https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/ The New Canadian Preppers Network Discussion Board en-US Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:17:53 +0000 wpForo 60 https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/paged/3/#post-364302 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 14:09:43 +0000 Women Preppers PrepHer https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/paged/3/#post-364302 https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/paged/2/#post-364291 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 13:29:08 +0000 I'll keep the traps baited too from now on.

Cheers]]> Women Preppers dollyndrew https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/paged/2/#post-364291 https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/paged/2/#post-364286 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 00:06:13 +0000
So sorry for your losses and hope you can manage to get rid of them again.]]> Women Preppers Learner https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/paged/2/#post-364286 https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/paged/2/#post-364284 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 21:10:44 +0000 What is a girl to do?]]> Women Preppers dollyndrew https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/paged/2/#post-364284 https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/paged/2/#post-361595 Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:25:06 +0000 That same night, we had a pack rat invade our space. Do those suckers ever stink! Next morning we went to town and bought a cage trap, got it baited and set. I then stapled hardware cloth over the opening where it was coming in. After that was done, and I had a quick shower, DH proclaimed that I shouldn't hace to cook lunch. He took me into town for a treat. It was very nice. That night, I had just gone to bed, when I (we) heard the trap click shut. Sure enough there was a fat and sassy and none to happy pack rat yapping at me. I moved the trap out to the front porch for the night. That thing bounced the trap until it got part of the trap up on the mat, then proceded to chew a hole in the mat. Boy, did we ever tale that thing a long ways away, so it couldn't come back.
Hopefully, that will be the end of that story, other than cleaning out where it has been.
KK]]> Women Preppers kootenay kid https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/paged/2/#post-361595 https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/paged/2/#post-361507 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 17:34:41 +0000 Women Preppers PrepHer https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/paged/2/#post-361507 https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/#post-361505 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 07:46:47 +0000 Women Preppers farmgal https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/#post-361505 https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/#post-361504 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 07:35:49 +0000
It was costly, but before we put up new studding to hold insulation, we used 1/8" hardware cloth to cover the ceilings and down the edge of the walls which are brick. There is no way I want a repeat of what went on in those walls before we ripped them out. Those varmits are going to have to make do in the attic this winter. Next year I hope to finally solve them getting in there as well.

A couple of days ago I kept hearing noises in the basement but couldn't see anything when I checked it out. I thought maybe a really big mouse had gotten in with fall coming and all. I couldn't find anything though. One day I needed a funnel and as I don't have much for cupboards, they too have been ripped out, everything is down in the basement in plastic drawer units. Any ways, I went on the hunt down there trying to figure out where a funnel might have ended up when something wet hit my head. Darn, but was a blob of wet poop. I took the chance and looked up and way up on the top of some heavy duty shelving amongst my kitchen appliances, there was a black hen doing a rather good job of blending in. She had crapped over the edge and that is what alerted me. There were four eggs up on the shelf so she was very lucky she crapped on my head or she would have starved to death down there in the dark. She must have gotten in the house while we were hauling rubble out. :evil: varmints.]]> Women Preppers OddDuck https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/#post-361504 https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/#post-361495 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 19:14:14 +0000 Women Preppers kootenay kid https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/#post-361495 https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/#post-361493 Tue, 08 Sep 2015 15:58:08 +0000 I've had varmints chew through plastic buckets and other storage containers. Squirrels, I think.
It's great that you got it all organized though Dollyndrew!]]> Women Preppers PrepHer https://canadianpreppersnetwork.com/community/women-preppers/varmints/#post-361493