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Not a wood project but these little soon to be extinct critters live in the woods and have waaaaay overstepped their bounds. I'm looking for an effective, not necessarily environmentally friendly, extremely inhumane solution to getting rid of squirrels around any vehicle completely and permanently. Predator solutions are the least appealing to me, chemical and/or electrical solutions are the most appealing.

I've seen squirrel under my wife's car but unlike where we used to live in OH, these squirrel are thin, smart and fast, as a result much more difficult to dispatch with traditional methods. They've chewed on the bottom of the front and rear air dams, and wire looms and directly on wires. The most recent are the four wires they chewed completely through right at the connector (also chewed) into the top of the fuel pump. As with many modern cars, the fuel pump is expensive and very difficult to get to resulting in having to remove the fuel tank from the car. There appears to be evidence of them within the last week hanging out on top of the intake manifold. I would prefer to never have to do this again. Thus my need to make any and all vehicles very, very unappealing to any would be wire chewers. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
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#32 ·
Perhaps those "chewers" are rats?

- oldnovice
I've seen squirrels run out from the cars, and I see them running around everywhere in the morning. Haven't seen any sign of rats anywhere. Out here in the country, buried in the woods I have little doubt as to what is causing my problems.
 
#36 ·
The Gamo I have isn't shooting consistently, I can hold a 2" pattern with a . 22
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 50 yards but this damn gun will put three shots inside 1.5"
25 yards then two shots 3" to 4" off. Lurking different airgun sites suggests I may have a broken spring. I'll have to fix it because it works far better shooting out of the kitchen window than discharging a . 22 in the house sometimes with sleeping children not too far away.
 
#38 ·
Hey guys, I bought a squirrel trap about 3 yrs ago. I forget the website that I purchased it from. Worked great, The trap caught and killed about 10 squirrels the first day. If you use a trap, use peanut butter on the part that springs the trap. Squirrels and rats go crazy over peanut butter. I used to stand inside the garage, looking out the door window and watched as they would go into the trap. Within a couple minutes it would be all over with. Kills em quick. Squirrels are currently digging in my flower beds and making a mess. Shopping for another trap online this morning.
 
#39 ·
I'd be interested in what trap you have that worked that well. I've had the opposite problem when baiting with peanut butter, they pass it right up. They're apparently only interested in car wiring and black walnuts. Marshmallows didn't work, raw peanuts in the shell didn't work, sunflower seeds didn't work, corn didn't work, I really need to find something they can't resist and I'm still searching.
 
#40 ·
I d be interested in what trap you have that worked that well. I ve had the opposite problem when baiting with peanut butter, they pass it right up. They re apparently only interested in car wiring and black walnuts. Marshmallows didn t work, raw peanuts in the shell didn t work, sunflower seeds didn t work, corn didn t work, I really need to find something they can t resist and I m still searching.

- bigblockyeti
Around here you can't keep the damn things out of the bird feeders. Maybe try bird feed.
 
#41 ·
I really need to find something they can t resist and I m still searching.
- bigblockyeti
When ever I need to catch a pesky little critter that is not interested in peanut butter or natural feed, it usually means they are too well feed. My fall back when all else fails is tuna. Moles, rodents, skunks, raccoons, coyote, and even birds have taken stinky fish as bait for me in past. Never needed to use it on squirrels, maybe it will work for you?
Best Luck!
 
#42 ·
I d be interested in what trap you have that worked that well. I ve had the opposite problem when baiting with peanut butter, they pass it right up. They re apparently only interested in car wiring and black walnuts. Marshmallows didn t work, raw peanuts in the shell didn t work, sunflower seeds didn t work, corn didn t work, I really need to find something they can t resist and I m still searching.

- bigblockyeti
Umm, how about car wiring and black walnuts?
 
#45 ·
We'll I tried hulled walnuts and I've gotten one so far. I've set the remaining four traps the same and I'm hoping for the best. It hasn't gotten too cold down here yet but it will and most of the walnuts have fallen so they're likely getting ready for winter and should be trying to fatten up before there's nothing left to eat, fingers crossed there will be fewer to tear stuff up shortly. The neighbor will take all i get for stew.
 
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