[Help] Squirrels love them or loath them?

[swindonseagull]

We have many squirrels in the trees behind our house, they seem to have multiplied over the winter!!....I dont mind them in the trees but this year they are starting to come in the garden and dig in pots and flower beds....obviously I dont want them close to the house....

We never feed them, I dont know if neighbours do and so that attracts them...

Any good ways to keep them out? ( apart from a shot gun ) they dont come in when the dog is out side but as soon as he is in the house they are back...

Ive read about ultra sonic scarers but do they work?
Plastic owls on a fence are supposed to scare them?

Coffee grounds on the flower beds......thats a myth as we have loads on the flower beds from a local coffee shop and still they come..

Up to last year an old chap a few doors down said he used to shoot them as they were pests....I thought he was joking....hes been gone now 18 months and it seems he might have been keeping the numbers down...


Any ideas?

 

[Yes Chef]

Well dressed rats

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

Well dressed rats

Indeed, Manners are everything.


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[Yes Chef]

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Quite, drives me nuts

 

[jakarta]

Bloody Septic Invaders, eating our Squirrels Nuts...

 

[Mr Putdown]

Loathe them but love eating them.

 

[Jack Straw]

I don't think you'll ever defeat them. As they say, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!" Go for squirrel-resistant plants. They seem rather partial to Crocus bulbs and Camellia buds. Don't go out of your way to attract them in, but when they do appear, marvel at their athleticism and enjoy their antics. They are after all, very entertaining.

 

[dazzer6666]

Occasionally fun to watch, but mostly bird-feeder wrecking annoying little ********. Air rifle for me I'm afraid.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

We have many squirrels in the trees behind our house, they seem to have multiplied over the winter!!....I dont mind them in the trees but this year they are starting to come in the garden and dig in pots and flower beds....obviously I dont want them close to the house....

We never feed them, I dont know if neighbours do and so that attracts them...

Any good ways to keep them out? ( apart from a shot gun ) they dont come in when the dog is out side but as soon as he is in the house they are back...

Ive read about ultra sonic scarers but do they work?
Plastic owls on a fence are supposed to scare them?

Coffee grounds on the flower beds......thats a myth as we have loads on the flower beds from a local coffee shop and still they come..

Up to last year an old chap a few doors down said he used to shoot them as they were pests....I thought he was joking....hes been gone now 18 months and it seems he might have been keeping the numbers down...


Any ideas?

Evening squire. Before I cracked open the thread I thought it was about cuisine. Feel a bit ashamed, now.

The ultrasonics are very heavy on battery and are best run on mains. I have used them for cats, and they work, but unless you have lots of them they just trudge 20 more feet down the lawn and shit there. If they are recommended for squirrels, give it a go.

From your post I am gathering you haven't stooped to [MENTION=28934]AmexRuislip[/MENTION]'s level yet, and started trapping wildlife? I gather he's turned his allotment into one great animal trap. What a rotter!

Best wishes to you

 

[swindonseagull]

I don't think you'll ever defeat them. As they say, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!" Go for squirrel-resistant plants. They seem rather partial to Crocus bulbs and Camellia buds. Don't go out of your way to attract them in, but when they do appear, marvel at their athleticism and enjoy their antics. They are after all, very entertaining.

I was told years ago they could get into the attic......is that true or just an old wifes tale?

 

[Mr Putdown]

I was told years ago they could get into the attic......is that true or just an old wifes tale?

True from personal experience.

 

[SK1NT]

Love all nature... Love seeing a squirrel.

 

[BN9 BHA]

I like squirrels.

 

[KZNSeagull]

I like Red Squirrels - quite a few colonies up in the dales here.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Any good ways to keep them out? ( apart from a shot gun ) they dont come in when the dog is out side but as soon as he is in the house they are back...



Any ideas?

Leave the dog in the garden.

 

[SK1NT]

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I like squirrels.

Cannot believe the divided opinions... Look at that handsome cutie

 

[Jack Straw]

I was told years ago they could get into the attic......is that true or just an old wifes tale?

Not being much of a squirrel expert on their non-garden activities, I've just Googled "Squirrels in your loft". Yes, they do get in to lofts if there's a hole in the roof for them to access it. No hole, no squirrel, unless one masters the use of an appropriate power-tool.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Cannot believe the divided opinions... Look at that handsome cutie

I very rarely get any in my garden even though I put peanuts out for the birds, there are woods a couple of minutes walk from my house and there are lots of squirrels there, must be enough to eat in the woods.

 

[Taybha]

What's not to like?

What actual harm do they do that humans could possibly be outraged by their behaviour.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Evening squire. Before I cracked open the thread I thought it was about cuisine. Feel a bit ashamed, now.

The ultrasonics are very heavy on battery and are best run on mains. I have used them for cats, and they work, but unless you have lots of them they just trudge 20 more feet down the lawn and shit there. If they are recommended for squirrels, give it a go.

From your post I am gathering you haven't stooped to [MENTION=28934]AmexRuislip[/MENTION]'s level yet, and started trapping wildlife? I gather he's turned his allotment into one great animal trap. What a rotter!

Best wishes to you

Haha haha [MENTION=750]swindonseagull[/MENTION] & [MENTION=1200]Harry Wilson's tackle[/MENTION] the Laurel & Hardy of NSC

Whilst we're on the subject of animal traps, I caught a very large orange slug the other day, nearly got away if it weren't for my stealth like speed and old man's rake.
A bit like Capt Ahab on land