trander
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Has anybody got a suggestion on how to stop squirrels from chewing holes in my cover? TIA, Tom.
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Rollincool
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A good hunting dog. Rat traps. Oil of peppermint. Someone watching with a BB gun... I vote for oil of peppermint.
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JoeChiOhki
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D-con and something they'd like to eat mixed with it, sit it up on top. Just keep a garbage bag handy. Also, make certain there aren't any cats in the area that might get into it by accident.
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nancyinj
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If any of these work please let everyone know. We are trying, and failing, to stop them from eating holes in all of our gas and propane lines.
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jlfiber
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My DW uses a product that is made from black pepper on her potted plants to keep them from digging in the pots. It works well but, has to be applied after each rain - which is about everyday lately. You'd have to make it into a paste for your application and then it could stain the plastic. They will get the idea sooner or later. I'd go with a "Have-A-Hart" wire cage trap and then relocate them in the next state!
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mission mike
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leave a radio on in the trailer.also try some piter spray from the pet shop.It stoped are dog from chewing.I tasted it and almost barfed.also rat trap's with peanutbutter.
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RoadRunner65
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They ate the wiring out of my truck around the engine once. I had no idea until the truck wouldn't start one day. $$$ to fix - I hope you get them.
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Sportsman Matt
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I had a squirrel problem once...solved it with the old Winchester 12 Gauge.
Actually I found putting some mothballs around the perimeter and around the roof tend to keep the critters out.
If not it only takes about 1/4" of lead to put about 75% of the shot in the place of the squirrels head.
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Gary3
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When we lived up north my wife made short order of them with a pellet gun then the ravens would take them away, he we have a little Jack Russel that works real good.
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silversand
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Quote:If not it only takes about 1/4" of lead to put about 75% of the shot in the place of the squirrels head.
I second this; however wait till you know which of the local 3-dozen squirrels sets atop your camper before getting him with a load of 3-inch double-O so you get the right offender, and line-of-sight is aligned with a neighbor's house you don't like, all inside an urban area setting...not.
I don't know about your town, but we live on a mountain 12-miles from the nearest town, with nearest neighbors 400-feet away. If we let loose with a 12-gauge cannon (or, any other firearm) on our property, the shooter would get 5 to 10 in prison before you could say: it's raining pellets!
Squirrels chewing anything: there's virtually nothing you can do about it save moving to a squirrel-free environment. You remove 1 squirrel, 3 more will take it's place, filling it's territorial niche in an hour....and so on.
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