Comments on: A cute little squirrel

By: Rhonda (mimi)

Rhonda (mimi) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:10:07 +0000

Sorry I’m laughing, not at the $ you spent though. We had one that lived in our wall for a while and our dog ate through the wall and carpet trying to get it while we were at work one day. It probably cost us that much or more to replace the wall and floor.

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:39:36 +0000

How annoying! Glad it turned into a humorous situation though. Let me know if you and Barry want to come search for the hole a mouse used to get into my house (and/or help me evict him too!). I am not a fan of wild life indoors.

By: Connie

Connie — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:25:20 +0000

To Linda Calder (post above), I love this blog too, and my sons are 28 and 26….and no grandchildren. But Sharon has so much to offer, doesn’t she?

By: Stacey

Stacey — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:32:55 +0000

Well, we haven’t had one in our house, but they walk up the back steps to get a better look at kids around here. They love kids. My son, well, he is in your camp, let’s just say that. Video evidence: http://teamhoopes.blogspot.com/2009/05/letter.html

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:46:43 +0000

We have been dealing with unwanted ‘guests’ for two summers now. Apparently our screened in porch is a nice summer home for squirrels! We thought we got rid of them last year, and re-screened the porch where they slashed their way through with their vicious claws. A few weeks ago we went to let the dog out, and 3 of the little buggers came diving out of the rafters and through a hole they had chewed though the screen!! My husband immediately went for the only gun we own…a bb gun. WE are no longer being humane.
Last time we kept them away using our children’s spy gear. One of those little devices that makes a horrible beeping sound when someone enters a room. We put it up in the rafters and when the squirrel would cross the invisible beam, the high-pitched noise would send them scurrying out. So, we put new batteries in, and it’s back out there.
I’m not sure how this happens, but our deck is on the second floor of our house and screened it to boot. Yet, we have had an opposum, birds, and squirrels get stuck in there.
Sorry to hear it cost so much for your repairs.

By: Poppy

Poppy — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:32:51 +0000

I adore squirrels. I was bitten by one when I was 8. I totally would have helped out with that situation if I lived nearby and you called me up. Gloves, protective eyewear, in I go!

By: Linda Calder

Linda Calder — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:01:16 +0000

I feel the same way about squirrels. So cute, but not in my house. I no longer say I am going out to fill the bird feeders… I have now named them the squirrel feeders. I saw one of those feeders the other day that zaps them when the approach. No Way! I would rather keep the feeders empty.

Great blog.. I used to feel left out of mom blogs and web sites since my children are now 19 and 17 and driving themselves around. I feel like an empty nester, but I am still a mom

By: Teresa

Teresa — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:07:12 +0000

Just found your blog and love it…will be back often…

By: Connie

Connie — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:36:47 +0000

I’m so sorry you had a negative experience with squirrels. I have a fondness for them. So funny, but they’ve never been in our attic….maybe because we don’t have one.

We’ve seen a couple of dozens squirrels “playing chase” in the winter running across the bare trees in our yard, in a circle from tree to tree to tree for long periods of time.

We’ve seen them chase each other in a circle from yard to yard across the street and back, ten, maybe twenty of them, like little kids in a pack. Adorable.

Then again, we’ve had what we called the Messiah squirrel because he was all white. Unique, he was easy to spot and spent over a year-and-a-half in our neighborhood. His other name was Peanut, because Tony used to hand fee him honey roasted peanuts while he sat on Tony’s knee, or he’d sit on Tony’s or our son Dave’s shoulder. One day, I looked out our kitchen window and saw him lying in the street, a stream of blood emanating from his mouth. While my mother-in-law stood over him to guard him from being smashed, I got a shovel and gently scooped him in a box. My brother-in-law, two doors down, burried Peanut in his yard. So Peanut, in a way, is still with us.

Unbelievable, you say? Check out the story, with photo, on my facebook page.

But, truly, I feel for you, and your pocketbook. I know they can be destructive, but they are so darned funny.

By: Bacardi Mama

Bacardi Mama — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:34:53 +0000

You crack me up. I would have been laughing too. Head over to my blog. I have a surprise for you.