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Define: Squirrel

Sooner — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 15:49:10 GMT

Squirrel: Small rodent up to no good. The village idiots of Mammalia.

They are EVERYWHERE this year. They are running on our roof and I am nervous about what they are doing up there. They have tried to break in before and did damage to the house.

Do you have a bumper crop of them in your area?

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sunshine45 — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 15:51:30 GMT

oh yes we do......squirrels AND chipmunks! they have been eating a lot of the bird seed also.

we have had lots of birds and deer also.....and an occasional fox or two.

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QVCkitty1 — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 15:53:59 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
Squirrel: Small rodent up to no good. The village idiots of Mammalia.

They are EVERYWHERE this year. They are running on our roof and I am nervous about what they are doing up there. They have tried to break in before and did damage to the house.

Do you have a bumper crop of them in your area?

Send them to Carolyn's house ! 😂

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haddon9 — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 15:55:26 GMT

@Sooner Wow! You're not kidding!!!...the squirrels are everywhere this year!....we've had a squirrel population explosion.

I'm in SE PA.

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FiddleDeeDee — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:01:16 GMT

It's a rat with a fuzzy tail.

I've seen a few? A neighbor told me that with all the different breeds of hawks as well as the gators, squirrels don't live too long in the community. That would make sense.

I haven't seen a chipmunk, a rabbit, deer, heard ANY songbirds since moving here (considering how lush and thick the woods/vegetation is). Different species of Hawks abound as do many other type of birds (very interesting as we've never seen them before). Looks like we exchanged one type of fauna for another.

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happycat — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:02:03 GMT

Yes we have a lot of them, the squirrels don't bother me though. Just call me Carolyn jr., ha.

We also have a bumper crop of moles, or voles. These horrid little things have dug up the yard something awful. Just piles of dirt all over. They also make tunnels and it kills the grass. Our yard has never looked so bad, I put mole killer out, but it didn't seem to do much good.

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Porcelain — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:09:51 GMT

My mother had to hire a squirrel whisperer. Kid you not. It worked. They no longer try to eat her house and break in.

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4kitties — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:12:11 GMT

We have squirrels here. Both red and gray. They never come on our house or porch or deck. We have two huge black walnut trees and many oaks. They are kept busy burying the nuts and acorns.

We also have families of red fox. I think they keep the rabbit and squirrel population in check.

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Mz iMac — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:14:14 GMT

My youngest brother will tell everyone w/in ear shot that I live in Jurassic Park.

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Sooner — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:14:46 GMT

@QVCkitty1 wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
Squirrel: Small rodent up to no good. The village idiots of Mammalia.

They are EVERYWHERE this year. They are running on our roof and I am nervous about what they are doing up there. They have tried to break in before and did damage to the house.

Do you have a bumper crop of them in your area?
Send them to Carolyn's house ! 😂

@QVCkitty1 I would buy them a bus ticket from Oklahoma if I could! You would be SOOOOO happy. And so would I!

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noodleann — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:39:52 GMT

Who is this Carolyn, and does she also do mice?

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KingstonsMom — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:53:30 GMT

@QVCkitty1 wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
Squirrel: Small rodent up to no good. The village idiots of Mammalia.

They are EVERYWHERE this year. They are running on our roof and I am nervous about what they are doing up there. They have tried to break in before and did damage to the house.

Do you have a bumper crop of them in your area?
Send them to Carolyn's house ! 😂

@QVCkitty1

Re: Define: Squirrel

happycat — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 16:58:20 GMT

@noodleann wrote:
Who is this Carolyn, and does she also do mice?

The host Carolyn Gracie and the vendor for Denim and Co., Gary Goben have talked about liking squirrels. I've been watching too much QVC.

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SeaMaiden — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:53:04 GMT

@Sooner Important to keep trees cut back away from the roof line... many people let trees encroach on the roof over time... need to keep them cut back. Both mice rats and squirrels will find ways inside your roof area to get out of the cold... use the trees for access...

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amyb — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:01:50 GMT

@sunshine45 wrote:
oh yes we do......squirrels AND chipmunks! they have been eating a lot of the bird seed also.

we have had lots of birds and deer also.....and an occasional fox or two.

***Same...on ALL here too.
I'm in a condo complex on a lot of land, by a river and marsh pond...we've always had lots of wildlife but this year..

Family of 6 deer (they or others like them, have been here off and on for years..they come out of the nearby woods early mornings.)
Wild turkeys
5 coyotes the other night!!
egrets (sp?)
Geese...always around depending on the season...they are ANNOYING in spring during mating season.
Tons of squirrels around and chipmunks...all vying for the birdseed. And those Squirrels are the MOST tenatious and annoying...we've tried it ALL, and several types of bird feeders...eventually he outsmarts all of them.
Not like we're not leaving food for them in other places on the ground, but they want it ALL!
We have had a mountain lion or two last year...hope they don't come back!!

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amyb — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:00:19 GMT

@QVCkitty1 wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
Squirrel: Small rodent up to no good. The village idiots of Mammalia.

They are EVERYWHERE this year. They are running on our roof and I am nervous about what they are doing up there. They have tried to break in before and did damage to the house.

Do you have a bumper crop of them in your area?
Send them to Carolyn's house ! 😂

GREAT PLAN!!

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SilleeMee — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:00:44 GMT

I have lots of them living in the trees on my property. They build two kinds of nests, permanent ones and 'vacation homes'. The permanent nests are built in the pines and that's where the babies are born. The vacation homes are not permanent and those are built in the deciduous trees (maples here mostly) then the nests are usually abandoned when the leaves fall. Those vacation homes are not very sturdy and they usually fall apart rather quickly and the squirrels are always rebuilding them throughout the summer. Each permanent home is occupied by a single family and can be run off by other squirrels then taken over by the newcomer. I just saw a newcomer a few weeks ago. It's all black with tufted ears..Abert's squirrel is the name of the species. It's so cute!

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KingstonsMom — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:04:34 GMT

@Sooner

You must not have feral cats or hawks in your area!

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Growing — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:09:57 GMT

We always have so many squirrels. They run up our wooden fence and jump onto the roof. We have no tall trees over the roof. A few weeks ago, I was in the backyard and I thought I saw another dead squirrel with its head under the fence. Eventually, it wiggled itself through the soil by making a hole while laying on its side. I about lost my breakfast thinking I'd have to remove another dead squirrel (I cry and gag.) I've been upset by finding several dead squirrels on my property over this year that I have to dispose of because I don't have anyone else to do it.

Another creature that we have had tons of is rats. Neighbors behind us have had their wooden fence and garage destroyed by rats. They come out of my neighbors attic and chew the fence between us. Neighbor told me she didn't care!

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SilleeMee — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:14:30 GMT

I had to cut away the tree branches which were near or touching my house. The squirrels were using those tree branches as bridges to get on top of my roof. They still leap from the trees to get there but not all of them do, especially the smaller younger ones.

@Sooner