Squirrel Problems

[Ramesses]

My relatives have got squirrels in her loft and I was wandering if anyone knew of any good ways to get them out,she has tried her local council but sadly they won't help,any suggestions very welcome?

[roslyn251254]

rat poison!

[B00]

Go up there, make as big a noise as possible to scare them out of the loft, then block up wherever it is they came in from.

[Anngel123]

Cat....

[tonyav]

Agree with Roslyn.

[chaptazbru]

Surprised the Council won't come out - they do in my neck of the woods (NW) cos I know someone who had the same problem. They do kill them though which is a shame, but I don't suppose you can have squirrels taking over your loft !

[Anngel123]

Or if you know anyone with a ferret that might do it!

[Ramesses]

I think she's tried Rat Poison,also they have blocked all the holes up too,but they are still getting up there?

[tonyav]

They chew anything and everything including electric cables !

[B00]

if she's blocked up all the entrance ways, they aint still getting in, it's the ones still there causing the problems.

[tonyav]

Probably through the soffits.

[Ramesses]

Someone else has taken over her council,Watford area and they won't apparently. My mum has recommended using Chilli Powder?

[Mosaic]

Baited traps are effective - they go with a 'thunk' and then you need to remove them, empty and re-set.
Sounds cruel but dead is dead, poison is slow.
And then the poison squirrel lies in the loft rotting.....

[Mosaic]

Chili powder would be OK if you are marinating the squirrels before stewing. But don't stew them if they've had rat poison.

[hc4361]

I assume these are grey squirrels. If you trap them it is illegal to release them back in to the wild. You either have to keep them or kill them.

I agree with Mosaic - baited traps, or call an expert in.

[gsr600]

have a look here.
http://www.squirrelcontrol.co.uk/

[gsr600]

or try these people in london.

http://pestcontrollon....uk/squirrel-control/

[roslyn251254]

We've got one of those in our garden gsr600 - no use whatsoever! They still scavenge all they can from my bird table until I squirt them with a supersoaker gun!
They won't die immediately from the poison. They used to come in my loft under the soffits but all are now securely blocked up.

[webbo3]

try this.

Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation


Dave.

[Mosaic]

Blocking soffits - not a good idea. You should allow air to circulate in your roof space - you need some kind of grill to let the air in but filter out the squirrels.