying.

[Texas Grown]

I've trapped a ton of squirrels in a live trap in my backyard. They eat up the neighbor's pecans. I put the trap on some wood planks. It soaks up the squirrels scent once you get one in there. And you don't have to bait again after that. Squirrels are curious creatures. And always want to know where others have been, both male and female. Be sure to leave the first one in there a while, on the wood, before dispatching. Once dispatched, put rodent in a one gallon Ziploc bag, if you don't have a way of immediate disposal. And place in a freezer till time to dispose to keep any odors down, just like you would the chicken platters with diapers when you buy fresh cut chicken from the store.



You can also buy squirrel scent on-line. I just use a few old pecans to get the first one or two in when setting a new trap.

[Mudbug]

Put a couple of coffee cans in the attic with mothballs the stink the high heaven for couple of days but they will vacate the area pretty quickly and then just take the moth balls out after you plug the hole

[Mudbug]

But whatever you do don't scatter them in the attic or your neighbor will be living with you LOL