brads-1 t1_isob8b6 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 2:02 PM

Bowls of ammonia in the attic, then seal up the holes. Note that it takes a generation for the squirrels to "forget" the nice space with lots of nesting materials. There are ways of speeding up the generational refresh with a little time and a pellet rifle......

RVAviewer t1_isonc99 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 3:33 PM

All non lethal tactics did not work for us, and we tried them all. Cut the trees back and they climb the house. Close a hole they chew another somewhere else. Unfortunate circumstance for the squirrel(s) but they are terribly destructive

brads-1 t1_isoobwx wrote on October 17, 2022 at 3:40 PM

That's why I deployed lethal tactics. You can trap them yourself with a have-a-heart trap, but it is illegal to relocate them, you must dispose of them.

ShuRugal t1_isou464 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 4:21 PM

and it's illegal to relocate them for good reasons: they will simply become a problem for whoever lives nearest where you release them. Squirrels are also disease vectors, so moving them around can spread diseases between squirrel populations.

ItchUch13 t1_isowlsf wrote on October 17, 2022 at 4:39 PM

I’ve used a .22 Gamo PCP to keep squirrels in check out where my dad lives, they learned to avoid his property pretty quick.