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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 03:27 PM
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squirrels underneath the hood

Hi guys, i have this problem before. The squirrels ate a big chunk out of a 03 toyota corrola hood insulator. Few days ago i saw a bunch of nuts on my engine block of a 05 TSX auto. I thought it is kind of funny how it were nuts instead of leaves got blown or suck in side the hood. So i clean it...and today i saw a bunch of paw marks of small animal like squirrels on top of my engine block... is there ways to get rid of them vermints? I dont want them to bite into any electrical wires or any thing... or should i spray under the hood with pepper spray? Any suggestion would help...
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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damn you got some possessed squirrels there lol
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 05:10 PM
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Dang...I don't really know how you could get rid of squirrels

I only have Ponies underneath my hood
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 08:01 PM
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how did the sqirrels get under your hood?
try puttin some rat poison near your car

damn the sqirrels man, they are satan's children
collectin them nuts n all, plottin the downfall of man
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 08:10 PM
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Ive had this happen to me before....mice chewed my spark plug wires and went after the insulation. Try putting a few moth balls under the hood tucked into a few places.

Good luck!
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by TacoBellSauce
how did the sqirrels get under your hood?
try puttin some rat poison near your car

damn the sqirrels man, they are satan's children
collectin them nuts n all, plottin the downfall of man

Don't use rat poison. If another animal... say a dog, eats that dead squirrel, it will be killed too.

Guns... shoot the furry bastards before they get near your car.
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 09:26 PM
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use rat poison or boric acid & ammonia and just sweep the dead squirrels up.
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 09:52 PM
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im a member of the ASPCA, and if you do one of the listed above to endanger the squirrles lives i will put u in the pattywagon
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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Ghahary_21
im a member of the ASPCA, and if you do one of the listed above to endanger the squirrles lives i will put u in the pattywagon
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted by moda_way
Guns... shoot the furry bastards before they get near your car.


If you use a .12, make sure the TSX isn't anywhere close.
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 10:19 AM
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Maybe you can try some kind of animal urine. Seriously. I know people use it to keep critters out of gardens, trash etc. Put it around your driveway where you park the car.

This place apparently is out of it but explains it:

http://www.pestproducts.com/coyote_urine.htm
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by scheißterhöffer
Maybe you can try some kind of animal urine. Seriously. I know people use it to keep critters out of gardens, trash etc. Put it around your driveway where you park the car.

This place apparently is out of it but explains it:

http://www.pestproducts.com/coyote_urine.htm
I tried sprayed on with the window cleaner stuff on the engine block, this stuff got amonia in it...hopefully they think i marked my teritory and leave it alone...
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by danslvpt
I tried sprayed on with the window cleaner stuff on the engine block, this stuff got amonia in it...hopefully they think i marked my teritory and leave it alone...
Just "Man up" and mark your territory the old fashioned way.. Unless you don't think you can scare off a couple of squirrels.
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Ghahary_21
im a member of the ASPCA, and if you do one of the listed above to endanger the squirrles lives i will put u in the pattywagon
R
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Thanks for making my weekend...
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Ghahary_21
im a member of the ASPCA, and if you do one of the listed above to endanger the squirrles lives i will put u in the pattywagon
:gheylaugh:
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Old Nov 5, 2005 | 08:33 PM
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yea yea
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Old Nov 5, 2005 | 08:58 PM
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Just drive it around witht he squirrels under the hood...

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/carsnake.asp

Snake in this case.
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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hrm... time to get a garage...
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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Squirrels can be a total f+++in bitch. Had them climbing up my down spouts, chewing through the wire mesh @ the attic fan and running @ in my attic. During same period they chewed a big chunk out of the house's vinyl siding and into the corner wood beam. They are vicious and tenacious. Nothing but rats with a little fur and tail. Go online and look for solutions and you will discover the universal frustration. Few if any answers. Once they hone in on an area you are in for a long ordeal.
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