Oh, you thought the squirrel eviction was the end?
No, that was merely a side story.
The nightmare was the hole.
And the decades worth of squirrel nests concealed there in.
Appropriately masked, the husband approached.
Pulled a panel and…
How’s that for an action shot?
Man, you would not believe how much stuff he pulled out of there.
It was, in a word…. disgusting.
And landed everywhere.
If that isn’t enough to make the husband pay attention when I wave the honey do list in the future?
Nothing ever will be.
So now we had an empty hole.
A big empty hole with a badly installed spotlight fixture.
And a momma squirrel… who even though she found and moved her babies… still wanted back in.
So as the husband worked, with an audience, and stomped my geraniums to such a pulp I had to temporarily relocate them…
Momma squirrel was watching.
Many frustrating hours later, just as I was willing to admit defeat and use this-
It was done.
Hole plugged.
And momma red thwarted. We think.
Have I ever told you how easy it is for squirrels to chew through polydrums?
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You have, yes.
It does not give me comfort.
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The best advice I can offer you is to NOT give them a reason to want to live in your house. That and stainless steel soffits wouldn’t hurt either.
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I’m not sure we can stop being irresistible, but metal cladding the house could work…
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Wonder why she is so adamant about getting back in her hole even with all her kids safely tucked away somewhere else…
Could it be because she has a whole pile of stored food in there – somewhere?
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Mama Squirrel WILL find a way.
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That’s what I’m afraid of.
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Duct tape won’t last long. She’ll chew thru that in a heart beat.
*runs and hides*
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Thankfully we didn’t have to use it.
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I love your red door! I think it is on a storm cellar? I can’t believe momma watched. Maybe get her a toolset so she helps your husband? Haha. We have our own squirrel and named him Berryl the Squirrel. So far, he just hangs with the bunnies and birds, eating the birdseed I scatter and sprawls out on the front porch, when not eating. 🙂
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The cellar door wasn’t supposed to be quite that red, but paint cans lie. And beware of making any red squirrel feel at home… they might be in yours soon.
😉
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There’s something squirrelly going on. Was that mess a bird’s nest or a squirrel’s nest? Cuz, when do birds and squirrels co-habitate? 🙂 Mona
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It was a decades old bird nest that was added to every year. Momma squirrel just used it as a front door into our house.
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That momma squirrel and her kids made a huge nest! I’m thinking she was pissed because she had her heirlooms in there and wanted to get them out before your hubs discovered her nest.
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Actually, it was starlings that were nesting in there. I think the squirrel just used it as an easy access point into the house.
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Put up a Trump 2020 sign. If your squirrel’s a Democrat, she’ll avoid you like the plague.
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A Trump sign on our lawn?
I want her out of the house…. but not THAT badly.
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I was thinking tucked away next to where the hole was. For god’s sake, I wouldn’t want your neighbors to see it!
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Ah, I see. A tiny sign…. made by his tiny hands?
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Yes, exactly!
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Great job telling that story in photo mode – love the “action shot”. We had birds in our chimney, but that was resolved when we had the chimney removed and the hole covered with new roof. I have no idea where the nesting material landed, but I suspect it’s at the base of the chimney chute somewhere in the basement. I’m also pretty sure there’s something living under our garage because the dog keeps sniffing around there, but I’m not willing to find out for sure. So long as they don’t actually get into the garage, I’ll live and let live.
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We have critters everywhere, and I’m fine with that. Until they want to actually move in. You have to draw the line somewhere…
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Well . . . he might be a procrastinator, but at least your husband does good work! Well done.
As I was laughing/gagging at the hayride filler raining down on his head, I was thinking that masks do have their uses!
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It came in handy that day.
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She was just supervising and seeing how easy it would be for her to get back in—with the kids!!
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Nooooo!
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Good job cleaning our and patching. I have done similar, and I know how much stuff they put up there. When they don’t have to build a nest *because your house is providing the support) they just pile crap in until it’s comfy.
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Rather like my husband… yes.
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I wonder how long it’ll take before you blog about squirrel squatters.
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I think I just did.
😉
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No..no… The sequel. The return of squirrel squatters.
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That’s a story I don’t want to tell!
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