[RE-wrenches] squirrel problems

Peter Parrish peter.parrish at calsolareng.com
Tue May 19 09:33:03 PDT 2009


I think the issue is do you have "ground squirrels". 

This rodent is more closely related to marmots and prairie dogs, and is
largely a terrestrial not an arboreal. It is also common in temperate
climes, so the parts of upstate NY and NE that get -20 deg F cold snaps,
probably doesn't have these critters.

If you only have arboreal squirrels (red, grey, whatever) you probably won't
have a problem. 

- Peter

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penobscotsolar at midmaine.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:00 AM
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Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] squirrel problems

We are in Northern Coastal Maine and have red squirrels, gray squirrels
and flying squirrels and in 21 years have never had a squirrel problem.

Daryl
Penobscot Solar Design



> I am in the real Northern New York, (not the city) and have no problem
> with
> chipmunks or squirrels or anything else bothering wiring anywhere. We have
> had hedgehogs (porcupines) eat into the wood siding at camps and rubber
> tires, as well as a hungry bear. He also left a big hole in the wall where
> he came in and a missing window where he left.
>
> Bob
>
> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Chris Daum <chris at oasismontana.com>
> wrote:
>
>>  We used to have a lot of (pine and ground) squirrel problems.  Then we
>> got a couple of cats.....
>>
>> Chris Daum
>> Oasis Montana Inc.
>> 406-777-4309
>> 406-777-0830 fax
>>
>>  ------------------------------
>> *From:* re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:
>> re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Nick Vida
>> *Sent:* Monday, May 18, 2009 8:03 PM
>> *To:* re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org
>> *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] squirrel problems
>>
>>    This is interesting to see what regions the squirrels are active.
>>
>> I hear Vermont, Mass, New Hampshire, and Colorado
>>
>> here in southern California I have heard of no problems
>>
>> any other areas anybody knows of?
>>
>> is it the cold weather?
>>
>> is it only use-2 or is this including rhw?
>>
>> nick
>>
>>
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