Squirrels in my truck

[Chris142]

The Other thread about squirrels in a garden reminded me of my Problem.

Squirrels and rats are living in my cars if left parked over a day or so.

One rat built a nest on my water pump pully on my Peterbilt. When I started it it killed the rat, threw guts every where and knocked the belts off the pully!

I tried mouse traps. They set off the trap somehow then take the bait. They set off the big rat traps, eat the bait then throw the trap 10 ft away from the truck!

Somehow a rat trap got pulled out from under the hood, dragged down between the engine and frame then left out in the driveway.

Then it completly disapeared.

They won't touch the sticky traps.

I don't like poison. Critter dies then other animals eat it and they die. It effects the whole eco system.

Cats are not an option. The Coyotes here like cat.

I have brought home 3 snakes. I have not seen them this year.

Ideas.

 

[moribundman]

Just a few random thoughts:

bribery
dog
sweet and sour squirrel

PS: Have the squirrels dined on the wiring yet?

 

[UncleS2]

Wow, rat guts *and* a thrown belt? Talk about adding insult to injury!

Maybe some type of repellant under the hood(mothballs?) would work? This may not be helpfulat all, but it sounds to me like what you really need is an 11-12 yr old boy, with lots of time on his hands, a decent pellet gun, and a motivating reward of X?X per critter. With the understanding, of course, that any perforation of vehicles/house/sheds/anything undesired will result in a loss of said bounties, plus forfeiture of the pellet gun.

I can remember a time when it sure worked with me!

 

[moribundman]

Originally Posted By: Stuart Hughes
what you really need is an 11-12 yr old boy, with lots of time on his hands, a decent pellet gun, and a motivating reward of X?X per critter.


Sounds like a perfect job for tdispatcher. In addition to his basic qualification, he's got a glorious record of shooting (point blank?) at least one striped gopher with his .410 shotgun!

 

[01rangerxl]

Mothballs work. Just open a bag and leave it under the truck.

 

[Chris142]

Originally Posted By: moribundman
Just a few random thoughts:


dog


PS: Have the squirrels dined on the wiring yet?

I got 2 dogs plus another that visits daily. I don't think they have ate any wires in the truck. They did eat the wires to the injectors on my Jeep though.

 

[moribundman]

Originally Posted By: 01rangerxl
Mothballs work. Just open a bag and leave it under the truck.

Nasty stuff. Stinks to high heaven. Exposure to napthalene has been linked to:

- nausea
- vomiting
- diarrhea
- blood in the urine
- jaundice
- hemolytic anemia
- nasal cancer

If you don't mind having rodents with nasal cancer, jaundice and anemia peeing bloody urine, defecating loose stools, all the while vomiting, then mothballs seem an okay solution.

*wah-wah*

 

[1sttruck]

Simple; build a moat around a parking spot and put pirahna in the moat. If you don't want a moat then build a fenced parking lot, chicken wire, and keep a dog inside of it.

 

[01rangerxl]

Originally Posted By: moribundman
Originally Posted By: 01rangerxl
Mothballs work. Just open a bag and leave it under the truck.

Nasty stuff. Stinks to high heaven. Exposure to napthalene has been linked to:

- nausea
- vomiting
- diarrhea
- blood in the urine
- jaundice
- hemolytic anemia
- nasal cancer

If you don't mind having rodents with nasal cancer, jaundice and anemia peeing bloody urine, defecating loose stools, all the while vomiting, then mothballs seem an okay solution.

*wah-wah*

Being chopped up by a fan blade or other moving part probably isn't much nicer.

The vehicle I kept mothballs under was parked outside. Squirrels had eaten parts off of other vehicles parked in the same location, so I did what I could to keep my truck from being damaged. Mothballs worked. The smell was not that noticeable since it was outside.

 

[moribundman]

Was my post possibly written tongue in cheek?

 

[oilyriser]

Rats are smart. Yes, they know how to defeat the traps. Try baiting both sides of the traps, but not setting them. The rats might get used to it, and become careless. Then, set the traps, but still bait both sides. You might catch one of the dumb ones, and strengthen their gene pool.

 

[moribundman]

clicky

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[Oldmoparguy1]

Proposed Olympic event??