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Title: Grey Squirrels
Post by: gismo on July 04, 2007, 07:48:25 PM
i am tortured with grey squirrels in my garden. Anyone got any ideas on how to get rid of them. Any method would be appreciated.
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: The Real Laoislad on July 04, 2007, 07:53:17 PM
How about one of these?


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Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: Square Ball on July 04, 2007, 07:57:12 PM
all been de-comissioned TRL, honestly
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: J70 on July 04, 2007, 08:02:35 PM
Not sure what you can do beyond short-term removal. Being quickly reproducing rodents, they'll recolonize your garden fairly swiftly from surrounding areas.

You can thank the eejit who introduced them into Castle Forbes in Longford almost 100 years ago! They've been spreading ever since.
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: An Fear Rua on July 04, 2007, 08:03:34 PM
I can rent my cat to you, he brought me 11 of them in a week last summer, only seen one round our house this year
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: gismo on July 04, 2007, 08:07:43 PM
We were thinking of geting the local gun club in but would that only be short term. Is the any poison, repellants out there that work. Does a dog or cat really keep them away.
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: An Fear Rua on July 04, 2007, 08:10:37 PM
its not that he kept them away, in fact he brought them home, just that they were usualy missing brains, or arms/toros etc.
Ive almost got enough pelt for a set of gloves!
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: Orior on July 04, 2007, 10:07:33 PM
This thread is a good example of why I'm addicted to GAA Board  :(
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: aontroim on July 04, 2007, 10:23:15 PM
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Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: Fishead_Sam on July 05, 2007, 12:06:04 PM
I don't think we have them in Connacht, thank fck, I think they haven't found any of the bridges across the Shannon yet, fecken colonising the country, beating up the poor unfortunate Native Reds, hey its just like the human population all the true taigs live West of the Shannon  ;)
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: Gnevin on July 05, 2007, 12:43:12 PM
Quote from: Fishead_Sam on July 05, 2007, 12:06:04 PM
I don't think we have them in Connacht, thank fck, I think they haven't found any of the bridges across the Shannon yet, fecken colonising the country, beating up the poor unfortunate Native Reds, hey its just like the human population all the true taigs live West of the Shannon  ;)
We'll bleedin have to listen to Reds (and Greens) telling us the poxy west is awake soon. And how Leinster is always ripping them off
:P
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: Fishead_Sam on July 05, 2007, 01:02:48 PM
Quote from: Gnevin on July 05, 2007, 12:43:12 PM
Quote from: Fishead_Sam on July 05, 2007, 12:06:04 PM
I don't think we have them in Connacht, thank fck, I think they haven't found any of the bridges across the Shannon yet, fecken colonising the country, beating up the poor unfortunate Native Reds, hey its just like the human population all the true taigs live West of the Shannon  ;)
We'll bleedin have to listen to Reds (and Greens) telling us the poxy west is awake soon. And how Leinster is always ripping them off
:P

Surely you mean the Greens & Reds not the Reds & Greens  ;)
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: ziggysego on July 05, 2007, 01:04:41 PM
I've never seen a squirrel in Ireland in my life.
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: Fishead_Sam on July 05, 2007, 01:06:35 PM
Quote from: ziggysego on July 05, 2007, 01:04:41 PM
I've never seen a squirrel in Ireland in my life.

Used to live in leafy parts of D6, the place is over-run with them.
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: Hound on July 05, 2007, 01:15:29 PM
Quote from: gismo on July 04, 2007, 08:07:43 PM
We were thinking of geting the local gun club in but would that only be short term. Is the any poison, repellants out there that work. Does a dog or cat really keep them away.
A cat would certainly keep them away.

Whats your problem with them?

A hedgehog moved into our garden earlies this summer. I thought how the heck am I going to get rid of this? But after a week or so I realised he was eating all the slugs and snails. Now I've made a comfy bed for him out the back to make sure he stays put, and not a slug or snail in sight to eat my plants!
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: Donagh on July 05, 2007, 01:27:02 PM
Ran over one in Sandyford last week!  ;D
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: Greenabovethered on July 05, 2007, 01:50:57 PM
Quote from: Hound on July 05, 2007, 01:15:29 PM
Quote from: gismo on July 04, 2007, 08:07:43 PM
We were thinking of geting the local gun club in but would that only be short term. Is the any poison, repellants out there that work. Does a dog or cat really keep them away.
A cat would certainly keep them away.

Whats your problem with them?

A hedgehog moved into our garden earlies this summer. I thought how the heck am I going to get rid of this? But after a week or so I realised he was eating all the slugs and snails. Now I've made a comfy bed for him out the back to make sure he stays put, and not a slug or snail in sight to eat my plants!

Are you Derek Mooney by any chance?
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: turk on July 05, 2007, 01:59:57 PM
I didn't think the grey lads beat the reds up?

I thought it was that they ate all the spuds
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: Bud Wiser on July 05, 2007, 02:37:29 PM
Lads, Lads, Lads,
Oul Bud here is heading off back into Tallaght Hospital on Wednesday for another spell and guess what I will miss?  Threads like this!  How sad is that?

Seriously though, ye are a great ould bunch and many is the L.O.L. I have here reading threads like this.

My plan now is to emerge from the Hos in three weeks time wearing a long Oak Leaf coat, like Alan Alda outa Mash with nothing underneath and a sign saying "Save The Squirell's" written across my chest in pure organic Wexford strawberry lipstick.

Keep 'er lit,
Talk to ye in a few weeks.
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: The Real SlimShady on July 05, 2007, 02:40:28 PM
all de best Bud,

kick that MoFo's arsehole!
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: Lecale2 on July 05, 2007, 02:48:55 PM
Good luck Bud!
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: Hardy on July 05, 2007, 02:58:23 PM
Don't take any nonsense Bud. Best wishes.
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: Donagh on July 05, 2007, 02:59:27 PM
Yeah, all the best Bud!
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: full back on July 05, 2007, 03:22:36 PM
Best wishes Bud
Take no sh1t & give plenty
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: heganboy on July 05, 2007, 06:57:39 PM
Gwan ya Boy ye!
Adh mor Bud
Title: Re: Grey Squirrels
Post by: Square Ball on July 05, 2007, 08:22:35 PM
All the best, hear from you in three weeks.