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Flying squirrels
« on: March 05, 2015, 01:42:54 PM »
Ok Homemade traps that actually work?   Anyone?

Hand grenade and dynamite is a very good option, although out of stock at the moment.
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Re: Flying squirrels
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2015, 04:18:52 PM »
Ok may I ask why you want to trap flying squirrels.?
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Re: Flying squirrels
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2015, 05:19:47 PM »
They are running through the walls of my house.
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Re: Flying squirrels
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2015, 05:23:19 PM »
They will destroy an attic or any insulation in your walls. I know a guy that had a colony in his attic and had to remove and replace all insulation and patch all the holes they made everywhere
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Re: Flying squirrels
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2015, 10:47:51 PM »
Quote from: Jwood on March 05, 2015, 05:23:19 PM
They will destroy an attic or any insulation in your walls. I know a guy that had a colony in his attic and had to remove and replace all insulation and patch all the holes they made everywhere

Sounds as bad as those damn pineys. Me and a buddy de-pineyed the farm one time after one of those SOB's ran up my arm after opening a drawer in the old corn crib while looking for a bearing.
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Re: Flying squirrels
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2015, 10:21:09 AM »
Could try a rat trap if they are small enough, almost got a red squirrel with one.  The red squirrels like to live in my attic, got a few with small box trap and nuts.  Gave them to a trapper said they make Barbie clothes out of them in.  Good luck they are tricky to trap, still have one to get, dog is on a mission to find it.
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Re: Flying squirrels
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2015, 11:01:10 AM »
That's funny you mentioned your dog, over the past few years my dogs have gotten more than the cats, off course I am still ahead with the Bb gun.
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Re: Flying squirrels
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2015, 07:24:13 PM »
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Re: Flying squirrels
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2015, 07:43:37 PM »
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Re: Flying squirrels
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2015, 06:14:26 AM »
Around here we put a strobe light in the attic it drives them out, but the light has to cover every inch of space so you mite need more then one works great
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Re: Flying squirrels
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2015, 12:16:24 PM »
mothballs...I put them where ever I don't want mice and spiders...the smell drives them out
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Re: Flying squirrels
« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2015, 01:26:33 PM »
Quote from: atvalaska on March 07, 2015, 12:16:24 PM
mothballs...I put them where ever I don't want mice and spiders...the smell drives them out

Only bad thing about moth balls is they stink to rodents as well as people I can't stand the smell of them.
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Re: Flying squirrels
« Reply #12 on: March 14, 2015, 04:57:57 AM »
Eviction notices handed out last night, caught three in some rat sticky traps.
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