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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - I need to find a good spray to keep the squirrels from chewing on the porch.

Posted: 6/18/2023 11:39:18 AM EDT

My mom lived in this little house for 30+ years, and the boards were new when she moved in. Then the little tree rats suddenly start gnawing on it out of the blue about a year after she passed and I had moved in to the place. I've tried a spray from the store that was supposed to deter all sorts of critters and it didn't seem to do jack. I tried one I found online that had you mix hot sauce and other home ingredients, but it also didn't seem to do much.

Any good tips or tricks out there?

Posted: 6/18/2023 11:41:37 AM EDT

[#1]

Ost

Posted: 6/18/2023 11:41:43 AM EDT

[#2]

Lead spray.

Posted: 6/18/2023 11:42:29 AM EDT

[#3]

Urine. Sorry.

Posted: 6/18/2023 11:43:21 AM EDT

[#4]

.22 spray works pretty damn good around my house.

Posted: 6/18/2023 11:44:10 AM EDT

[#5]

Choot em.

I have an agreement with tree rats, stay away from the house and garden and I won't kill you. They break the truce occasionally and balance gets restored.

Posted: 6/18/2023 11:45:46 AM EDT

[#6]

Spray them with a good pellet gun.
I declared war about 2 years ago when squirrels were chewing on my house. And then a buddy who does home inspections pointed out damn near every house has signs of those tree rats chewing on them. I’ve killed probably 200+ and they just keep coming. But I haven’t seen any signs of new chewing in a year or so.

Posted: 6/18/2023 11:48:40 AM EDT

[#7]

Conibear #110

Posted: 6/18/2023 11:49:20 AM EDT

[#8]

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Yep

Posted: 6/18/2023 11:50:33 AM EDT

[#9]

I use the Gammo Bearcat 1200 spray.

Works well.

Posted: 6/18/2023 11:53:15 AM EDT

[#10]

What to they get from chewing on treated lumber? A buzz?

Posted: 6/18/2023 11:54:16 AM EDT

[#11]

Here in NC you can legally shoot them out of season if your house is being damaged. Have to get a permit from a licensed wildlife control guy to be legal. Or just SSS. All my neighbors subscribe to the SSS plan, so no permits needed here.

Posted: 6/18/2023 11:57:43 AM EDT

[#12]

Bear spray will Work I am sure.

Also lead to some entertainment as well!

Posted: 6/18/2023 12:04:34 PM EDT

[#13]

You could try spraying this

Posted: 6/18/2023 12:06:50 PM EDT

[#14]

Spray the squirrels with a 22 magnum. It 100% stops chewing squirrels

Posted: 6/18/2023 12:07:24 PM EDT

[#15]

I have been using 38/357 shotshell rounds.Does not carry far enough to affect neighbors.

Posted: 6/18/2023 12:09:40 PM EDT

[#16]

start murdering, don't stop.

Posted: 6/18/2023 12:10:12 PM EDT

[#17]

Had the same problem, tree rat was eating the solid color stain I used to protect the front porch.

I tried everything too.

Finally I declared jihad on them and gave them lead poisoning

No more chewing the front porch problem

Posted: 6/18/2023 12:11:05 PM EDT

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I must be psychic, because as I clicked on it I thought "knowing these guys on here, it's probably a gatling gun." And I wasn't disappointed.

I have shot a few with my Benjamin Mark II single shot pellet pistol, and am about to get the S&W .22 AR pistol out with the Ruger suppressor. I work from home and can hear them when they gnaw on the steps, which seem to be their favorite spot, and they are stupid enough to run toward the front yard instead of back between the house and detached garage where they'd have a better escape, so I've been able to hit a couple of them. They get on the tree and freeze like they can't be seen, but they are in clear view.

Any that I do kill would be good food for the foxes that come out from just across the road about 50 yards from my house.

