Creature in my chimney!

Aylesbury_Duck

Melgiles66 wrote: »

If I call the rspca I will have to knock down the chimney breast to get it out. The likelihood is that I would die when released due to shock anyway.

Obviously I feel horrendous which is why I have been sleeping down stairs. I've been in tears all weekend but cannot get it out.

I imagine it's not the only creature to have fallen down as it's never had a cap fitted.

You're really not discouraging criticism with your responses, are you. You've been in tears all weekend but you haven't done a single practical thing to try and help whatever's trapped. But at least you managed to move downstairs so you can sleep undisturbed.

Clearly your newly decorated chimney breast is more important to you than the fate of whatever is trapped. No point feeling horrendous about it because in your own words you were "planning to leave the poor thing to die." In fact, you only posted to get an estimate of how many days it might continue to disturb your sleep!

If you feel that bad, take up one of the several suggestions you've been given, it's not too late to give it a try. You really should have done something five days ago if you were that upset about it. Supposing it would die anyway after release is self-justification.

Aylesbury_Duck

MisterP123 wrote: »

If you knock the side of your house down and it turns out to be a plauge (exaggeration) ridden rat or a diseased gull, I wonder if the same people would call you insane for going through that effort....?

We're only suggesting a modest hole be drilled, no need to knock the side of the house down. And what if tomorrow, OP discovers that a cat belonging to one of her new neighbours has been missing for six days?

MisterP123

Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »

And what if tomorrow, OP discovers that a cat belonging to one of her new neighbours has been missing for six days?

Then thank goodness it was just a cat and the OP can sleep easy, back in her bed?

You edited. Core drills aren't modest. Especially if done with an SDS drill and not a rig, whatever it is would almost certainly be dead that way. Sledge hammers and bolster chisels aren't modest either.

MisterP123

Could be these guys for all we know

Aylesbury_Duck

MisterP123 wrote: »

Then thank goodness it was just a cat and the OP can sleep easy, back in her bed?

You edited. Core drills aren't modest. Especially if done with an SDS drill and not a rig, whatever it is would almost certainly be dead that way. Sledge hammers and bolster chisels aren't modest either.

I did edit but for some reason it doesn't state that I did. The point is that an investigative hole needn't be large and then options can be assessed. A hole somewhere further up than the animal would allow one of those cheap snake cameras to see what's in there. Our local wildlife rescue place uses them and I suspect the RSPCA and RSPB do too. They can be bought for less than £20 and would probably prove useful in future as well.

Still, it's a hassle and an expense, isn't it. Easier to ignore the noise and wait for the inevitable to happen.

MisterP123

Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »

Still, it's a hassle and an expense, isn't it. Easier to ignore the noise and wait for the inevitable to happen.

Now you've come round to the OP's thinking!




You sick, sick individual :eek:

FreeBear

Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »

Easier to ignore the noise and wait for the inevitable to happen.

Like the maggots and swarms of flies.... Then as the weather warms up, the carcass will quietly rot away producing quite a stench.

Melgiles66

It's not a creature...it's a rooks nest and the constant scratching is the babies.

I'm not the awful human you're all accusing me of!!!

Aylesbury_Duck

Melgiles66 wrote: »

I'm not the awful human you're all accusing me of!!!

I'm sure you're not, but beginning the thread with "I was planning to let the poor thing die rather than spoil my newly decorated room" does colour one's judgement somewhat.

AndyMc.....

Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »

I'm sure you're not, but beginning the thread with "I was planning to let the poor thing die rather than spoil my newly decorated room" does colour one's judgement somewhat.

I bet there's more people would have let it die than open up the chimney.