[Shop-talk] Squirels in the attic

[old dirtbeard]

Hi John,

The key here is to "let them out" to eat and drink, but not to let them back 
in. I like squirrels in the wild and do not want to poison them either. I 
took some sheet metal flashing and put a hinge on the top and nailed it over 
the opening. They can leave but cannot return.

Once you are sure they all are out, permanently seal the opening (you do not 
want them dying in your attic, either).

I also have used the ultrasonic "blasters" (about $30, run on a 9VDC 
battery) that will drive them out as well.

best,

doug
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "john matthews" <john__matthews at hotmail.com>
To: <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 5:48 PM
Subject: [Shop-talk] Squirels in the attic


> Hi,
>
> Any tips on getting ground squirels out of our attic? The exterminator guy
> put sticky traps up there but my wife doesn't like the idea of killing
> squirels. When we thought they were rats she was OK with it but now....
>
> BTW, it's a tile roof in Arizona. The "attic" is really just a crawl space
> with blown in insulation so it's really hard to get around up there 
> without
> destroying the ceiling. Also, it's really hot here this time of year so
> anything we could do without going up there would be good.
>
> TIA,
>
> John
>
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