Squirrel finally caught.

[rogue male 8]

Been trying to capture a squirrel thats been nesting in a ladys loft for the last few weeks.

Set a live capture trap and infra red motion sensor camera in the loft. Camera showed it was more

interested in shredding the cardboard boxes than the trap!

Checked again this morning and lady told me it was chaos up there Sat night/Sun morn.

Went up for a look and sure enough the loft was trashed. (2 Antique wedding dressings only just

missed the carnage but 1 hat box was not so lucky)

Found a nest so decided to place a Fenn trap covered with shredded cardboard at the entrance.

Went down stairs where the owner showed me into the back garden and there was the squirrel up on the

roof looking over the guttering. Went back inside and stood quietly under the loft hatch.

No more than 12-15 mins passed before i heard the trap spring. Up into loft and one squirrel

quickly despatched.

[pitmanuk 2]

congrats mate

 

atb

[ratattack 111]

Well done... but....weeks to trap a squizzer

 

A fenn set in the nest will usually catch them in hours rather than weeks!

 

Set 2 fenns with peanut butter on the trigger in a loft yesterday for squirrel and left the job, 10 mins later i was back taking the bugger out of the trap. It's usually down to locating the nest and a trap in their bed sorts them out quickly

[rogue male 8]

Hi Ratattack,

 

In my post i stated that i had been using a live capture trap, the client didn't want the squirrel

harmed at this point , but the squirrel was having none of it . After the client had a sleepless night

and saw the amount of damage caused she agreed to me using lethal force.

Having set the Fenn it was less than hour before the squirrel was caught . If she'd let me use this

option initially it would have been hours not weeks.

 

Customers always right???????!!!

Edited February 17, 2011 by rogue male