Squirrell problem... answers ASAP!?

Question

So we've had some little pests decide to nest in our loft for a few months now. It hasnt been a problem until now... we put a small cage trap in there, to hopefully catch it, and then release it near our local woods, but we found it dead in there the next day, unfortunately we buried it, but found some babies...

They have fur and we fed them some milk with a small pippet and their sleeping in a large cage we found with our previous pets. We rang the RSPCA immediately after, but they said they'd just put them down, and it's £18 per one, and theres 4. There's nothing else we can do, some are very small and would not survive on their own if we released them. they did not say anything about it being illegal without any other squirrels being able to look after them... We dont know hat to do, we cant keep them, for we are aware that wild animals should not be kept as pets, so we want to be rid of them as soon as possible, what's your opinion??????

Answer 1

Well, you shouldn't have put a trap in their and killed the mother, dumba**! Just keep nurturing them. Because, with your care, they will never be able to be relased in to the wild. So either you: kill 4 baby INNOCENT squirells, or you just nurture them until they pass.

Answer 2

i am very sorry, you will have to put them down.

Answer 3

Simple solution?  Get a cat.  Above all, don't feel guilty for removing a pest and/or health hazard.  Wild animals have a hard life.  They don't die of old age, they die of predation or starvation.

Answer 4

we have something called 'Wild at Heart"they are caring people that deal with wild animals in the same problem you are having.Don't feel guilty about what happened but seal up the access point they entered the attic so no more get in .Contact a local zoo they may know of a society that will look after them but the zoo will not take them.

Answer 5

You said that you tried calling the RSPCA...I'm not British but is that your local humane society for pets (cats, dogs?) If so, I would try a place specifically for wildlife.

If you don't have one in your area, you should probably humanely put them down. If you want to spend 80 pounds on it, fine, if not, there are other not-so-great options that I am sure you will not enjoy.  I guess the lesson is to use a no-kill trap and also to plug any holes in your roof.

Answer 6

Somebody had brought the offspring of a squirral to me some 10years ago.I tried to raise them by giving them milk and soft fruits keeping them in a big cage. I always found them tried to go up .The moment I took them down they would resume their climb up.I did not succeed in making them friendly.They ate very little and one day one of them died. I took them to a nearby tree and left them on it. They immediately climbed it up and disappeared ;I hope that after going totheir environment they must have done well. However, on my next visit I did see some squirrals but could not  say  whether they were the same which I had left there.

Answer 7

Yes you need to get rid of these wild animals.  You can't care for them as nature intended.  Unfortunally the end result is going to be the same no matter what you do.

Answer 8

Try raising them. If they live, you have pets. If they die, you have saved 72 pounds. If they are the introduced grey squirrels that have been wrecking the environment, give them to a friend who has a pet snake.

Answer 9

A simple method to get rid of them is to take them to a zoo.