Squirrel in roof soffit

[Armybrat 40844]

Not in the attic as far as we can tell. Had a baited trap up there for two weeks undisturbed. We can hear it scratching around the perimeters of the house in one corner. I actually saw it come out of an intake register under the boxed in eave.

Screwed said eave shut, set trap baited with peanuts & pecans on nearby patio. Gottdam squirrel has stolen the bait out of the trap, tripping it shut, but he evades getting caught inside... three times now. Squirrel still gets in the eave soffit somehow, but we have searched all around the house and can’t discover any entrance holes. We wake up every morning at 6:30 to hear the bastid overhead scratching around. Am getting sick & tired of trying to catch it alive.

Each attempt to shoot it with my pellet rifle, the sumbitch runs off before I can take aim. 

Has anyone used a pest removal service, and what are the pitfalls there besides spending hundreds of $$$?

Edited September 25, 2020 by Armybrat

[Nueces River Rat 5538]

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[Armybrat 40844]

Username experienced?

Have sprayed wasp/hornet spray down the Inside course of the soffit on one side of the house, and dumped some Cayenne pepper inside the intake register. That worked to keep it away from that area for a a few days, but it just moved around to the other side of that corner of the house.

Edited September 25, 2020 by Armybrat

[Liquor and Poker 3659]

We had a big problem with this in East Dallas and tried lots of stuff - scent spray, traps, noises, etc.  Even broke down and baited a trap with poison to no avail.  Finally one of the neighbors brought over a strobe light and set it up just right in the attic so it flashed right where they were.

The squirrels got sick of the DJ and moved down the street to the foam party.

Seriously, it worked in 2 nights.

[Gil Bang 25957]

It's a shame that OP doesn't own any guns.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

It's a shame that OP doesn't own any guns.

What if you shoot at the devil...and miss?

[MonkeyDoughnut 10235]

Squirrels are smart SOBs... maybe yours is just bored. Build it an obstacle course.   (seem like you would have much longer window to use the pellet gun too)

 

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

5 minutes ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

Squirrels are smart SOBs

Saw one in our backyard get "trapped" in our trampoline.  Ran around in circles 10 times before he found the flap.

[Armybrat 40844]

1 hour ago, Gil Bang said:

It's a shame that OP doesn't own any guns.

Small 7,000 sq/ft suburban lots, families with little kids all around us, so no firearms shootin’. 

[Guest Lobo]

armybrat, I know you've said it before...but what part of Centex are you in?  I rarely endorse services, but my guy is the absolute best.  Does it all organically, cleanly, and humanely. He's un-fucking-believable.  He's found animals in my walls like a bizarro Steve Irwin.  He's the fucking best, hands down.  And he takes the shit personal.  He comes back as many times as it takes on the first quote to eradicate every single issue with mess, no fuss.  I used to do all that kinda pest control aronud the house and then we used this guy once ten years ago and I was hooked.  Never seen anybody in that field that smart, that thorough, and that prideful in eradicating.   I'll PM you the details if you're interested. 

[Armybrat 40844]

I’m in Brushy Creek MUD on the west side of Round Rock.

Thanks.

[SquishMitten 10406]

Have you considered a large snake?

[midtown 3345]

2 hours ago, SquishMitten said:

Have you considered a large snake?

Your mom has

[TKthunder2 4991]

Had similar issue, cost us about $400 for pest removal/prevention.  I think it was research pest control 

[wd40 1976]

yep.  gettin to be about that time of year, again.  cute-but-evil little fuckers.  ever since they started a nest in my truck's engine compartment and chewed up my main harness, my backyard is a free fire zone.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

Squirrel in the soffit, bats in the belfry, chicken in the bread pan, fly in the ointment......

[Homercles 10205]

This is a huge reach and I’d be impressed if more than one other person ever watched this on MTv back in the day...but OP reminded me of Sifl and Olly interviewing Chester “think they’re gearing up for the big one”