1 red for every 66 grey squirrels

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As a person who has raised and lived with both a red squirrel and a grey squirrel, I am emminently qualified to stake out a position here. Not to mention being one of the last crackers in my neighborhood.

My avatar image is of my little red (RIP).


There's a T-shirt that comes to mind regarding this situation.

http://www.tshirthell.com/shirts/products/a355/thumb_ltd_a355.gif


British red squirrels: little pussies should have fought harder.


Now I have to say that I'm kidding here. I'm of mixed Euro and Native American Indian lineage so...


 North American Red squirrels kick the crap out of North American Grey squirrels despite being nearly half the size of the greys.  This shows the Brit Reds are indeed pussies.

OK, I'm kidding again.  

I love them all, and only non-lethal means should be used to preserve the UK Reds.

Each life of the squirrel, native or not, means as much to it (him or her), regardless of it's color.  It seems unfair to kill an individual grey just because the group he's a member of is outbreeding the other group.  The arguement for lethal means could be just as readily applied to the white people of the US who are rapidly being outbred by browns and blacks.  And there's a phrase that describes that: Nazism.  It's not fair for humans, nor for squirrels.

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Are you sure it was really that long ago? I was under the impression it happened n the 20th century. Stupid humans.

This is Woodsy, AKA the real life Ami/Amy the Squirrel.
The mug is very large so it makes her look even smaller than reds are.
http://img286.echo.cx/img286/3351/woodsymugchocobeige03580x75878.jpg


And this is Sparky, the grey i'm caring for now. This pic is about a year old.
http://img267.echo.cx/img267/3305/sparkydsc07591960percmp1xz.jpg

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Indeed. The Amiga community has only dregs it seems at this point. Have i mentioned how much i enjoy hunting "accidents"?


Woodsy the red was tame except for seasonal snittiness.  She was a true delight.  Reds have a very bad rap here IMHO.
Sparky the Grey is far less civilized, but he's had various toxics exposures so he might be brain-damaged. I suspect most greys are more civil.  ;-)

As for ridding the attic of squirrels there's one sure-fire method that works and is prettty much free.  Time-tested and it really works.  But it's best to wait till spring or summer or *early* fall for it to be most efficacious.

0) Identify openings where the critters enter/leave through. Locate nest area if possible.

1) Leave the lights on.

2) Bring up a radio or boombox and play the most harsh music you can find.  Rap crap probably works as well as metal crap.

3) Leave an open jar (put a screen cover or mesh over the open top) filled with bleach and water.

Within a week the squirrels will relocate. You verify by checking the nest. When all babies have been moved by the mother, you can seal up the holes.

If you seal up the holes before all the squirrels are relocated you will be very sorry indeed.  A trapped squirrel will chew for all they're worth, causing you a LOT of damage.  So be patient.

  After you're pretty sure they're long gone put out a few food offerings. THEN only when food offerings no longer vanish is it safe to assume they're evacuated.  Then you seal those holes up good.  Real good.  And then look for more.  Tell-tale clues to whole locations can be found by looking for signs around the house.





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