General Chat

If it is squirrels then get rid asap, when we had them in our loft they pinched 50% of our lagging!!!!

Tracey

Btw, I was referring to grey squirrels in my post above. Sadly, we don't get red squirrels down south, only thousands of grey ones. I believe they pass on a disease which kills the red ones and that is why the latter are an endangered species in Gt. Britain.

Ah, is that it. Squirrel pox? About 15 years ago I read about your squirrel pox in the paper -- and how it was in the US, and had crossed into Canada. A half dozen cases had been reported in my city.

Well, Rat Ear was a ratty mess right then. Scabby. It looked to me like it might just be squirrel pox. Munchausen's Syndrome by squirrel, that's me. So I called the wildlife centre, and they said it was likely just mange, but if not treated he wouldn't survive the winter if he'd lost 25% of his coat, which he had. So I trapped him, and took him in - and sure enough, it was squirrel pox. He stayed for 2 months and then came home, but it took him a while to forgive me.

My smallest current black showed up at the window last week with its whole upper body bare and furless. I guess it's a good thing it had a nice warm kneewall space in my house to overwinter in, or that would have been an end of it. Not more pox I hope though. The feral cat colony has fe-leuk and FIV, not needing pox in the squirrels ...

It is difficult to bite my tongue and laugh at the same time.

If we are discussing vermin I have a treat in store for you all. But warning...... this is not for the faint hearted, and standing on a chair is a waste of time.

The vision is a few years old. Our farmers are reporting a similar set of circumstances this season for a recurrence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH4EFgRB4bU

Rats terrify me , never mind them being captured i would be gone xx

O My giddy Aunt!!! thanks for that Aunty Sherlock... I think I would die if that lot came tumbling out the attic!!!

Heh, did you click on the next video offered?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx9Xu0cE6FM&NR=1&feature=fvwp

That one's quite safe for the squeamish. I wonder how they'd be as pets??

But then the next one up is

GIANT KILLER RAT FOUND IN INDONESIA

and the squeamish really may not want to check that one out. ;)


I dunno, rats don't bother me, and mice are cute. But then I've never experienced rats in the wild, as it were, i.e. not in cages being pets. A friend of mine is allergic to everything and so has never been able to have, uh, "real" pets, but she has had rats for years and is quite devoted to them, and they to her. They're just clever little furry animals!

I'm never going to sleep tonight now.. Thanks girls.. not! pmsl

That Lady Augusta is a very sobering thought. It is too late to take action after the fact. Here is a timely warning which might save someone's home. At least have your house checked or take a look yourself.

I KNOW JUST THE MAN

HES DEALING WITH MINE

JUSTPUT A THREAD UP FOR

MR SLY FOX,,,JUST SAY MRS DIZZI SAID

Hi Patricia,

Are yuou having any building work done? I had the same problem a few years ago, the noise at night was a bit like someone dragging furniture across the loft!

Someone had left an open ground pipe exposed and rats had gone in and climbed up inside the cavity wall into the loft.

The local council came and baited, which solved the problem, thank heavans!

Annx

A few days ago, I went to get the (large) bag of peanuts I keep in my utility room for topping up the bird feeders in the garden and found it was empty. On closer inspection I found dozens of mouse droppings and peanut remains (skins, if you get my meaning). So, I put traps down in the area and so far have caught 11 mice - eeeby jeeebies!!!! No mice police please - I cannot stand the thought of them in my house!!!