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Flyers chewing lead flashing #5278441 11/20/15 04:16 PM 11/20/15 04:16 PM
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 83 CT R RF Wildlife OP trapper
RF Wildlife OP trapper R Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 83 CT	Noticed the last few flying squirrel jobs that they are chewing on the lead flashing. No entry point, just the chewing. Took this picture today. Anyone have any idea why they are doing this? I do not remember lead paint chips being tasty, but could just be because I have eaten to many:) https://animalcontrolct.com/ https://moleexterminators.com/

Re: Flyers chewing lead flashing [Re: RF Wildlife] #5278449 11/20/15 04:24 PM 11/20/15 04:24 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,361 mequon, wisconsin P Paul Winkelmann trapper
Paul Winkelmann trapper P Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,361 mequon, wisconsin	Hey, if you're a flying squirrel with practically no means of defending yourself, putting more "lead in your pencil" is pretty much a requirement.

Re: Flyers chewing lead flashing [Re: RF Wildlife] #5278520 11/20/15 05:31 PM 11/20/15 05:31 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 4,151 Fontana KS A Andrew Eastwood trapper
Andrew Eastwood trapper A Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 4,151 Fontana KS	lead has a sweet taste, if I remember correctly it was the Romans used it as a seasoning

Re: Flyers chewing lead flashing [Re: RF Wildlife] #5278702 11/20/15 07:53 PM 11/20/15 07:53 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,361 mequon, wisconsin P Paul Winkelmann trapper
Paul Winkelmann trapper P Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,361 mequon, wisconsin	So when the cowboys said, "How would you like to taste some lead," that was a good thing? Last edited by Paul Winkelmann; 11/20/15 08:42 PM.

Re: Flyers chewing lead flashing [Re: RF Wildlife] #5278772 11/20/15 08:29 PM 11/20/15 08:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,191 Mt. Olive, IL R Ron Scheller trapper
Ron Scheller trapper R Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,191 Mt. Olive, IL	Very common for all rodents to chew on lead. I see grays actually gain entry on the older Victorian homes by chewing all the way through the lead roof boots. Here's some pics from a squirrel job last year at a nursing home. Water stains on ceiling tiles tipped off the maintenance guys... and I removed over 20 squirrels from the rooftop in 4 days. Ron Scheller

Re: Flyers chewing lead flashing [Re: RF Wildlife] #5280110 11/22/15 12:16 AM 11/22/15 12:16 AM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 30 St. Louis area D Dave Schmidt trapper
Dave Schmidt trapper D Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 30 St. Louis area	What Ron said. Earlier this year I saw the same damage, chewed all the way down to the shingles! ALL OUT Wildlife Control

Re: Flyers chewing lead flashing [Re: RF Wildlife] #5281039 11/22/15 08:45 PM 11/22/15 08:45 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 8,329 NWWA/AZ Vinke trapper
Vinke trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 8,329 NWWA/AZ	Rat in the Arz..... Slightly used Shoes 4 sale……………

Re: Flyers chewing lead flashing [Re: RF Wildlife] #5286401 11/26/15 10:48 AM 11/26/15 10:48 AM
Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 3 Union County, Georgia S shoshone4819 trapper
shoshone4819 trapper S Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 3 Union County, Georgia	I work cleaning up unexploded ordnance on former military firing ranges and it surprised me to see that squirrels would chew and possibly consume aluminum flares! I have seen this in different states so it is something that squirrels do, I have no idea why.

Re: Flyers chewing lead flashing [Re: RF Wildlife] #5286515 11/26/15 12:01 PM 11/26/15 12:01 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,361 mequon, wisconsin P Paul Winkelmann trapper
Paul Winkelmann trapper P Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,361 mequon, wisconsin	They all want to be flying squirrels.

Re: Flyers chewing lead flashing [Re: RF Wildlife] #5286944 11/26/15 05:33 PM 11/26/15 05:33 PM
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 383 Ontario K Kermit trapper
Kermit trapper K Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 383 Ontario	Chewing to keep teeth short?

Re: Flyers chewing lead flashing [Re: RF Wildlife] #5287040 11/26/15 07:15 PM 11/26/15 07:15 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 127 N. Idaho B burke243 trapper
burke243 trapper B Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 127 N. Idaho	If you see RCBS wrappers lying around------BE CAREFUL----they may have declared war!!!

Re: Flyers chewing lead flashing [Re: RF Wildlife] #5290376 11/29/15 06:47 AM 11/29/15 06:47 AM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,446 OBX N.C. Leary Sink trapper
Leary Sink trapper Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,446 OBX N.C.	Chewing on the lead will give them dain bramage!

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