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How do you get a critter out of a tree? Advice needed.
There is something inside our oak tree. I don't know what it is, it only peeked out once - it looked like a chinchilla. Stubby face, extremely furry and gray, big yellow eyes. Maybe a kitten? Whatever it is, it was small, wet and skanky.
The tree isn't huge, maybe 15-20' tall, but the inside is mostly hollow. It's still alive so I don't want to take a chainsaw to it (like hubby suggested). There are about 7 holes (in the trunk and where limbs have been cut off) where this critter could have gotten in.
I stuck a hose in every hole with the water on full blast this afternoon and only managed to chase it from one part of the tree to the next and get soaked in the process. It's the only hose I have that's long enough to reach that part of our property, so flooding it out from multiple sides isn't an option. I can't smoke the thing out or use firecrackers, we're in a total burn ban due to drought conditions.
I need to get this thing out of my tree. My stupid dogs won't shut up and stay off of it - we have them tied to the side yard right now, and even tho they're a good 50 feet from the tree, they're STILL barking. Which keeps the toddler up, which drives everyone in the house insane.
So how do I get this thing out of my tree?
Stacy
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02-20-2008, 02:52 AM
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Re: How do you get a critter out of a tree? Advice needed.
Poison????
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02-20-2008, 03:12 AM
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Re: How do you get a critter out of a tree? Advice needed.
Buy a couple more hoses, a splitter and drown that bish.
Hey, how about a few mouse traps in the holes?
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Re: How do you get a critter out of a tree? Advice needed.
i'd let you borrow my pellet gun, but you are kinda far away. Its a really nice rifle with a big scope on it...you could pick a gnat off that furry critters backside with it....lol.
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02-20-2008, 03:40 AM
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Re: How do you get a critter out of a tree? Advice needed.
Pour 1 gallon of gasoline in it
Light it or dont light it - its up to you but it will come out either way...
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02-20-2008, 04:14 AM
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Re: How do you get a critter out of a tree? Advice needed.
Smoke it out.
Back your car up to it, attached a hose from your tailpiple into the tree and give 'er some gas. It'll come out, or be dead. You might need to close up the open holes.
Or.......they sell that stuff for smoking out gophers. That should work too.
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Re: How do you get a critter out of a tree? Advice needed.
I like the gas idea!!!! It could be fun. Make a video out of it. Make sure the HUMMER is inlcuded in the vid so the tree huggers have something more to go on and on about. I'll even pitch in for the matches. 
smoke is your best bet....don;t get bit by whatever the heck it is.
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Re: How do you get a critter out of a tree? Advice needed.
probobly a possom had it several times, just call animal services
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Re: How do you get a critter out of a tree? Advice needed.
Don't kill it.  Like he said, call animal control. 
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Re: How do you get a critter out of a tree? Advice needed.
Get one of those have a heart traps. put peanut butter all over the inside for bait. Leave overnite at the base of the tree. 
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Re: How do you get a critter out of a tree? Advice needed.
Gee, lots of good advice here.
I'm surprised nobody recommended a Tomahawk.
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Holy length of pull DRTY, did you drop the extension to help get your cheek on the stock better?
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