We are currently camped in a state park and for the second morning in a row at 0'dark thirty I was awakened with the sound of critters playing on the roof. Sheesh, what were they doing, playing ping pong or something????
Not the most pleasant way to be awakened and once the racket starts it wakes up Tazzy Kat who then thinks she needs to go investigate the noise. Dale, bless his heart, seems to have the ability to sleep right through it so I'm left with the pacing kitty and becoming sleep deprived.
Any advice? No way was I going to climb the ladder and yell at them this morning at 4:30 AM, especially not in the rain that we had this morning.
GENECOP said
04:40 PM Jul 23, 2014
If you are going to be in one place for awhile you could place something that will move in a low breeze..Boaters use a variety of streamers and pinwheels to keep birds off there boats...should work with squirrels also..
NWescapee said
04:49 PM Jul 23, 2014
Good idea for a long term stay, our next stop is a month which is long term for us, however we only have 3 more nights here.
Terry and Jo said
08:32 PM Jul 23, 2014
C'mon, Ruth. Be nice to the critters.
When we were in Oklahoma City, and before they came out and trimmed the trees at the back of the coach to get them out of the wires, we'd have a squirrel (or maybe two) that would jump from a tree in the back and run across the top of the trailer and jump into the tree to the front left of the coach.
Sadly, even the big tree in the front was taken out, so no more humorous romps across the roof.
You might check in sporting goods places like Bass Pro and Academy and see if you could get one of those fake owls and attach it to the top of your ladder.
Just a thought.
Terry
TheHarveys said
07:06 AM Jul 24, 2014
You could always buy some fox urine at a feed store and pour some of that around the perimeter of your trailer roof...I have never used it and cannot vouch for it's abilities.
bjoyce said
09:01 AM Jul 24, 2014
The most common critter we find making noise on our roof is a crow. Hop, hop, hop.
waltben said
02:42 PM Jul 24, 2014
If they bother you that much, I'd suggest not going camping. That's what's out there in those woods!
The Bear II said
03:07 PM Jul 24, 2014
Like Bill we have some black birds that seem to find our roof makes a great runway. They land then taxi over (hop, hop, hop) to the water stream coming out of they A/C. Fill up their tank, taxi back out to the runway and they're off....
We laugh everytime we hear them but luckily they don't start until the afternoon.
I just used a product called Kritter Ridder from Home Depot to keep feral cats from an area. It works for squirrels and other critters. The product is made up of sand and different types of pepper. I think the streamer idea would be my first choice to try. Old CDs/DVDs work well if you can hang them where the will move with a breeze.
-- Edited by The Bear II on Thursday 24th of July 2014 03:09:00 PM
RVKevi said
07:03 PM Jul 24, 2014
If the critters are small enough to be afraid of an owl, there are owl statues that you can attach up on your roof that may scare them away. That's what we've done here to keep the birds from pecking on our roof. Kev attached it to the top of the ladder. Here's a link: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Dalen-Great-Horned-Owl/16213264
NWescapee said
11:28 PM Jul 24, 2014
I think we've determined that Bill's suggestion is correct for this campground, it's the crows that are waking Tazzy Kat and myself up, seems to be the most likely scenario. Sitting outside this evening all 3 of us kept watching them.
Sigh, 2 more nights and then we're headed east, just hoping for a couple of decent nights of sleep, especially tomorrow since I promised I would drive the middle shift of the day which means right after lunch.
Camper Chronicles said
03:02 AM Jul 25, 2014
Made a quick trip out to the camper and a squirrel I am guessing had launched itself at the bird feeder (attached to the window) and knocked it to the ground. I think the longer you stay in a spot the more of an issue these types of things are. The critters have definitely got more brazen since we've been in our spot for several weeks now. On the one hand I feel good we've blended into nature on the other chipmunk running into the camper not a good thing :)
You might want to consider hooking up and moving the RV out then back in. I know it's a major pain but even moving a little might reset the clock :)
We are currently camped in a state park and for the second morning in a row at 0'dark thirty I was awakened with the sound of critters playing on the roof. Sheesh, what were they doing, playing ping pong or something????
Not the most pleasant way to be awakened and once the racket starts it wakes up Tazzy Kat who then thinks she needs to go investigate the noise. Dale, bless his heart, seems to have the ability to sleep right through it so I'm left with the pacing kitty and becoming sleep deprived.
Any advice? No way was I going to climb the ladder and yell at them this morning at 4:30 AM, especially not in the rain that we had this morning.
C'mon, Ruth. Be nice to the critters.
When we were in Oklahoma City, and before they came out and trimmed the trees at the back of the coach to get them out of the wires, we'd have a squirrel (or maybe two) that would jump from a tree in the back and run across the top of the trailer and jump into the tree to the front left of the coach.
Sadly, even the big tree in the front was taken out, so no more humorous romps across the roof.
You might check in sporting goods places like Bass Pro and Academy and see if you could get one of those fake owls and attach it to the top of your ladder.
Just a thought.
Terry
Like Bill we have some black birds that seem to find our roof makes a great runway. They land then taxi over (hop, hop, hop) to the water stream coming out of they A/C. Fill up their tank, taxi back out to the runway and they're off....
We laugh everytime we hear them but luckily they don't start until the afternoon.
I just used a product called Kritter Ridder from Home Depot to keep feral cats from an area. It works for squirrels and other critters. The product is made up of sand and different types of pepper. I think the streamer idea would be my first choice to try. Old CDs/DVDs work well if you can hang them where the will move with a breeze.
-- Edited by The Bear II on Thursday 24th of July 2014 03:09:00 PM
If the critters are small enough to be afraid of an owl, there are owl statues that you can attach up on your roof that may scare them away. That's what we've done here to keep the birds from pecking on our roof. Kev attached it to the top of the ladder. Here's a link: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Dalen-Great-Horned-Owl/16213264
Sigh, 2 more nights and then we're headed east, just hoping for a couple of decent nights of sleep, especially tomorrow since I promised I would drive the middle shift of the day which means right after lunch.
You might want to consider hooking up and moving the RV out then back in. I know it's a major pain but even moving a little might reset the clock :)