Squirrel in Mi Chimney

Covered End

What am I gonna do?
I don't think it's a problem, but I've got a squirrel in my capped, but not completely sealed chimney.
As the chimney is blocked off I'm presuming in can only come in and out via the capped chimney pot.

DaveMehmet

Put your nuts away

Addickted

Let next doors leylandii grow over your roof a bit - it'll soon get out. 

Gribbo

Trap it and eat it

Gribbo

You need a Kanya trap mate. 

Gribbo

Squirrels and pigeons were my speciality back in my Rentokil days. From Chiswick all the way out to Ealing and anywhere in between. None of the others liked doing em, but it was my speciality. Leave the bedbugs and stored product insects to the armatures, I was your man for pigeons and squirrels. Had a decent rat reputation n all back then.

jonseventyfive

Smoked squirrel is a delicacy in some parts, which parts I have no idea but it must be. 

Addickted

I've heard squirrels are endangered species in Grove Park.

Gribbo

jonseventyfive said:

Smoked squirrel is a delicacy in some parts, which parts I have no idea but it must be. 

I've eaten squirrel loads of times. My mate does Kentuky Fried Squirrel at some of the Game & Country Fares. You need 2 squirrels to make 1 really, as there ain't any meat on the front half. A very ethical way to get your protein.

And no it don't taste nutty 😉

Gribbo

Addickted said:

I've heard squirrels are endangered species in Grove Park.

So they should be 

Sillybilly

Thought this was a euphemism. 

Lincsaddick

Gribbo said:

Squirrels and pigeons were my speciality back in my Rentokil days. From Chiswick all the way out to Ealing and anywhere in between. None of the others liked doing em, but it was my speciality. Leave the bedbugs and stored product insects to the armatures, I was your man for pigeons and squirrels. Had a decent rat reputation n all back then.

welcome back ibborg .. you 've been away far too long .. are you still in France ?

jonseventyfive

Gribbo said:

jonseventyfive said:

Smoked squirrel is a delicacy in some parts, which parts I have no idea but it must be. 

I've eaten squirrel loads of times. My mate does Kentuky Fried Squirrel at some of the Game & Country Fares. You need 2 squirrels to make 1 really, as there ain't any meat on the front half. A very ethical way to get your protein.

And no it don't taste nutty 😉

I'll be sure to try some. 

Gribbo

Lincsaddick said:

Gribbo said:

Squirrels and pigeons were my speciality back in my Rentokil days. From Chiswick all the way out to Ealing and anywhere in between. None of the others liked doing em, but it was my speciality. Leave the bedbugs and stored product insects to the armatures, I was your man for pigeons and squirrels. Had a decent rat reputation n all back then.

welcome back ibborg .. you 've been away far too long .. are you still in France ?

Cheers. Yeah, still here at the moment mate. Hoping to be back early 2022. Looking at Lincolnshire as it goes

Lincsaddick

Gribbo said:

Lincsaddick said:

Gribbo said:

Squirrels and pigeons were my speciality back in my Rentokil days. From Chiswick all the way out to Ealing and anywhere in between. None of the others liked doing em, but it was my speciality. Leave the bedbugs and stored product insects to the armatures, I was your man for pigeons and squirrels. Had a decent rat reputation n all back then.

welcome back ibborg .. you 've been away far too long .. are you still in France ?

Cheers. Yeah, still here at the moment mate. Hoping to be back early 2022. Looking at Lincolnshire as it goes

god's own county  and house building going on all over  .. hope you're well,. you seem in good form

Gribbo

Lincsaddick said:

Gribbo said:

Lincsaddick said:

Gribbo said:

Squirrels and pigeons were my speciality back in my Rentokil days. From Chiswick all the way out to Ealing and anywhere in between. None of the others liked doing em, but it was my speciality. Leave the bedbugs and stored product insects to the armatures, I was your man for pigeons and squirrels. Had a decent rat reputation n all back then.

welcome back ibborg .. you 've been away far too long .. are you still in France ?

Cheers. Yeah, still here at the moment mate. Hoping to be back early 2022. Looking at Lincolnshire as it goes

god's own county  and house building going on all over  .. hope you're well,. you seem in good form

I'm okay, it's all the others. Hope you're well too mate 👍

ME14addick

The house we live in has a chimney, although the fireplace has gone and there is an air vent in the wall where it would have been.

Last year a squirrel got into the chimney stack and we could hear it through the air vent. My husband took the air vent off and we could see the squirrel about a foot below.  He put a crate against the hole and put some peanuts in it. We left the crate wedged between the sofa and the wall and in the morning we found the squirrel in the crate. 

Although you are supposed to 'dispatch' a grey squirrel if you catch it, we couldn't do that and let it go free.

Gribbo

Be careful sharing that. It's illegal to let non natives go. Countryside & Wildlife Act 81

AFKABartram

Sillybilly said:

Thought this was a euphemism. 

Wait till your hear about the ferret in his back yard 

stonemuse

Gribbo said:

Squirrels and pigeons were my speciality back in my Rentokil days. From Chiswick all the way out to Ealing and anywhere in between. None of the others liked doing em, but it was my speciality. Leave the bedbugs and stored product insects to the armatures, I was your man for pigeons and squirrels. Had a decent rat reputation n all back then.

Great you’re back on CL mate 

ME14addick

Gribbo said:

Be careful sharing that. It's illegal to let non natives go. Countryside & Wildlife Act 81

I know but didn't have the heart to kill the poor thing.

Gribbo

stonemuse said:

Gribbo said:

Squirrels and pigeons were my speciality back in my Rentokil days. From Chiswick all the way out to Ealing and anywhere in between. None of the others liked doing em, but it was my speciality. Leave the bedbugs and stored product insects to the armatures, I was your man for pigeons and squirrels. Had a decent rat reputation n all back then.

Great you’re back on CL mate 

Cheers mate

ricky_otto

Covered End said:

What am I gonna do?
I don't think it's a problem, but I've got a squirrel in my capped, but not completely sealed chimney.
As the chimney is blocked off I'm presuming in can only come in and out via the capped chimney pot.

Addickted

ME14addick said:

Gribbo said:

Be careful sharing that. It's illegal to let non natives go. Countryside & Wildlife Act 81

I know but didn't have the heart to kill the poor thing.

I've got a Border Collie who would have loved it for a pet.

Covered End

I just saw it running away from the house with a baby squirrel in it's mouth. 

Addickted

Don't think so. He's in the back garden with me.

Gribbo

Covered End said:

I just saw it running away from the house with a baby squirrel in it's mouth. 

Cor, mouths watting; the younguns taste the best

eastterrace6168

Covered End said:

What am I gonna do?
I don't think it's a problem, but I've got a squirrel in my capped, but not completely sealed chimney.
As the chimney is blocked off I'm presuming in can only come in and out via the capped chimney pot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxY1hZyNcpM

I know it's not a squirel and it's not in the chimney but hey..still a tree rat though, and worth a listen

Covered End

I never thought of that 

killerandflash

Gribbo said:

Be careful sharing that. It's illegal to let non natives go. Countryside & Wildlife Act 81

Which is a nonsense really for animals like grey squirrels. I remember once on Rolf's Animal Hospital, they tended to an injured squirrel, and once better they had to take it to an animal sanctuary instead of just releasing it back to park or wood's where it had come from.

LargeAddick

we had a bat in mi bathroom