Drey poking?

[elicokiz]

Had some strange answers from the guys at work...is it legal to destroy grey squirrel dreys at any time of the year? just wondering where you would stand if there were young in the drey you were causing unaceptable suffering to?

 

regards

Dave

[Rupe]

Yes you can destry dreys, at any time of year, they are rats!

 

But, unacceptable suffering?? No, I would say there is no reson to cause any suffering to a squirl or a rat for that matter.

 

If you want to destroy a drey with little ones in then put them in a rope bag, destroy the drey and leave the bag out somewhere (overnight if necessary) and the mum will come and take all the sprogs to a new nest. She will even come and do it while your having lunch if its all quiet enough.

 

Gloves are a good idea!

[Adam Bourne]

I thought they were considered as a pest?

 

as for working near a one with young in it then i would of said that the wildlife and country act it would be classed as illegal? but i may be wrong never really thought about it but then its one thing i've never come across in a tree.... well the drey its self anyway, come across many a rodent ....

[Adam Bourne]

  Rupe said:

Yes you can destry dreys, at any time of year, they are rats!

 

But, unacceptable suffering?? No, I would say there is no reson to cause any suffering to a squirl or a rat for that matter.

 

If you want to destroy a drey with little ones in then put them in a rope bag, destroy the drey and leave the bag out somewhere (overnight if necessary) and the mum will come and take all the sprogs to a new nest. She will even come and do it while your having lunch if its all quiet enough.

 

Gloves are a good idea!

 

is that the technical term for young'ens mate?

[Rupe]

Its not illegal to destroy the dreys, causing suffering to an animal is another thing though, but its quite easy to move a family if your taking a tree down. No need to not do the work.

[Adam Bourne]

  Rupe said:

Its not illegal to destroy the dreys, causing suffering to an animal is another thing though, but its quite easy to move a family if your taking a tree down. No need to not do the work.

 

 

:thumbup1:thought i would be wrong....

[Rupe]

Sprogs will have to do, unless someone knows what baby squirrels are called, I dont know!

[NI Tree]

  Rupe said:

Yes you can destry dreys, at any time of year, they are rats!

 

But, unacceptable suffering?? No, I would say there is no reson to cause any suffering to a squirl or a rat for that matter.

 

If you want to destroy a drey with little ones in then put them in a rope bag, destroy the drey and leave the bag out somewhere (overnight if necessary) and the mum will come and take all the sprogs to a new nest. She will even come and do it while your having lunch if its all quiet enough.

 

Gloves are a good idea!

 

rupe it is ligeal to release grays as they a not a native speices aka an allen speices so you have to kill them or keep them as a pet,

[Rupe]

Oh, apparantly they are kittens!!!!!!!

[Rupe]

  NI Tree said:

rupe it is ligeal to release grays as they a not a native speices aka an allen speices so you have to kill them or keep them as a pet,

 

Really?

 

But they if they were in the wild already then surely your not releasing them?

 

I did work with a guy who took one home as a pet once. It was very small and he had to bottle feed it. It would go to the pub on his shoulder and run round stealing peanuts of everybody! Then he would call it and it would jump on his shoulder and go home!!

 

Until it discovered lady squirrels and then he never saw it again!