Squirrel Infestation

The squirrels have found their way into the walls again. They are loud and active and can be heard under my bedroom floor doing goodness knows what; brawling, scratching, rutting, terrorizing each other. When this happened a few years ago, they were quieter and I felt sorry for the poor little squirrelies, just trying to take shelter from the snow and wind, and I humbly protested the household's urgency to evict them (protest failed). But this year's crop of squirrels seem to be of meaner, more violent stock. They're not cute. Out they go, no objections from me.

Our landlord is arranging for catch & release traps to be set, and the exterminators will find the entry points and seal them once the walls are squirrel-free. I don't quite know how they can tell that a space like that is indeed squirrel-free. I can't help but think of A Cask of Amotillado.

"For the love of God, Montresquirrel!"