A Very Unwelcome Visitor

[GrassrootsConservative]

do not grab the squirrel it will bite you....badly and then you get to undergo shots

Serious advice? If I grab a squirrel it will bite me? [Sarcasm]I had no idea.[/Sarcasm]

[Cthulhu]

You could always borrow a friend's ferret too. That would take care of it. Or a hungry snake.

Alternatively, if you want to coax it out, you can play high frequency tones to piss it off to the point of leaving.

[countryboy]

Yes. Decon will do the trick. Although you better be prepared for your place to stick for roughly a month if it dies inside your walls. Decon kills by breaking down the blood ability to clot while lacerating the bowels. They die thirsty looking for water. So you usually find them at water sources.

Although you could borrow a neighbors cat and put it in there as well. That would work too.

I don't believe decon will kill squirrels or chipmunks. They are not easy to poison. I have had limited success live trapping chipmunks and squirrels. You have to bait and set up the traps in a very specific way. Of course after I live trap them they go for a little swim in the pond. I have also had some success with chipmunks using a device called the Rat Zapper. But that too has to be set up in a very specific manner.

My break barrel pellet gun with scope is the best way to control them.

[countryboy]

Serious advice? If I grab a squirrel it will bite me? [Sarcasm]I had no idea.[/Sarcasm]

I wouldn't worry too much, they don't eat much.

[Cthulhu]

I don't believe decon will kill squirrels or chipmunks. They are not easy to poison. I have had limited success live trapping chipmunks and squirrels. You have to bait and set up the traps in a very specific way. Of course after I live trap them they go for a little swim in the pond. I have also had some success with chipmunks using a device called the Rat Zapper. But that too has to be set up in a very specific manner.

My break barrel pellet gun with scope is the best way to control them.

I have had some success when using it when working pest control. But the most effective method is deterring them. Critter Away works marvelously. But so does having a predatory animals known to hunt and eat them - cats, snakes, ferrets etc...

[countryboy]

I have had some success when using it when working pest control. But the most effective method is deterring them. Critter Away works marvelously. But so does having a predatory animals known to hunt and eat them - cats, snakes, ferrets etc...

Where I live, there's no deterring them. I keep the house pretty tight, and have never had anything other than bats sneak though. But out buildings and vehicles are fair game. I have had car wires chewed up a few times over the years, the last time to the tune of $500. We do use critter repellent for the deer.

[Cthulhu]

Where I live, there's no deterring them. I keep the house pretty tight, and have never had anything other than bats sneak though. But out buildings and vehicles are fair game. I have had car wires chewed up a few times over the years, the last time to the tune of $500. We do use critter repellent for the deer.

If you can get your hands on some fox urine that might help out, or coyote urine. Wolf urine I have heard helps keep the deer away, but have no evidence to that effect - but it would make sense.

[roadmaster]

What I have found that works if you want to release them is an item called the catchmaster. It's a glue like paper and it's fairly cheap to buy. It will catch a mouse, snake ect. I use them when it gets cold and critters try to come in.

[Max Rockatansky]

I don't believe decon will kill squirrels or chipmunks. They are not easy to poison. I have had limited success live trapping chipmunks and squirrels. You have to bait and set up the traps in a very specific way. Of course after I live trap them they go for a little swim in the pond. I have also had some success with chipmunks using a device called the Rat Zapper. But that too has to be set up in a very specific manner.

My break barrel pellet gun with scope is the best way to control them.

Being proactive is always a good measure, but sometimes local legalities are involved.

I've always had good luck with the aforementioned squirrel snare since it doesn't rely on bait, but simple squirrel laziness to work. A slanted pole is an easier climb than straight up a tree.