[Sca-cooks] Tree Rats

[James]

First off, noise makes can work. And so do the fake owls/hawks, only 
thing about them is the fact that you have to move them quite often to 
keep up the illusion that they’re real. That’s where most people make 
the mistake, they don’t move them enough, or simply don’t move them.

A pellet gun can kill the little buggers but you have to be a good shot 
and make sure a stray shot won’t him anything/anyone you don’t want to 
hit. And it doesn’t have to be a high powered one so it might be legal 
where you are. Same with a blowgun.

A wire snare will work, they aren’t hard to make but some people don’t 
like using them. But they do work and if made like someone said earlier 
they work well. Have used them myself and the little pests never caught 
on. If anyone wants more info on them get back to me and I’ll tell ya more.

As far as something to repel them I do know of a mix that might work, I 
know it works for other pests. It’s not too hard to make.

First off, wear gloves when making and spraying this! It’s like tear 
gas... Second, if it’s made of plastic once this stuff touches it you 
might want to toss it out, been told this stuff will coat plastic and is 
very hard to take off.

Stuff needed,
Clean spray bottle (or squirt gun)
pan to use a double boiler
a fairly large glass jar w/ lid
about 1 teaspoon bees wax (for coating non-porous surfaces increase 
slightly)
4-6 ox Jojoba oil (helps keep bees wax liquid)
about 3 oz hot pepper, ground ( use cayenne or hotter)
1.5 cups Vodka (can use the really cheap stuff)
Optional 2 tablespoons liquid dish soap

Heat vodka in double boiler, you don’t want to bring it to a boil just 
warm it to make an extract of the pepper. When warm stir in hot pepper, 
keep this warm till no longer clear. Should be a yellow/orange colour 
when done. And depending on the peppers you use and how used to working 
with them you are you might need to do this somewhere with good ventilation.

When done take pot off heat and stir in bees wax, when that’s melted add 
jojoba. Put lid on and let cool. When cool add whatever else you’re 
puttin in.

That’s it, and please label anything this is put in like you would 
poison. And this has been used to repel deer so...

Hope this helps,
James P.