"Pat Kiewicz" wrote in message
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Gus said:

I was sitting in my recliner chair reading "Mistakes were Made" the other
day and I hear a noise at the door. Sounded like the mailman. But I do
not see a mailman in the window. I get up and look out... Damn squirrel!
Apparently it was climbing on the door. So can I not leave my inner wood
door open anymore? Can a squirrel climb through the mail slot opening?
I like to open the inner door to let light in through the outer glass
door..

I am really hating squirrels more and more.

Depends on the species of squirrel. My guess is that an adult (American)
red squirrel could easily slip in, a grey squirrel maybe, fox squirrel
less likely,
without some immediate motivation (such as evading a predator outside,
or a large, obvious pile of peanuts on the inside).

Just grey squirrels around here and they are fairly round. Though there are
some young and up and comers around. I don't think it would come in the
slot, it's about 2 inches but has a guard/tray on back that is usually
closed. The squirrels around here don't seem very afraid of people. One
keeps hanging out in my backyard. Caught it snoozing on the on the top of
the deck railing the other day. Had to chase it off.