Rascally Squirrel

[Mark S. Fedor]

Hi there! We've had a squirrel take up residence in one
section of the eaves on our house. Chewed right through
a small section of wood to gain access. I tried blocking
off the entrance with some woodwork, but the squirrel
chewed right through that.

I don't want to hurt the thing, but I don't want him living
in our house. Is there any way to eradicate him and keep
him eradicated? Like moth balls? etc.?

I was thinking of tying one of our cats on the roof right
in front of his access hole, but our cats are afraid of heights. :^)

I try to read this group as much as I can, but find myself always
falling behind. I prefer E-mail responses, but will step up my
efforts to read this list in the next few weeks.

I will summarize of course.

Thanks very much.

Mark Fedor
fe...@uu.psi.com
uupsi!fedor

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Performance Systems International fe...@uu.psi.com
Albany, NY, USA +1 518-283-8860
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[Tom Sardella]

We've had problems in the past trying to keep squirrels out of our flower
beds. What finally worked was dried blood (you buy it as a fertilizer).
I had read somewhere that squirrels can't stand the smell of it, although
I've noticed that it attracts our cat. We just spread it around the area
we want to keep them away from. I don't know if it would help in your
situation (I don't think I'd want to spread it around my house), but it's
worked really well for us.

Tom Sardella
sard...@strfleet.gsfc.nasa.gov