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Old 01-15-2021, 12:58 PM
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Default Squirrels and owls

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Originally Posted by JohnN View Post
I've had squirrel problems. Good luck with the owl!
I bought a hav-a-hart (have a heart) trap from Home Depot and when I catch one, I haul 'em out to the forest preserve and release him there. I've caught a dozen or more, palm rats too.
I agree 100%. First, no squirrel has EVER eaten into my cage, but I mounted TWO owls and it did not keep them away. I had them up for over 10 years and the only way I ever get rid of squirrels was the Hav-a-Hart trap and relocation (30+ in one year). If something is eating through your cage, you can be pretty sure it is rats. I have TEN "rat hotels" around my cage, refill them with poison every three months, and rarely do I find no bait has been eaten. But NOTHING has eaten through my cage in years and I've never even seen a rat, so they're eating the the poison and dying. (You can get all you need from domyownpestcontrol.com at a reasonable price.)