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squirrels running all over my roof

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  • 27-03-2008 3:24pm
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    togster
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    So i live in sweden and there are red squirrels everywhere. Really nice etc but they have become the bane of my life. They are running all over the roof of my appartment and basically being a nuisance. Is there anything i can do to get rid of them.


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    Run_to_da_hills
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    togster wrote: »
    So i live in sweden and there are red squirrels everywhere. Really nice etc but they have become the bane of my life. They are running all over the roof of my appartment and basically being a nuisance. Is there anything i can do to get rid of them.
    Get a cat if you are allowed one in the apartment complex.


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    jameshayes
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    get some grey squirrels, that worked in ireland!


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    AlanSparrowhawk
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    togster wrote: »
    So i live in sweden and there are red squirrels everywhere. Really nice etc but they have become the bane of my life. They are running all over the roof of my appartment and basically being a nuisance. Is there anything i can do to get rid of them.

    What's the actual problem? Making noise? Would you be permitted to cut away the branches of the tree that let them onto the roof of the apartment? Or are they going up drain pipes?


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    togster
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    i dont know how they are gettin up there. There is no branches. Its the noise because they run around all the time up there. I can't get a cat because im not allowed one. They are cute and all but they are a nuisance. Theres so many of them too. LOL at the grey squirrels!


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    kerrysgold
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    you should be pleased, red squirrels are becoming very rare in this country. they are lovely little animals, the grey ones are too actually.


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    togster
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    kerrysgold wrote: »
    you should be pleased, red squirrels are becoming very rare in this country. they are lovely little animals, the grey ones are too actually.


    What? Why would i be pleased? they wake me up and run around the whole time annoying the hell out of me. Talked to someone tonight and they are not on the protected list. They are going up the down pipes so i might put something slipp on them so they can't get a grip


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    GA361
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    What about one of those high pitched noise making boxes that only rats can hear?


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    The Artist
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    how about this?
    http://www.pestcontrol-products.com/squirrel_evictor.htm
    or Cayenne pepper ,Chilli pepper.


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    afatbollix
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    catch them and eat them...


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    togster
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    davey180 wrote: »
    how about this?
    http://www.pestcontrol-products.com/squirrel_evictor.htm
    or Cayenne pepper ,Chilli pepper.

    Thanks for the suggestion and seems good for an attic but these squirrels run ontop of the roof so i don't think it would work. Will try the chilli powder though! Thanks

    anto-t wrote: »
    catch them and eat them...

    Eh no
    GA361 wrote: »
    What about one of those high pitched noise making boxes that only rats can hear?

    Do you think it might work if i have it inside the appartment?


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    The Artist
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    Originally Posted by davey180
    how about this?
    http://www.pestcontrol-products.com/...el_evictor.htm
    or Cayenne pepper ,Chilli pepper.
    Put the evictor on top (on roof?) maybe?


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    togster
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    davey180 wrote: »
    Originally Posted by davey180
    how about this?
    http://www.pestcontrol-products.com/...el_evictor.htm
    or Cayenne pepper ,Chilli pepper.
    Put the evictor on top (on roof?) maybe?

    Yeah good point!!:) Ill try the pepper and stuff first. I don't know wht they insist on dancing around on my roof though. Can'y understand the appeal


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    Our man in Havana
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    Thread closed. 1 banned.


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