I was told that moth balls are an effecient deterrant, way better than any pepper stuff. So I bought a box. I'm gonna open up my ceiling panel, throw a handful into the attic, close it back up and hope for the best. I'm so sick of hearing the scratching and and happy little squirrel noises, that I want to kill. But I won't. I'll keep you posted as to our progress.
I will let you know what my results are. Moth balls...not sure it works outside, but it might not damage the paint like this stuff seems like it might.
FWIW I was able to evict a raccoon from my attic via mothballs. The downside was a couple of days with a mothball smell wafting out through the hatch. YMMV.
I've used mothballs (with indifferent success) to keep squirrels from digging up potted plants, but I'm not sure if they work beyond a few inches. BTW mothballs are toxic - I mean the squirrels won't eat them or anything, but I don't think shoveling 40 lbs of them inide your walls would be a good idea either. I think they will eventually dissolve in the rain outside.
I'm gonna open up my ceiling panel, throw a handful into the attic, close it back up and hope for the best.
Buy some cheap nylons and make small bags - that way you can recover them later. The vapors can be flammable so if the space doesn't have a bit of a draft you might want to reconsider.
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I'm so sick of hearing the scratching and and happy little squirrel noises, that I want to kill. But I won't.
I'll keep you posted as to our progress.
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Buy some cheap nylons and make small bags - that way you can recover them later. The vapors can be flammable so if the space doesn't have a bit of a draft you might want to reconsider.