Posted: 6/18/2023 12:12:57 PM EDT

[#19]

Kill traps or target practice. All the BS repellent in the world never works.

Posted: 6/18/2023 12:15:13 PM EDT

[#20]

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I came to say exactly this.

Posted: 6/18/2023 12:23:29 PM EDT

[#21]

Owl statue

Posted: 6/18/2023 12:23:58 PM EDT

[#22]

Posted: 6/18/2023 12:31:04 PM EDT

[#23]

I have owls that live in the trees, never seen a single squirrel

Posted: 6/18/2023 1:08:31 PM EDT

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I suspect they are like beaver and have to, because their teeth keep growing.

Posted: 6/18/2023 1:11:19 PM EDT

[#25]

Saber red or just shoot them.

Posted: 6/18/2023 1:13:58 PM EDT

[#26]

Chew Stop: keeps horses from chewing on corrals
Nasty tasting spray

Posted: 6/18/2023 1:20:17 PM EDT

[#27]

OP, I use a motion sensing sprinkler to keep critters out of our hostas. Might work for you as well.

Posted: 6/18/2023 1:21:46 PM EDT

[#28]

I have used hot sauce with limited success. You have to apply it all the time. Easier just to shoot them if they are damaging stuff. They chew up my platform feeder that I feed them from but that is because I keep a salt wheel on it for them.

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Posted: 6/18/2023 1:25:03 PM EDT

[#29]

12ga spray is most effective.

Posted: 6/18/2023 1:27:37 PM EDT

[#30]

Soak some peanuts in antifreeze and put up a peanut feeder

Posted: 6/18/2023 1:30:14 PM EDT

[#31]

.22 Colibri ammo. Dirty as shit second shot in my bolt action is off. I clean between shots. Hits harder than my pellet gun. First shot is accurate like a regular .22
Has no powder its like a double primer charge or something to that effect.

Posted: 6/18/2023 1:37:57 PM EDT

[#32]

Silenced 22

Posted: 6/18/2023 1:45:03 PM EDT

[#33]

Bucket trap time.

Posted: 6/18/2023 1:46:01 PM EDT

[#34]

I've used live traps on them with success. Sunflower seeds were real effective.
But when I put in the new garage I had the trees cut down to make room for it and that really keeps them away.

Posted: 6/18/2023 2:03:32 PM EDT

[#35]

17 HMR ?

Posted: 6/18/2023 2:26:29 PM EDT

[#36]

I used some .410 lead spray to deal with a rat bastard squirrel that was raiding my chicken coop to other day!

Posted: 6/18/2023 2:38:06 PM EDT

[#37]

I tried spray, then traps, and finally started killing them off with a pellet gun

Posted: 6/18/2023 8:19:21 PM EDT

[#38]

I've had some success with mixing some cheap tobacco with cayenne pepper and water. Steep the tobacco in the water for 24 hours & then strain it. Mix it with the strongest cayenne pepper you can find and spray it on with a tank sprayer. You want a course stream not a fine spray. You'll have to keep shaking the tank because the pepper will want to settle out. Wear goggles or you'll be very sorry.

Posted: 6/18/2023 9:32:31 PM EDT

[#39]

Ithaca 37 riot. Get an old one with the fun fire feature. Don’t let up until they cry mercy.

Posted: 6/18/2023 9:41:58 PM EDT

[#40]

Think I killed about fifty last year. I use an old family shotgun. Its a 1925 Winchester Model 1897 with a 30" barrel and full choke. Takes them down hard.

Posted: 6/18/2023 9:45:04 PM EDT

[#41]

Give them some antlers to chew on, also give them a hug and tell them how much you love them

Posted: 6/18/2023 9:45:09 PM EDT

[#42]

"Spray"

Posted: 6/18/2023 9:52:42 PM EDT

[#43]

Rescue Squirrel Loves To Eat Veggies And Tuck Herself Into Bed | The Dodo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3e55AfGtdM

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