Squirrel problems

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Mr Gus
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Russian TV propaganda pundits have been saying for a while now that in the UK we are forced to eating park squirrels due to food problems as a result of all that money funding ukraine :roll:

So best shoot em & place the carcass on facebook marketplace or whatever :lol:

Likely KFC will be forced to bring out the Brer rabbit family bucket imminently.
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Mr Gus wrote: ↑Tue Aug 08, 2023 11:11 am
Likely KFC will be forced to bring out the Brer rabbit family bucket imminently.
:lol:
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Luckily I noticed its approach this morning as it nipped up under the panels again.

The ladders were already in position to permit a speedy eviction. I hope that the squirrel is a quick learner, so I don't have to repeat this day-after-day.

Any wisdom to share before I start buying and installing the Bird Guard type mesh ??

PS. Alas, the water-jet-from-hose would never get to the ( distant ) target in such a confined space.
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Definitely use metal clips
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I wonder if hawk kites on poles work with squirrels?

Personally , i'd shoot young Nutty then feel bad about it for 10 secs before moving on.
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Really, by now decades after we began mounting panels on roofs & the like you'd have thought there would be a few off the shelf strong wire guard boxing in air draught gap providing solutions wouldnt you?

A frame drill point to attach a pull out spring or protruding elbow joint mechanism that allows you to attach / remove a strong skirt limiting void space access to wildlife.
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openspaceman wrote: ↑Wed May 31, 2023 4:59 pm Fen mark 4 in a tunnel
With bait, crunchy peanut butter works well with rats. A mate told me that and it was SO true. 4 days nothing, pb bait, bam!
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Joeboy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2023 8:25 am
openspaceman wrote: ↑Wed May 31, 2023 4:59 pm Fen mark 4 in a tunnel
With bait, crunchy peanut butter works well with rats. A mate told me that and it was SO true. 4 days nothing, pb bait, bam!
both rats and squirels are now ignoring pb in mine. I'm going to try chocolate next... Any other ideas?
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AE-NMidlands wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2023 8:29 am
Joeboy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2023 8:25 am
openspaceman wrote: ↑Wed May 31, 2023 4:59 pm Fen mark 4 in a tunnel
With bait, crunchy peanut butter works well with rats. A mate told me that and it was SO true. 4 days nothing, pb bait, bam!
both rats and squirels are now ignoring pb in mine. I'm going to try chocolate next... Any other ideas?
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Re: Squirrel problems

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Joeboy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2023 9:30 am
AE-NMidlands wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2023 8:29 am
Joeboy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2023 8:25 am With bait, crunchy peanut butter works well with rats. A mate told me that and it was SO true. 4 days nothing, pb bait, bam!
both rats and squirels are now ignoring pb in mine. I'm going to try chocolate next... Any other ideas?
Nutella.
I'll give it a go.
Thanks A
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