Homeowner hears commotion on roof all day, looks up and sees a squirrel gnawing on his vent pipe. My questions are why, and what can you do to prevent it?
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Greg in Connecticut
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Greg,
For some reason the Tree Rats love to chew on certain types of plastic :( They have done a job on one of our lawn chairs, but have left three of them alone ? Only solution I know of is the 22 caliber type, or in my case a 5mm Sheridan Pellet rifle. You could try covering the stack with hardware cloth and see if that stops them. Best bet would be to trim the trees so they cant get on the roof at all. Next thing they will be chewing is the soffits, trying to get into the attic to nest. Ask me how I know :(
Bill Koustenis
Advanced Automotive Machine
Waldorf Md
firearm....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
poison.
plan "B"...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Plan A for my wife.
I had a problem several years ago, I ended up trapping them and releasing them about 10 miles away from the house.
Plan c, my wife cleans out the cat pan with water and throws it in the yard, haven't had a squirrel all summer!
plan "B" is a one time fix...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Unfortunately they come back. Plan C helps that.
A friend I've done a lot of work for--when he moved into his current place about 6 or 8 years ago, they were in the attic chewing everything.
"Of course you know, this means WAR..."
He keeps a pellet gun handy all the time and shoots them from strategic positions inside the house. They sit in regular places around the yard... "A classic shot..." he'll say about the crotch of one tree, in good sight from the downstairs bath window cranked open just a crack.
While working one day I was headed down into the basement to flip a breaker or something and I noticed on the wall of the stair, a little pencil drawing of a squirrel and all these hash marks, you know, 1,2,3,4,slash...
He's killed now over 150 squirrels. They just keep showing up!
Covered mine w/lead. No more problems.
The vent pipe, not the squirrels<G>.
Drying out. 3 fat dead mouzies in traps, proof that winter is coming early.
Hope no one from PETA is reading this blog---WW57
that happens some times....
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
They ate the lead boots off 6 of mine.
They gnawed the lead flashing off my mom's chimney; if I hadn't seen it, I would never have believed it.
Mice chewed the lead posts off the battery in her rv, and most of the wiring harness off the engine too.
Replaced the flashing,has been ok for 10 years. Put about 50 dryer sheets in the camper, under hood and all, has been ok for a couple years.
Sorry, I don't have a clue as to what would repel them from pvc...that's screwy.
On the poison/shooting/ trapping note...the guy I bought my lot from had no tolerance for squirrels, but was a gentle soul. Used to trap em in a have-a-hart trap, and spray paint their tails orange before he'd release them a few miles away. He wanted to be able to tell if the same ones were coming back.......Fruitcake
Bing
Ye gods! You breed super squirrelies down there. We've got the wimpy ones, that drive my dogs stark raving mad.Drying out. 3 fat dead mouzies in traps, proof that winter is coming early.
Lead don't help.They keep chewing the lead cover off the telephone cable..
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
My, that looks familiar ;-) When our house got it's new roof, the roofers replaced the flashing with one made from lead that has a tube extending up the length of the vent and is rolled into the opening. I guess tree rats don't like lead - no more problems
Replace it with iron pipe. And use some lead.
Little balls of lead that is.
Apparently, PVC is nutritious and is lacking in their normal food supply. They have chewed on my garage trim. Bastiges!
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