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On Wed, 16 Dec 2015 05:19:33 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 12/16/2015 4:37 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 12/15/2015 11:34 PM, wrote: Set the trap again. You may have more than one. BTW a 2" hole sounds like it was opened up to be a door. That is about as big as any of them need to go through at a full run. They can slow down and get through a much smaller hole wiggling their way through. They quickly open it up before they go back out. I had a full grown roof rat get out of my trap by chewing out one wire in a 1/2" mesh hardware cloth cage. (1" x 1/2" hole) It took a while for me to even find it. I thought I had a real Houdini. He was there and 5 minutes later he was gone. He was pretty dumb because I caught him again the next night. I went right after him that time before he started chewing. Yup. I had set the trap again after releasing the first one. At 3 am I woke up to the sound of something frantically banging around in it. Went up and had another one ... a little bit smaller than the first. These are obviously very young grey squirrels. Based on pictures I found on the Internet they appear to be maybe 3 or 4 months old. Look just like a full grown squirrel but are much smaller. So, I released this guy down in the woods. It was dark and I couldn't see the deer who was standing about 10 feet from me. The deer darted, crashing through the woods which scared the crap out of me for a sec. The wildlife is active at 3:30 am. Went back inside and set the trap again. Sat down with a cup of coffee and *bang* ... heard the trap slide door shut again. That was half an hour ago (4 am) Another one. That's three. From what I've read on the 'net ... the mother runs the adult male out of the area after the kids are born. Then, once they have reached the age where they can fend for themselves, she leaves. They typically have anywhere from 3 to 5 at birth, so I may have one or two more. Update: After releasing the third one, I set the trap again and went back to bed. Within 5 minutes I heard the trap's door slam shut again. Number 4. Released in woods. Gonna be a long day with little sleep. No, they are not "returning". I can tell from markings and size that they are all individuals. Hopefully, that's all of them but I set the trap again just in case. \ The rule of thumb with chipmunks is seven miles away if you don't want them back. Don't know where that came from, but that's my story and what I do. I might start spray painting their tails just to make sure. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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On Wed, 16 Dec 2015 05:19:33 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 12/16/2015 4:37 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 12/15/2015 11:34 PM, wrote: Set the trap again. You may have more than one. BTW a 2" hole sounds like it was opened up to be a door. That is about as big as any of them need to go through at a full run. They can slow down and get through a much smaller hole wiggling their way through. They quickly open it up before they go back out. I had a full grown roof rat get out of my trap by chewing out one wire in a 1/2" mesh hardware cloth cage. (1" x 1/2" hole) It took a while for me to even find it. I thought I had a real Houdini. He was there and 5 minutes later he was gone. He was pretty dumb because I caught him again the next night. I went right after him that time before he started chewing. Yup. I had set the trap again after releasing the first one. At 3 am I woke up to the sound of something frantically banging around in it. Went up and had another one ... a little bit smaller than the first. These are obviously very young grey squirrels. Based on pictures I found on the Internet they appear to be maybe 3 or 4 months old. Look just like a full grown squirrel but are much smaller. So, I released this guy down in the woods. It was dark and I couldn't see the deer who was standing about 10 feet from me. The deer darted, crashing through the woods which scared the crap out of me for a sec. The wildlife is active at 3:30 am. Went back inside and set the trap again. Sat down with a cup of coffee and *bang* ... heard the trap slide door shut again. That was half an hour ago (4 am) Another one. That's three. From what I've read on the 'net ... the mother runs the adult male out of the area after the kids are born. Then, once they have reached the age where they can fend for themselves, she leaves. They typically have anywhere from 3 to 5 at birth, so I may have one or two more. Update: After releasing the third one, I set the trap again and went back to bed. Within 5 minutes I heard the trap's door slam shut again. Number 4. Released in woods. Gonna be a long day with little sleep. No, they are not "returning". I can tell from markings and size that they are all individuals. Hopefully, that's all of them but I set the trap again just in case. I suppose you could have sprayed a little of that water based "marking paint" on the tail to be sure. Then for a while you could see your "guests" running around in the yard. It is supposed to be fairly non toxic as things like that go. (once the propellant evaporates) |
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Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/15/2015 11:34 PM, wrote: Set the trap again. You may have more than one. BTW a 2" hole sounds like it was opened up to be a door. That is about as big as any of them need to go through at a full run. They can slow down and get through a much smaller hole wiggling their way through. They quickly open it up before they go back out. I had a full grown roof rat get out of my trap by chewing out one wire in a 1/2" mesh hardware cloth cage. (1" x 1/2" hole) It took a while for me to even find it. I thought I had a real Houdini. He was there and 5 minutes later he was gone. He was pretty dumb because I caught him again the next night. I went right after him that time before he started chewing. Yup. I had set the trap again after releasing the first one. At 3 am I woke up to the sound of something frantically banging around in it. Went up and had another one ... a little bit smaller than the first. These are obviously very young grey squirrels. Based on pictures I found on the Internet they appear to be maybe 3 or 4 months old. Look just like a full grown squirrel but are much smaller. So, I released this guy down in the woods. It was dark and I couldn't see the deer who was standing about 10 feet from me. The deer darted, crashing through the woods which scared the crap out of me for a sec. The wildlife is active at 3:30 am. Went back inside and set the trap again. Sat down with a cup of coffee and *bang* ... heard the trap slide door shut again. That was half an hour ago (4 am) Another one. That's three. From what I've read on the 'net ... the mother runs the adult male out of the area after the kids are born. Then, once they have reached the age where they can fend for themselves, she leaves. They typically have anywhere from 3 to 5 at birth, so I may have one or two more. I put in a barn owl nesting box. Squirrel box now. We have a horned owl someplace close as we hear it hooting sometimes. Was told barn owls avoid horned owl territory. Figured natural roof rat killer. |
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On Wed, 16 Dec 2015 09:10:05 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote: On 12/15/2015 11:34 PM, wrote: Set the trap again. You may have more than one. BTW a 2" hole sounds like it was opened up to be a door. That is about as big as any of them need to go through at a full run. They can slow down and get through a much smaller hole wiggling their way through. They quickly open it up before they go back out. I had a full grown roof rat get out of my trap by chewing out one wire in a 1/2" mesh hardware cloth cage. (1" x 1/2" hole) It took a while for me to even find it. I thought I had a real Houdini. He was there and 5 minutes later he was gone. He was pretty dumb because I caught him again the next night. I went right after him that time before he started chewing. Yup. I had set the trap again after releasing the first one. At 3 am I woke up to the sound of something frantically banging around in it. Went up and had another one ... a little bit smaller than the first. These are obviously very young grey squirrels. Based on pictures I found on the Internet they appear to be maybe 3 or 4 months old. Look just like a full grown squirrel but are much smaller. So, I released this guy down in the woods. It was dark and I couldn't see the deer who was standing about 10 feet from me. The deer darted, crashing through the woods which scared the crap out of me for a sec. The wildlife is active at 3:30 am. Went back inside and set the trap again. Sat down with a cup of coffee and *bang* ... heard the trap slide door shut again. That was half an hour ago (4 am) Another one. That's three. From what I've read on the 'net ... the mother runs the adult male out of the area after the kids are born. Then, once they have reached the age where they can fend for themselves, she leaves. They typically have anywhere from 3 to 5 at birth, so I may have one or two more. I put in a barn owl nesting box. Squirrel box now. We have a horned owl someplace close as we hear it hooting sometimes. Was told barn owls avoid horned owl territory. Figured natural roof rat killer. We have an owl expert right here on the staff. -- Ban idiots, not guns! |
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