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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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