As some of you are aware, we had a furry visitor invade our house last weekend. He randomly showed up at the top of the stairs, then ran and hid in our bedroom. Adam (my hero) was able to put on some leather gloves and catch him, releasing him into the "great-outdoors". (AKA - the backyard.) We figured that would be the last of him and he had learned his lesson. If he did, he isn't much of a talker. These critters are seriously motivated!
So his entry spot was underneath the front stoop where he dug a hole and crept in under the foundation. KC, our cat, has been spying on him for some time but we didn't realize what she was spying on until we saw him in the fur. To remedy the situation, our landlord cleverly filled the hole with steel wool and Adam covered it with a brick. We all figured that would hold them until we got the hole filled with concrete... WRONG...
So this little guy (seriously, not so big) dug around the brick, proceeded to move it out of the way by toppling it over, then chewed through the steel wool! Adam is out right now buying a live trap. Now to catch these things before we somehow catch KC and/or before they start chewing through our electrical wires, have babies, and/or give KC some random rodent disease!
Alvin, Simon, Theodore! Look out - we're coming to get you...
3 comments:
AO and Sarah, What are you going to use for bait-- steel wool?
You may wish to consider Jimmy Hoffaing the critter when you catch it. Love, Dad O
I agree with Daddy-O....do you want me to bring along my pellet pistal this weekend??!! Just a hint....they love peanuts!
Love,
Papa A
A friend of ours used one of those traps, and before he let it(a squirrel, not chipmunk) go, he spray painted it so he would know if it is the same one! He now has a pink squirrel running around his neighborhood! :)
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