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Squirrals, eating plants and bird seed
Please help!!!! I just moved to Valdosta, Georgia and I planted some
bulbs and the rotten squirrals have eaten off the tops. Would pine needles work in the planters? Also they won't leave the bird seed and suet alone. I tried the stuff you put in the seed, didn't work. I want the birds more than I want the squirrals and there seem to be hundreds of them. Any advice would be great ! Thank You, Wendi |
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"Wendi" wrote in message
m... Please help!!!! I just moved to Valdosta, Georgia and I planted some bulbs and the rotten squirrals have eaten off the tops. Would pine needles work in the planters? Also they won't leave the bird seed and suet alone. I tried the stuff you put in the seed, didn't work. I want the birds more than I want the squirrals and there seem to be hundreds of them. Any advice would be great ! It is possible that more money has been spent on making a squirrel resistant bird feeder then has been spent on mouse traps. No doubt you've heard the saying about building a better mouse trap... Simplest solution is to place the suet and bird feeder in a location the squirrels can't get to easily. Such as on a metal pole located at 6ft away from any trees or fences. Others have had luck putting chili powder in the bird feed. Sameer |
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Snooze wrote:
Simplest solution is to place the suet and bird feeder in a location the squirrels can't get to easily. Such as on a metal pole located at 6ft away from any trees or fences. Others have had luck putting chili powder in the bird feed. Be prepared, though, for the squirrels to learn to climb the pole. *sigh* I use "shepherd's crooks" to hang my feeders and despite how thin the pole is they still climb it. Squirrels are *very* resoucreful in this matter. However, the chili powder in the bird seed does work and does not harm the birds. Birds have no receptors for capsacin (the stuff in chilis that make them hot) so they don't even notice it. The squirrels, otoh, are fun to watch the first itme they get a good bite of it. FYI, the s.o. is a medical researcher/scientist. When I first related my hearing about birds not having capsacin receptors, the s.o. immediately started to research it and found that research does support this. If you haven't figured out by now, people seem to fall into two camps when it comes to squirrels - those that believe they're cute, furry critters fun to watch and those who believe they're rodents with fluffy tails. I fall into the latter camp and would prefer that they stay far away from my house. I have no further desire to deal with squirrels nesting in my house then I do any other rodent. Susan shsimko[at]duke[dot]edu |
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On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 09:25:25 -0500, "Susan H. Simko"
wrote: Snooze wrote: Simplest solution is to place the suet and bird feeder in a location the squirrels can't get to easily. Such as on a metal pole located at 6ft away from any trees or fences. Others have had luck putting chili powder in the bird feed. Be prepared, though, for the squirrels to learn to climb the pole. *sigh* I use "shepherd's crooks" to hang my feeders and despite how thin the pole is they still climb it. Squirrels are *very* resoucreful in this matter. However, the chili powder in the bird seed does work and does not harm the birds. Birds have no receptors for capsacin (the stuff in chilis that make them hot) so they don't even notice it. The squirrels, otoh, are fun to watch the first itme they get a good bite of it. FYI, the s.o. is a medical researcher/scientist. When I first related my hearing about birds not having capsacin receptors, the s.o. immediately started to research it and found that research does support this. If you haven't figured out by now, people seem to fall into two camps when it comes to squirrels - those that believe they're cute, furry critters fun to watch and those who believe they're rodents with fluffy tails. I fall into the latter camp and would prefer that they stay far away from my house. I have no further desire to deal with squirrels nesting in my house then I do any other rodent. Susan shsimko[at]duke[dot]edu I've got one word - stew. |
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Snooze wrote:
It is possible that more money has been spent on making a squirrel resistant bird feeder then has been spent on mouse traps. No doubt you've heard the saying about building a better mouse trap... Simplest solution is to place the suet and bird feeder in a location the squirrels can't get to easily. Such as on a metal pole located at 6ft away from any trees or fences. Others have had luck putting chili powder in the bird feed. Sameer Another great way: put out squirrel feeders and keep them full. No, I do not have more squirrels than I did before I started this! I do notice that they leave my bulbs and bird feeders alone. |
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dave weil wrote:
I've got one word - stew. Nasty boy. I like them. Hoever, I have not made peace with my voles. |
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On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 14:46:49 -0500 (EST), "Shiva"
wrote: dave weil wrote: I've got one word - stew. Nasty boy. I like them. Hoever, I have not made peace with my voles. Heck, I like squirrels too. Unfortunately, there aren't many in my neighborhood for some reason. |
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On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 14:40:33 -0600, dave weil
wrote: On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 14:46:49 -0500 (EST), "Shiva" wrote: dave weil wrote: I've got one word - stew. Nasty boy. I like them. Hoever, I have not made peace with my voles. Heck, I like squirrels too. Unfortunately, there aren't many in my neighborhood for some reason. Just so you know, no, my table isn't the reason for the lack of squirrels. |
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On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 14:40:33 -0600, dave weil
wrote: On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 14:46:49 -0500 (EST), "Shiva" wrote: dave weil wrote: I've got one word - stew. Nasty boy. I like them. Hoever, I have not made peace with my voles. Heck, I like squirrels too. Unfortunately, there aren't many in my neighborhood for some reason. Just so you know, no, my table isn't the reason for the lack of squirrels. |
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dave weil wrote:
On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 14:40:33 -0600, dave weil wrote: On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 14:46:49 -0500 (EST), "Shiva" wrote: dave weil wrote: I've got one word - stew. Nasty boy. I like them. Hoever, I have not made peace with my voles. Heck, I like squirrels too. Unfortunately, there aren't many in my neighborhood for some reason. Just so you know, no, my table isn't the reason for the lack of squirrels. Yah right. Methinks the nasty boy doth protest too much. Squirrel breath. |
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