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Squirrel Poison - How to Kill Squirrels
NOTE: I have received so many requests for professional help with squirrels, that I have made this complete listing of hundreds of
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I'm not sure, but I think this squirrel was killed by poison - it's actually very rare that poison works.
If you have a problem with squirrels, and you want to know how to kill them, I am here to let you know that poison is not a good idea, for the following reasons:
ONE - There are no registered squirrel poisons available. Poisoning squirrels is illegal.
TWO - Most available poisons, (like Warfarin, Bromethalin, Cholecalciferol) are designed for rats, and don't work with the same effectiveness on squirrels.
THREE - Squirrels almost never eat rat poison (assuming that's what you want to use) - they are seed eaters, and they only eat outside.
FOUR - The attic usually has several squirrels. If by chance one of the squirrels eats the poison (not likely) and dies from it (unlikely), then you still have a few other squirrels to
deal with, making the poisoning of just one of them pointless.
FIVE - THE BIGGEST PROBLEM: If a squirrel does eat the poison, and it does die, it'll most likely die inside the attic, causing a big odor problem. That's why I was called to the house with the dead squirrel in the
above photo. The owners did manage to kill the squirrel with rat poison (rare, because I've been to dozens of homes in which people have tried to kill squirrels with poison, but after many weeks, it did not work),
and in this case, the squirrel died in the attic, and started to rot, and caused a terrible odor problem. And it only killed one squirrel, and several live ones remained, and I had to trap them anyway.
A far better approach to solving a squirrel problem is to either use a one-way exclusion door that allows them to exit the attic and not get back in, or to trap (ready my squirrel trapping guide here)
and remove and relocate them. Posion is a dumb approach, that barely ever works, and can cause dead squirrel odor problems.
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You can catch all the squirrels at once, and make sure they are out, with a trap like this.
If you absolutely must know how to kill squirrels, there are lethal traps, but I guess I'd just use a gun, first. Plenty of people do. Although that won't solve a more complex problem, like squirrels
in the attic, because there are several animals involved, and entry points, and other things to consider. And if you put poison in the attic, it won't get eaten. I don't actually know what form most poisons come in -
I know about bait blocks and poison seeds and nuts, and I guess there is spray and liquid poison and tracking powder poison. These are used for rats and mice - rodenticides. Even though a squirrel is a rodent, it's not the same
as a rat or mouse. If you must know how to poison squirrels, I'll just say again that anything is better than poison, because they
just don't work for squirrels. But solving a squirrel problem is easy! - Most exclusion and live-trap methods are a heck of a lot easier and cost effective, I guarantee it.
You can also try squirrel prevention techniques instead of lethal products to keep squirrels away.
| Reader Email: Three months ago, I heard and saw a squirrell knawing a huge hole in the side of my rental house. It got in within three days.
Then the noises weren't so bad and I let it go. However they live exactly on top of where my head rests on my pillow. No sleeping in or daytime naps for me any longer. So today, it's late March.
Animal Contol says no way they don't deal with squirells in attic, only in the house. So I called your Mike friend for the DC Wildlife board. My landlord is not willing to pay for the cost of removal.
I have to pay for the first hour of all issues with home. A Control told me no Be Be rifles. Poisen will cause a smell to ruin my summer The hole is three and one half stories up so no ladder tall enough.
Please advise on costs. What is the cheapest way to do this. I will poison them with no guilt. where do I get the poison. The attic is impossible to get through to where they are. All insulations
stuffed everywhere from a lousy slumlord type. I am a clean person and fix repairs on this house at my expense but this one along with Air Conditioning and Furnace are too steep. So I need Mike's
prices or alternatives. How to use the poison to kill ALL the family up there now. Where to buy the one way door. The house is all cedar wood so they will just naw different hole. So I want to
kill them all and replace the board where they got in. I have no idea how much scat is up there now but after three months the noise and the damage is becoming severe. Please advise. Sincerely,
A squirrel killer in the making - Priscilla
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Please be kind to squirrels! They are intelligent animals, and believe it or not, they definitely have emotions! |
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