Fighting the squirrels... ( Archived) (58)

Jun 24, 2014 8:01 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
Taken today, Tuesday 6/24/14...
My upside down tomato planter, covered with Cayenne Pepper, to keep squirrels from eating the tomato. Don't be confused with the red that you see... that is the pepper powder, the "maters" are still green...

Anyone have any "humane" ways to keep the squirrels at bay?
If this fails, last resort is the new Pellet Rifle that was delivered yesterday. I hate to resort to this method, but something has to be done. ~JOHN~


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Jun 24, 2014 8:08 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
CandyPopLolli
CandyPopLolliCandyPopLolliBuenos Aires, Argentina1 Threads 1 Polls 80 Posts
Poor squirrels, sad stop invading their territory!
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Jun 24, 2014 8:13 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
Offer to buy him a free drink down at the pub if he leaves your garden?

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laugh
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Jun 24, 2014 8:20 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
CandyPopLolli: Poor squirrels, stop invading their territory!


Too late, the deed is in my name now...
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Jun 24, 2014 8:22 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
CandyPopLolli
CandyPopLolliCandyPopLolliBuenos Aires, Argentina1 Threads 1 Polls 80 Posts
TheresMyFriend: Too late, the deed is in my name now...



Humans... always taking, never giving anything back to Mother Nature.scold
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Jun 24, 2014 8:22 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
JeanKimberley: Offer to buy him a free drink down at the pub if he leaves your garden?


Then I run the risk of ending up with a high bar-tab, after they get addicted... and be harder to get rid of, after he/she tells all their friends....
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Jun 24, 2014 8:23 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
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Jun 24, 2014 8:24 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
TheresMyFriend: Then I run the risk of ending up with a high bar-tab, after they get addicted... and be harder to get rid of, after he/she tells all their friends....


hug laugh
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Jun 24, 2014 8:28 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
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Jun 24, 2014 8:31 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
TheresMyFriend: Taken today, Tuesday 6/24/14...
My upside down tomato planter, covered with Cayenne Pepper, to keep squirrels from eating the tomato. Don't be confused with the red that you see... that is the pepper powder, the "maters" are still green...

Anyone have any "humane" ways to keep the squirrels at bay?
If this fails, last resort is the new Pellet Rifle that was delivered yesterday. I hate to resort to this method, but something has to be done. ~JOHN~


squirrels are my favorite rodent - can't you just grow a few tomatoes just for your furry friend? Share in your garden's bounty?

My friend has a terrible time with them, because they chew on the wires. Sometimes it cuts off her telephone and sometimes it gets one electrocuted...
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Jun 24, 2014 8:33 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
2intrigued
2intrigued2intriguedMississauga, Ontario Canada11 Threads 18,576 Posts
TheresMyFriend: Taken today, Tuesday 6/24/14...
My upside down tomato planter, covered with Cayenne Pepper, to keep squirrels from eating the tomato. Don't be confused with the red that you see... that is the pepper powder, the "maters" are still green...

Anyone have any "humane" ways to keep the squirrels at bay?
If this fails, last resort is the new Pellet Rifle that was delivered yesterday. I hate to resort to this method, but something has to be done. ~JOHN~


Perhaps chicken wire installed around the tomatoes will do the trick. dunno
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Jun 24, 2014 8:38 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
2intrigued: Perhaps chicken wire installed around the tomatoes will do the trick.


I read about that too, and it just seems like too much trouble. If the pepper works, then less work, and less hurt squirrel feelings...
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Jun 24, 2014 8:41 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
JeanKimberley: squirrels are my favorite rodent - can't you just grow a few tomatoes just for your furry friend? Share in your garden's bounty?

My friend has a terrible time with them, because they chew on the wires. Sometimes it cuts off her telephone and sometimes it gets one electrocuted...


They are/were mine too... so cute and all... but finding out how deviant they can be... has put me on the defensive.... and I don't intend to lose this issue. The whole neighborhood, is having squirrel issues, so I'm not the only one with this destructive actions.
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Jun 24, 2014 8:46 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
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Jun 24, 2014 8:58 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
Thanks for the video, Jean...
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Jun 24, 2014 9:03 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
TheresMyFriend: Thanks for the video, Jean...


I don't envy your problem. I don't have squirrels in my yard but I do have a possum, and I had a snake but something killed it a few weeks ago. and of course lots of lizards, egrets, bluejays, and free roaming feral cats....
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Jun 24, 2014 9:11 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
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Jun 24, 2014 9:25 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
JeanKimberley: I don't envy your problem. I don't have squirrels in my yard but I do have a possum, and I had a snake but something killed it a few weeks ago. and of course lots of lizards, egrets, bluejays, and free roaming feral cats....


I know what you are faced with, Jane.... Many, many years ago... I lived in Hialeah... a few blocks from the race track... I got some good memories of it.

You have more evil critters to deal with, than what I care to deal with... haha
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Jun 24, 2014 9:29 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
That was an interesting video with the cups... thanks...
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Jun 24, 2014 9:30 PM CST Fighting the squirrels...
TheresMyFriend: That was an interesting video with the cups... thanks...


smart creatures aren't they..... or are they?! laugh
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