RE: [CH] DeCon for Squirrels
Mary & Riley (uGuys@ChileGarden.com)
Wed, 28 Jun 2000 22:23:26 -0700
> The active ingredoent in D-Con is warfarin... which doctors prescribe to
> humans as a blood thinner. If one gets too moch warfarin in his system
> his blood leaks through his veins. D-Con works on rats, crows,
> squirrels, etc. by thinning their blood until the bleed out through
> their skins. We used to use it in the barns and corn cribs on the farm.
> Oddly enough, rodents snuffed with D-Con don't putrify and stink up the
> place.
I had the impression that they wouldn't eat the stuff, not that it wouldn't
poison them.
>
> Here's a couple good ways to use up squirrels you have put out of your
> misery...
>
However, it should be clear to everyone that if you eat them, don't kill
them with poison (other than high speed lead!). Your answer and recipe
might be misunderstood by some.
Cheers,
Riley