How do I repel squirrels?

[rookie]

Please help!! We have an orange and tangerine tree on the side of our 2 story house. The bottom exterior is brick, the top is wood. Every year when the cold front comes in, the squirrels climb the trees, chew a hole in the wood and get between floors. This year they chewd the dsl cable and we couldn't get internet access till we figured out that's what happened.

Anyway, I don't want to chop the trees down. We've patched the holes and in them put pointy things (I'm a female, don't know how to describe what my husband did! LOL), but the squirrels just find a new spot to chew.

I used to think they were cute, now I view them as furry rodents. A few years ago, one got in the house and terrorized my daughters for a week! Looking back, it's pretty funny.

HELP!!

rookie

 

[admtaylor]

I knew someone who used a bb gun, but that's probably not what you're looking for. What kind of squirrels are these? The ones around here still run around outside in 10 degree weather. I'm sure if you contacted your local conservation department they could reccomend something safe for everyone/thing involved that would lower your chances of being invaded. Wish I could be more help.

 

[Shimmerstar]

I think you can rent squirrel traps from the local council

 

[rookie]

Great ideas. I hadn't thought of those. I live between Galveston and Houston Texas and we finally had a bit of a cold front. Don't know if that's why they chewed their way in again or if they think they're getting ready for the winter. They look like your regular brown squirrel.

But it really is getting annoying to keep patching up holes......

rookie