What Critter Did this Damage ?

[UrbanTrapper]

Thanks guys.  That helps because I can rule out Mountain Beaver now.  I did put two trail cams out.  I'll see if I got any photos tomorrow.

[ghosthunter]

So I hope there is a trail camera photo in the future?

[JakeLand]

Any pics ? 

[RadSav]

I've never known squirrels to be active at night.  I would lean toward roof rats.  Is there a thick hedge or arborvitae rows close by?

[UrbanTrapper]

I think there is plenty of cover for rats and that (with help here) is what we currently suspect.  I hope to have pics tomorrow.

[UrbanTrapper]

Any pics ? 

I finally got some good pics and there has been a lot more damage to the Rose of Sharaon tree.  It looks like it might be BOTH rats and squirrels.  I advised the homeowners on how to poison rats properly, put sheet metal collars on the trunk to make a rodent barrier, and trim the tree so the rats can't get on his roof and chew their way in. 

[JakeLand]

The black cat brand rat traps work well you zip tie them on a branch it's hard to tell but it looks like a Eastern grey to me but make sure orrrr just set a couple small cages with peanut butter and catch away


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[RadSav]

That squirrel likely isn't doing too much damage to the tree like that rat is, but it surely will be doing some damage to those Daffodils before too long.  Hope the land owner doesn't have much invested in tulips.  Those darn greys once took out 80 of my mothers tulips in one day.  My father became the proud owner of a Benjamin pellet rifle the next day.

Thanks for posting the pics.  My curiosity was running high waiting.

[lokidog]

The black cat brand rat traps work well you zip tie them on a branch it's hard to tell but it looks like a Eastern grey to me but make sure orrrr just set a couple small cages with peanut butter and catch away


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No worries on taking out the squirrel, there are no Western Greys in Ballard.

[JakeLand]

I wouldn't think there would be maybe a Gamo pellet gun is a good ticket


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[jasnt]

Trapping squirrel would be fun. But a pellet gun with night vision would be the ticket