tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471872429544468461.post2184400793893004882..comments2023-10-26T10:37:53.616-04:00Comments on Grey and Red, A Squirrel Journal: Where the wild things aresquirrelmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548231442538906709noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471872429544468461.post-27664269471002867182008-06-30T00:35:00.000-04:002008-06-30T00:35:00.000-04:00glad to hear they are doing wellglad to hear they are doing wellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471872429544468461.post-48836586252809287092008-06-29T16:04:00.000-04:002008-06-29T16:04:00.000-04:00Sorry I failed to give good advice the first time ...Sorry I failed to give good advice the first time around (or any advice, for that matter). I would have definitely suggested the peppermint oil since it is a good trick, and a humane one, to use with mice.<BR/>However, the bad news here, dear Poetikat, is that the word "rat" does not exist (no more than the word "cookie" exists). What I mean to say is that the word exists only in the plural form. If you have ONE, there are bound to be many (if not many many) more.<BR/>You may have to halt feeding temporarily on the Starship Enterprise (which is, by the way, subject of my very next posting, so stay tuned)....and in the interim offer the peppermint solution and perhaps couple that with some humane traps - these are the windup kind that they will go into, and it will simply move the chamber forward after they have gone in.<BR/>My only advice there - do monitor the traps because they are only humane if the critter is relocated within a few hours of entrapment. For rats that would mean, check first thing in the morning, as the beasties are nocturnal.squirrelmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548231442538906709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471872429544468461.post-43297980160897974012008-06-29T15:45:00.000-04:002008-06-29T15:45:00.000-04:00Nice when it all goes right, isn't it?We tried pep...Nice when it all goes right, isn't it?<BR/>We tried peppermint oil (on cotton pads) with our rat - and he did go away for awhile. I guess he couldn't resist the roasted (you read that right) peanuts I got on sale and put in the Enterprise.<BR/><BR/>Any suggestions, oh Wise One?<BR/><BR/>KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471872429544468461.post-23894961567762676322008-06-28T04:56:00.000-04:002008-06-28T04:56:00.000-04:00Ah, wise decisions and now a happy result. Thanks...Ah, wise decisions and now a happy result. Thanks for the good news.Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471872429544468461.post-2958606517312497942008-06-27T23:19:00.000-04:002008-06-27T23:19:00.000-04:00Thanks for giving us the good news on your two squ...Thanks for giving us the good news on your two squirrel friends.<BR/><BR/>Just want to let you know, I've been following your blog ever since I found it on Blogs of Note. Now I have it linked in my favorite blogs list. I hope that's okay with you. Peace.Jan4insighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884892191580742243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471872429544468461.post-89865012953783007372008-06-27T21:50:00.000-04:002008-06-27T21:50:00.000-04:00I'm glad to hear your two squirrels have such good...I'm glad to hear your two squirrels have such good prognoses!<BR/><BR/>The Mama SquirrelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com