neorants

Late last week and into the weekend, my parents were sharing with me what was an amusing development at my aunt’s house. Amusing to me, at least, at my safe distance of over 400 miles away. A young squirrel has somehow found its way into her house. My aunt is a bit of a pack rat, so needless to say, there are plenty of places for the little guy to hide. Apparently, he’s found a way into her ceiling as well and is generally wreaking havoc on her normally tranquil lifestyle. She’s really afraid of this little bugger.

So, the following are a few videos illustrating a few possible methods of dealing with the little guy, courtesy of liveleak.com and my ever-vigilant coworkers, whose timing in finding these videos was impeccable. Perhaps these will be of use to you if you also find yourself victimized by squirrels.

The first possibility is to attempt to get the squirrel drunk. This might slow it down enough that it could be captured.

That failing, she might be able to forcibly eject it from the premises, with a squirrelapult, like so:

That model seems a bit ineffective, in my opinion. This improved model would be a more effective way to eject the squirrel:

And, since he does occasionally go outside, she might just consider the vertical configuration. While lacking the horizontal propulsion of the previous model, this one seems to more than make up for it in sheer terror, as evidenced by the scream at the apex of the squirrel’s trajectory, and his rapid evacuation of the premises upon landing.

Hopefully these videos will be of service. And before you think I’m mean, if any harm had come to these little guys, I wouldn’t be posting these. This is much more humane than the more deadly alternative pest control options. And more funny. :)