Anne: we wish you only godspeed in fixing your home.
But do not get me started on squirrels.... I could have taken a very nice cruise with the money I spent getting rid of the critters over the years. (ok, maybe I would have had to cruise alone, but the point stands!)
Rats with tails, to my mind. Give them no quarter!

And in NY we were not allowed to kill them. We relocated them to the Bronx. (let the grins begin!)

Doug