December 21, 2025, 01:35 AM
honestlouWhat do I do with a squirrel in my attic? ** UPDATE ON PAGE 2 **
I can see getting back from a few miles away because I’ve always heard that they travel up to 2 miles per day. But traveling 2 miles doesn’t even mean that they get 2 miles away, as they may travel a 2 mile loop. So in reality a squirrel probably never gets more than a few miles from home. I have a hard time believing he’ll get back from 7 miles away through the city.
And if he does he just might remember that my house is no bueno. Time will tell.
December 21, 2025, 11:40 AM
jimmy123xquote:
Originally posted by honestlou:
I can see getting back from a few miles away because I’ve always heard that they travel up to 2 miles per day. But traveling 2 miles doesn’t even mean that they get 2 miles away, as they may travel a 2 mile loop. So in reality a squirrel probably never gets more than a few miles from home. I have a hard time believing he’ll get back from 7 miles away through the city.
And if he does he just might remember that my house is no bueno. Time will tell.
They can travel up to 10 miles in one day if they really want to, but 2 miles is usually normal.
December 21, 2025, 11:42 AM
Patenquote:
Originally posted by jimmy123x:
They can travel up to 10 miles in one day if they really want to, but 2 miles is usually normal.
Yeah but it's the "through the city" part that probably makes the difference.
December 21, 2025, 05:41 PM
newtoSig765^^^^^^^^^^
I brake or swerve to avoid hitting them when they cross the street. Evidence indicates I'm the only one in town who does this.
December 21, 2025, 06:15 PM
phil in indyquote:
Originally posted by hrcjon:
So this time I grabbed a spray paint can and sprayed the tails green. Found another entrance and fixed that. Released 3 miles away this time again across two bridges to get to the island I live on. And some time later I see in my yard a squirrel with a green tail!!
A couple of years ago I started live trapping the damned racoons in my yard. After I hit 17 I figured relocating wasn't working. The darned things had to be coming back. So I started spraying their butts orange. I ended up catching another 10 and to my surprise not a single one had an orange butt.
December 22, 2025, 06:22 PM
Valpo FzWe had a squirrel in our attic, I contemplated chucking the gremlin (Mal/Dutchie) after some thought I decided that was a horrible idea and called pest control.