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They're Back! Squirrels in My House

Being a home owner is a great thing, except when it comes to upkeep or, in this case, pest control! As some of you know, I had squirrels and bats living in my house last winter and spent over $1,000 to remove them and exclude them from re-entry. Well, I was happy go lucky this spring/summer/fall until the first cold spell this week. Then, as I was reading in my living room, I heard the sound that pestered me all winter long. Squirrels! I assume plural. It was scampering along the ceiling/wall. Then, later in the night, I heard it scamper across the kitchen ceiling. ARGH!!!!!

I need to call pest control again to find out if it is indeed a squirrel, chipmunk, or worse a raccoon. I checked outside to make sure all the holes were covered and they were, so I have no idea how they are coming into the house.

Here is the kind of trap they use to remove the squirrels. They typically bate them with (of all things) peanut butter!.

I thought after removal that they released them across the river because supposedly squirrels can otherwise make their way back to their nesting area. However, more recently, I learned that they typically kill the squirrels. I guess it is more humane because they will die if relocated to a new area.

Read more about Minnesota squirrels at the DNR website. For example, it turns out that the Minnesota Gopher is actually a 13-lined ground squirrel!

Will keep you appraised of the squirrel situation in future posts.

Posted by richlee at November 18, 2005 10:50 AM