what is the best way to get rid of flying squirrels in you attic?
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Is that the same as "bats in your belfry?"  Seriously, find out how they are getting in there, find out what they like to eat (squirrel chow perhaps), and sprinkle it near their entrance.  Once you're sure they're all out, seal the hole.  But for goodness sake, whatever you do, be humane!  They're just doing what we do...trying to survive.  So please, don't do anything to harm them.  If you seek a professional person to get the job done, insist on humane (non-lethal) methods.
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You can get some cottonballs and coat them with peppermint oil (in the cooking section with spices) and put them in places where rodents come in and in the places they would hide. It will run them away without toxins and no stinky dead rats to deal with later!
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spray them with water or bees killer spray
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There is a much safer way.  Get several burlap sacks (try the feed stores) and spread them out on the ground.  Soak them good with water and let them set overnight.  In the early morning lift up the burlap bags and pick up all the worms right on top of the ground.
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OK. these things are insects- so they can be killed.\n\nFirst of all, face the problem. If you have head lice, they are also probably in all your apartment, also clothes, hats, etc. Also anyone you are in close contact with.\n\nFor the hair- it is easy. Simplest solution is to shave all hair. I do mean ALL hair, because lice lay eggs on any hair (including eyelashes, armpit hair, pubic hair) they get across (they look like silvery streaks and are almost impossible to get rid off by conventional means)\n\nIt also means you have to boil all your bedclothes, clothes, caps, etc. and spray all over the flat (including the walls and behind/above/under the bed) with some good bug killer- preferably the kind for crawling insects (longer lasting). I hope you're not allergic.\n\nIf you don't want to shave all hair, cut it as short as possible then soak in vinegar for a couple of hours at least (covered in a towel) then comb out with a special comb- very close set teeth (some pharmacies may have them). You have to repeat it at least once a week for 3-4 weeks. This is because new lice hatch from eggs every 2 weeks or so, so you have to kill them before they have a chance to lay new eggs.\n\nFor mature insects it is easy enough- rub oil or butter on your hair, leave it on for 3-4 hours. Blocks the bugs breathing holes and they die. Not quickly, but they die eventually.\n\nHot iron treatment may suffice- both for clothing and for hair. Not as effective as shaving, but worth a try.\n\nRemember you got the bugs from somewhere- so you're likelly to get them again from the same source\n\nIn any case, they are alive and therefore they can be killed- just "stay the course". A bit like fighting the Taliban- some say hopeless- but if you persevere long enough they quit living
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The best way to get spiders out of your basement and keep them out is to figure out what they are eating.\n\nAll spiders are predatory, feeding on insects and other invertebrates.  If you have a thriving population of spiders in your home, it means there's a thriving population of something else that is keeping them alive.\n\nIf you were to get rid of the spiders without removing the cause of the spiders, you may well end up with a big population explosion in whatever the spiders were eating.  Until you deal with that problem, the spiders are actually helping you.\n\nOnce you remove the food source for the spiders, you won't have a spider problem any more either.
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The Best Way to Remove a Tick\nThe possibility of tick-borne illnesses gives a sense of urgency to the topic. In chat here at DrGreene.com, a mother asked me about the best method for getting ticks off our kids (and animals). People in the room had heard of many methods: applying rubbing alcohol, smothering with Vaseline, painting with fingernail polish, twisting clockwise (or counterclockwise), and touching with a hot match. Though these methods are popular, they are not the best. Use tweezers to grasp the tick as near to the mouthparts (and as close to the skin) as possible. Use gentle, steady, straight force to pull the tick out. The site should then be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected with alcohol or another disinfectant. \n\nThe tick can be killed by soaking in rubbing alcohol or flushing down the toilet (it should not be crushed or squeezed). Hands should be washed afterwards. Check with your local health department to see if they want the tick for monitoring purposes. \nhttp://www.drgreene.com/21_392.html\nhttp://www.rdoctor.com\nhttp://www.symptomat.com\nhttp://www.kavokin.com\nhttp://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/696_flea.html \nhttp://www.healthsquare.com/mc/fgmc1408.htm\nPrompt and complete removal of ticks does help prevent illness. This is a situation where the folk remedies can do more harm than good.  \n\nAlan Greene MD FAAP  \n \nJune 01, 2001  \n \nClick here to read yesterday's Daily Dose of Dr. Greene.
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Why would you want ot get rid of them?????  Keep them as pets!  If you have enough you can train them to do tricks and open a modern flea circus!!!
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dear friend,\nthere isn't anything perfect that can get you rid of those lizards.\nyou can use the following tips:\n\n1) lizards come for food which are flies and mosquitoes. keep them away from your house by closing the doors and windows in the evening.\n2)clean your house atleast once a week, destroy the eggs of the lizrds laid inside the switch boards,clocks, picture frames, etc.\n3)there are many lizard repellents like laxman rekha'... use any of them.\n4) it is firmly believed that a peacock's feathers drive away lizards. stick a few peacock feathers on the walls in a decorative manner, so that they can add the beauty of your home.\n\nhope all this tips might be useful for you.
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get an attack dog, train it to hunt squirrels. then when you catch it you can eat a whole packet of biscuits in front of it and make it cry.
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This worked for me.  Take a glass or cup that you don't care about not using again, and fill it with apple cider or balsamic vinegar (or some sweeter kind).  Stretch a piece of plastic wrap across the top and secure it with a rubber band.  Poke a few holes in the top with a toothpick, and sit it in an out of the way place, preferably in the kitchen.  The fruit flies will fly in and be trapped, and the vinegar kills them.
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Knock them out with a bat, grab them by the hair, give out a grunt and drag them into your room.  lol!!!
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Ammonia works well, one thing you can try is if you have a cat or know of someone who does is to place cat urine clumps from clumpping cat litter in the area that you want them away from. This cat litter techniques works best in the burrows of these animals and is effective for 2 reasons, one being the strong smell of ammonia, and second is the smell of a potential predator, both of these odors in combination work well.\nCRITTER RIDDER is a common product which can be purchased at any hardware store, it works well just by spreading some around the area\nSkunks also arent too fond of moth balls, so you can give that a try if all else fails\n\ngood luck, hope this helps!
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Here in Indiana we have a major infestation in our homes.  Last weekend, I had to kill 200 of the little pesky buggers!  I take a paper cup and fill it with about 2 inches of rubbing aclk.  then I swoup them in that cup by the windows, etc.  It takes care of them instantly.
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CLEAN WITH ALCOHOL OR WINDEX IF THAT DOESNT WORK THROW THEM AWAY
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Windex works, so does rubbing alcohol. Use paper towel.
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you have to put everything that can not be washed in plastic bags (IE: stuffed animals, and other things that shouldn't go in the washer) then go to the store and there in the area where you find the shampoo to get lice out of your head you will find a spray get it spray all your furniture and carpets. wash and dry everything that can be washed then wash your hair with the shampoo make sure to use the comb provided to get all the lice out of your head cause just washing it wont get them all out you also need to make sure all the eggs are out and washing alone wont do that either. then do the same with you mother wash her hair and use the comb on it. but you have to make sure you spray everything with the spray (beds, furniture, every and anything that you can not put in the washer or plastic bag needs to be sprayed) i don't think there is an insect spray for this but you can look around in your local wal-mart or k-mart.  but i know for a fact that what i have told you works cause i have been through it all before and as far as the pubic lice i would go to the DR and STOP letting anyone but you and your mom use your bathroom.