in 1047374 20110612 124428 Dean Heighington wrote:
He's been living in the loft space of my workshop's pitched roof for about
2 years and has made a nest and chomped his way through about a metre of
lighting circuit insulation leaving 3 bare cores right where his nest is-
quite amazing really- the RCD saved his life

Apart from that he's not been too much trouble - so far!

He got in through the open soffits which I have now covered on one side and
am about to do the other, but I'm slightly reluctant to turf him out, not
really sure why, I'm not a bunny hugger, but...

Is this not a good time of year to do it? Will he be able to relocate?
Should I check to see if he has a family first?

****! I do sound like a bunny hugger!
Is there a housing association for squirrels?
Oh Christ, should I just shoot the bugger...

About 20 years ago I chased a grey squirrel out of my loft and blocked the access holes.
For the next few weeks it was in my face whenever I looked out of the landing window
or went into the garden.
The next time I went up to the loft I found the remains of 3 baby squirrels.
I have felt bad about it ever since.

On 13 June, 08:19, Bob Martin wrote:
in 1047374 20110612 124428 Dean Heighington wrote:









He's been living in the loft space of my workshop's pitched roof for about
2 years and has made a nest and chomped his way through about a metre of
lighting circuit insulation leaving 3 bare cores right where his nest is-
quite amazing really- the RCD saved his life

Apart from that he's not been too much trouble - so far!

He got in through the open soffits which I have now covered on one side and
am about to do the other, but I'm slightly reluctant to turf him out, not
really sure why, I'm not a bunny hugger, but...

Is this not a good time of year to do it? Will he be able to relocate?
Should I check to see if he has a family first?

****! I do sound like a bunny hugger!
Is there a housing association for squirrels?
Oh Christ, should I just shoot the bugger...

About 20 years ago I chased a grey squirrel out of my loft and blocked the access holes.
For the next few weeks it was in my face whenever I looked out of the landing window
or went into the garden.
The next time I went up to the loft I found the remains of 3 baby squirrels.
I have felt bad about it ever since. *

Be careful of squirrels they can be vicious agressive little *******s
if they feel cornered. We have a beech type shrub in a hedge and if he
sees you near it in the Autumn when the nuts are ripe he descends and
hisses and threatens in an attempt to scare you away from away from
HIS nuts.

My problem is with birds nesting in the soffitt. The can find their
way into the workshop and crap all over everything.

And then there was the cat who left a new born kitten. It found its
way into the compressor area of the deep freeze (looking for heat I
suppose) I thought the place was haunted for a day or two. I could
hear the mewing but pulling out the deep freeze didn't expose it as it
was inside the support frame work. By the time I found it it was well
nigh dead. I t wasn't old enough to feed itself with the warm milk
soaked bread I offered it and I'm not that fond of cats that I was
going to start feeding it via a baby's bottle. I left it and the food
outside hoping the mother would return it but in the finish the 9 yr
old grand son gave it a Christian burial.

Paul Mc Cann

In article , Bob Martin
writes

About 20 years ago I chased a grey squirrel out of my loft and blocked the access
holes.
For the next few weeks it was in my face whenever I looked out of the landing
window
or went into the garden.
The next time I went up to the loft I found the remains of 3 baby squirrels.
I have felt bad about it ever since.

Would you have felt so bad if they had been baby rats? Same thing, just
more fluffy.
--
fred
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On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:36:59 +0100, fred wrote:

In article , Bob Martin
writes

About 20 years ago I chased a grey squirrel out of my loft and blocked the access
holes.
For the next few weeks it was in my face whenever I looked out of the landing
window
or went into the garden.
The next time I went up to the loft I found the remains of 3 baby squirrels.
I have felt bad about it ever since.

Would you have felt so bad if they had been baby rats?

_I_ would.

--
Frank Erskine

in 1047609 20110613 133659 fred wrote:
In article , Bob Martin
writes

About 20 years ago I chased a grey squirrel out of my loft and blocked the access
holes.
For the next few weeks it was in my face whenever I looked out of the landing
window
or went into the garden.
The next time I went up to the loft I found the remains of 3 baby squirrels.
I have felt bad about it ever since.

Would you have felt so bad if they had been baby rats? Same thing, just
more fluffy.

Yes, I would. I kept pet white rats when I was at school.