Archive for the ‘squirrels’ Category

Dead Southern Flying Squirrel

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Expecting to trap a mouse, I was surprised to find a dead southern flying squirrel in a glue trap in my garage. A total of two squirrels were discovered. Their point of entry was chewing through the soffit.

The good news is that the squirrels are eliminated and the soffit is repaired. If you’re looking for service in the Front Royal, VA area, I highly recommend Dolly’s Home Improvement. In addition to repairing the soffit, they also fixed our gutter that was damaged by an ice dam. I’m glad to have the gutter functional ahead of heavy rains expected over the next couple of days.

Dead Southern Flying Squirrel

Dead Southern Flying Squirrel

Point of Entry

Point of Entry

Dead Squirrel

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Sometimes, I enjoy watching squirrels.  They are amazing little acrobats with incredible balance.  Last year, however, I was having a real problem with squirrels gnawing on the house and damaging my car.  Pesky rodents can be a serious problem, one not to be ignored.  Squirrels have even started fires by chewing on electrical wires.

I bought a tube trap that has been very effective.  After two squirrels were killed, I have had no further problems with squirrel damage.  Knock on wood.

Squirrel in Tube Trap

Squirrel Damage Image 2

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Squirrels have also damaged spark plug wires.

squirrel damage image 2

Squirrel Damage

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

In case you think squirrels are always adorable, here’s a photo of some damage they’ve done to cedar siding.

squirrel damage

Squirrel Tracks

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

I did not need my Scats and Tracks field guide to identify these squirrel tracks because I witnessed the squirrel lay them down. When bounding, the eastern grey squirrel can place it’s hind prints on it’s front prints leaving tracks like those seen here.
Squirrel Tracks