b-b guns are futile and violent, and the squirrels *will* come back...i had this problem once in a house i used to live in, built ca. 1900.  we had squirrels that were eventually ousted by a family of raccoons; both chewed gigantic holes in the wooden eaves and parts of the roof...we tried traps, but that didn't deter the squirrels in the long run and it's pretty morbid (and not at all humane) to have animals dangling off the sides of the house.

one option (and it depends on how comfortable you are with this) is to use urine as a deterrent.  believe it or not, wolf urine is sold in some nurseries for this purpose.

~liz~




>From: Joe Honn <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: squirrel dilemma
>Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 12:33:02 -0500
>
>humans are able to shoot a b-b gun very humanely
>
>Susan Lerner wrote:
>
> > I have a rather strange question to ask those of you in museums that
> > have wood shingles on the roof of their building. We are having
> > squirrel infestation problems at our historic house museum. The
> > squirrels are eating through the cedar shingles on the roof of our
> > museum. Has anyone ever encountered these problem before? If so is
> > there any humane solution? Thanks,Susan LernerCollections ManagerFrank
> > Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust
> > [log in to unmask]

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