Revenge

[Shadow Catcher]

Revenge of the Furry Tailed Rat

This tail starts last year when I was endeavoring to keep a couple of squirrels from setting up residence in my garage. It is amazing what they can slip into around, through, and when that fails gnaw through, I was less than successful!

In the garage is the 1972 Saab Sonnet I am restoring and pretty much everything is removed in the way of insulation and upholstery. This was (watch that past tense) up on 4’ wide shelf. There was the insulation (fiberglass) in plastic bags the carpeting and a few miscellaneous bits and pieces, (no glass). Leap forward to this spring. I find the contents of the shelf on the floor one fine spring day and realize there is a tunnel into the bag of fiberglass insulation and in the midst of this squirrel fur and droppings.

At this point I am a bit miffed, (understatement), and said self how exactly do I exact revenge? Fetching a fresh rat trap I bait the trigger with peanut butter and put it on the shelf emptied by the furry tailed rodent. A couple of days later I go into the garage to check on the trap and the trap is gone. There is no evidence of where it has gone and attached to what and later no smell indicating it has passed on from this mortal coil and managed to secret itself and attached trap some place in its former abode.

Today I am driving in to pick up some terminals to fix a recalcitrant generator and about five miles from home I am smelling gas, lots of it, and figure the car in front of me is having problems, it turns off and I still smell gas, lots of it! On top of this the gas gage is dropping rapidly.

I pull into a tire/repair place that I am well familiar with, and leave the engine running and open the hood, I then find the leak, when it sprays me in the face. The high pressure gas hoses (yes two) are replaced and what do we find, gnaw marks.

[48Rob]

Sounds like its time for stew...

[rebapuck]

I spent a summer trapping and transporting 78 squirrels. The first thing I learned was that the traps labeled "for squirrels" are too small. My guys would keep one foot outside while they streeeettttcccchhheeeddd all the way to the bait. That foot outside kept the door from closing when sprung.

Go with the racoon size.

[Aaron Coffee]

Couldn't resist, just had to post.
Hide in the garage with a hammer, and when they come in smash their nuts.

[hotrod]

Couldn't resist, just had to post.
Hide in the garage with a hammer, and when they come in smash their nuts.

OOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[DezPrado]

That's the ticket! Destroy teir food supply so they go elsewhere! [/quote]

[caseydog]

Even a rat trap is not going to kill a squirrel, at least not quickly.

The live trap method is probably going to get the best results.

If it makes you feel any better, a Lamboghini Murcialago came into one of my client's shops with electrical issues, and the problems were caused by chewed wires. And, there was a mouse nest in a cavity of the carbon fiber cockpit structure. So, even $220,000 cars in the garages of million-dollar homes are not immune to rodents.

I am guessing, however, that the Lambo owner will have a significant "warchest" at his disposal for his "revenge."

CD

[mechmagcn]

Hide in the garage with a hammer, and when they come in smash their nuts.

[dmb90260]

Hide in the garage with a hammer, and when they come in smash their nuts.

SAY WHAT!! Now we will be getting serious