I once had a racoon that had taken up residence in my attic. A piece of wire
mesh had become loose on a louver. As I looked into the attic, I saw a pair
of large green eyes staring at me. Racoons can be very nasty so I tried
something that I had read about. I placed a very bright light and a loud
radio up there and closed the door. No more racoon. Reattached the wire mesh
and all was well.
Clint

"Peter Bogiatzidis" wrote in message
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Frank,

I had a similar issue when I used too large of a Hav-a-Heart trap. My
guess was that the squirrel was too light to trip it. A friend loaned me a
smaller one that he had and it did the trick.

That said, take a look at the following link:

http://www.evictorproducts.com/

I have NOT used this product and have no affiliation and so on, but what
they say there seems to make sense. You need to find where the critters
are gaining access to your attic and put a one-way out cage there, as you
don't want them to die up in your attic. The squirrel evictor should force
them out. Once that is accomplished you can seal up the entry point. Take
note that you may need to use more than one unit and that you want to
strategically place them to force the critters out, not further into your
attic.

You could probably make your own. When I looked into it at the time, I
found that Grainger's carries strobe lights of the same candle power.

In my case, it only happened twice and each time it was a red squirrel
that apparently didn't like the rain. Since the Hav-a-Heart trap worked, I
never got around to making and installing my own strobe lights.

By the way, they claim that these are also good for installation under
decks or porches to keep critters from taking up residence there as well.

Hope this helps.

Peter

"frank1492" wrote in message
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I think I have a grey squirrel in my garage attic. I bought
a large hav-a-heart and baited it with nuts nested in peanut
butter. The next day I found the tray thoroughly empty (not
a hint of anything as if it had been washed!)
What's the solution- wire down the nuts maybe? Or do I
really have a squirrel or something else?
Help appreciated!
Frank