In 1971, a girl and I hitched a ride in Rome with some guys from Baltimore who had purchased a beat up used VW van somewhere in Spain and were taking their time going to the Greek islands to go diving. So we ended up in an ancient part of Naples at a cheap hotel and got rooms overlooking the street. Some of us went to a wine shop and bought a huge glass container with many liters of good red vino and the seven of us, the 5 guys, me and the chick, repaired to my room and proceeded to put a major dent in that really big bottle. After a couple of hours, all of us were feeling no pain when the girl (she was very nice) looked out the window, turned and said, "Hey guys! There's some dudes messing around with your van!" So the 5 guys from Baltimore go tearing down the 3 flights of stairs, the chick and I looking down from the window, and leaving one with the van, go off yelling bloody murder and chase what appear to be Italian teenagers down the street until we couldn't see any of them. Eventually, huffing and puffing, they all come back upstairs, one carrying a speargun from the VW (I am not kidding), hit the vino with gusto, and declare, "Those bastards won't be coming back again!" So we are all back to drinking in excess when, after half an hour or so, the girl, her curiosity engaged, looks out the window and damned if the Italians are back at the van, trying to break in. "They're back!" she yells. Off they go, one of them with the speargun. This time, the Italians go nearly a block and then into a bar or something similar, and I'm worried. It's not a good neighborhood. Apparently, despite being drunk, our friends come to a halt in the middle of the street, talk together, and come back. Upstairs, they decide that two will drive the van outside of the city, pull over for the rest of the night, and come back in the morning to pick us up. So that's what they do. No rats or squirrels involved.
It was 1971. They all had steamy, sweaty, hairy sex. They were all heroin skinny with long unkempt hair, bell bottoms and shirts with huge collars if helps the visual.
never had this problem my dogs take care of any squirrels or other wildlife that dare even enter the yard I caught 1 of them eating a bird last night and still haven’t allowed his mouth to get anywhere near me because I’m a recovering germaphobe
Do you want my dog peed on sofa? Just kidding. It's a black leather sofa and I used an enzyme cleaner generously to clean it up the times it happened. Not fun, though. Haven't tried shining a black light at it yet, though. It may light up like a x-mas tree. lol
Cost me a little under $2k to lock rats out of my attic. It was AAAC Wildlife. They locked the rats in and poisoned them, then came back a couple of times to clear out the bodies. I would think squirrels would be easier. I think I'd be tempted to DIY with some rat poison from Home Depot.
Oh, it was involved, but only after the remaining Baltimore guys went to their own rooms, and the pair drove off with the van. That was the abridged version. What those guys did that night was pure lunacy. Good guys, though.
New guy coming on monday to trap the squirrel before sealing. trapping = 250. sealing the area they think it's coming through = 150. I found a couple of smaller areas I need to seal. Anyone know how to seal an area where the plywood has gone bad. a patchy area that's 6"x6"... will post a picture later.
This sounds more reasonable, that other quote was ridiculous... I'd just buy mesh wire to prevent them from pushing through, assuming after 6"x6" there's a spot to bite into etc, if it's plywood from the roof, you could probably band-aid it enough and then wait for a hail storm to just get the roof replaced (if it's time etc). Basically using wire mesh/metal for any holes and then upgrade any vents outside with plastic vent cover for the dryer and metal mesh for normal fan vents if those are entry points would also help. If it weren't squirrels I think sealing should be done first before trapping but I'm thinking since it's a squirrel it's probably a little different vs rats etc.. Regardless that price is very good and they aren't using poison which is good too. Poison sucks since they're likely to die in a wall/elsewhere making the situation worse.
While I was looking for the video I posted yesterday, I came across a few other couple catapult systems... these suckers really launch them, but they just come back for more :
