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I would let these particular squirrels stay in the semi-climate controlled comfort
of my house, with their cozy nest of gathered insulation, but they end
up chewing through wiring and conduit and can be a real expensive
guest.
Along the lines of subjective values, why are squirrels
generally acceptable to me, but rats so detestable? Squirrel's
are only rats with cute tails, but any rats in my yard or trees would
be immediately eradicated. Same with crickets and roaches,
...basically the same creature, but while I love crickets (I'll even
leave out wet paper towel and pieces of lettuce for the few that end
up in the house, ...but the roaches that make it inside are absolutely repugnant and
repulsive, and they get flushed without delay! The roaches here
in Texas, by the way, are not like the roaches up north. They
are more happy outside and rarely come inside the house. They
never go after food and such, and they travel alone, not in the hordes
of their northern kin, ...so they really aren't so different than the
crickets, ...but they are still "roaches", ...and
they're fricken HUGE!
Anyhow, I'm pretty sure I scared the cute little bastards out
before they completely settled in, but
I want to make sure before I seal up the hole. I don't want to
kill them unnecessarily, especially if it means leaving a bloated,
reeking carcass for me to smell for weeks. The
solution? ...fox urine!
I've heard of using predator urine as a deterrent for vermin, but
I've never used it myself or known anyone else to have used it. I bought
some yesterday, hearing that it will send the squirrels running faster
than shit through a goose. I was also warned it smells very, very
bad...
...it does!
Wow! It makes your eyes water and you can
feel the lining of your sinus melting away, ...not an attractive
fragrance! ...however, the directions warn that this urine may
attract other foxes, ...that it can be very appealing to them, especially
when they are in
heat. One mammals ultimate stink is another mammals lure of love
;)
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