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Squirrels and other rodents have become major pests throughout the
suburbs in the United States. Although the antics of gray squirrels keep
us amused while sipping coffee on the deck, these same antics in the
attic at night or early morning are intolerable.
Rodents in the attic are responsible for thousands of electrical
fires each year. For this reason alone rodents of any sort in the attic
or walls should be eliminated.
Squirrels, flying squirrels and roof rats are 3 rodents that
typically infest our homes. The rest of this article will talk about
ways to keep them in the yard where they belong.
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Bird feeders--Feeding birds is the thing to do in the suburbs.
But when the birds come, so do the rodents. If the bird feeder is on
a pole, try using 4-the-birds
gel on the pole. The squirrels don't like
this sticky irritant. It will not hurt any type of animal, only
repels them. Any solution that you arrive at that allows the birds
to feed but denies access to the rodents is what you want at the
bird feeder.
Deny the rodents access into the attic by trimming all touching
or overhanging limbs around the house, installing a screen on the
bottom of drains, and applying 4-the-birds
gel on wires leading inside.
Check it out!!
The Rat
Zapper
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SQUIRREL CONTROL
Once the rodents have gotten
inside how do you get them out?
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DON'T USE A POISON BAIT!! Many times the target rodent
won't take the bait anyway, but if it does you will have a terrible
odor within a few days after death. There is no bait on the
market (and never has been) that EMBALMS the rodent so it
doesn't smell. If an animal dies, it stinks!!
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The best solution is to trap the
pest with a live animal trap. If you are hearing activity in the
dead of night, then the pest is most likely a roof rat or flying
squirrel. For this pest use a live
animal trap. Activity during early
morning or daytime is more then likely squirrels. Our trappers
lure bait works very well on all rodents. If you wish
to release the rodents unharmed you must transport them many miles
from your home to prevent them from returning.
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Rid-A-Critter
is a repellent that will many times drive rodents, birds and bats
from a confined area. Once the pest has vacated repairs must soon be
made to prevent a reinvasion by using hardware cloth and ropel
liquid. Ropel will give anything it is sprayed
on a very bitter taste, this keeps the squirrels from re-cutting the
patched wood and reentering.
4-The
Birds Cartridge
Rid-A-Critter
Ropel
Rat
and Squirrel Live Animal Traps
Trapper's
lure Bait
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