Caught in the act! - Page 2

kitcat51 · ‎09-15-2016

Squirrels are cute & destructive! We have gray-white, brown-orange, solid black & for the first time solid white in my neighborhood... the white squirrels use to be in only one area by a lake in a nearby town. The neighborhood is overrun withx squirrels so can't put out pumpkins, wish I could.

Witchy Woman · ‎03-15-2010

@MoJoV

Our yard is wooded and full of nut trees. The squirrels sit high up in the trees eating those nuts with the hulls flying everywhere.

Between that and the acorns falling it is like an obstacle course outside. So much noise and falling debris! Even my cat is afraid to sit out on our stone patio for the nut hulls flying

My "pumpkins" are made of cement, so if they try to eat those, their teeth are in trouble. Haven't put out a real pumpkin in years.

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

I just put three pumpkins out on our front steps. I never had any problems with squirrels (fingers crossed) before though there are plenty around!

Scorpio1971 · ‎03-10-2010

They are worse than stinkers! Several got into my attic this time last year...found out they ate through fascia boards just enough to get in & out & were having a party! Had to call in a wildlife specialist to trap and "discard" them. Had to get carpenters to remove 2 year old seamless gutters, rip off existing fascia & replace with all new non-wood fascia, and then reattach gutters. Wildlife specialists cost $500 for a week of trapping & removing them, and then another $1,500 for carpentry! There were others even trying to get into attic while carpenters were putting on new fascia. Had to have 2 guys on ladders with brooms trying to chase them away while other guys were working on attaching fascia boards! They were relentless! One even broke out of the trap in the picture & got away! Uggh

jlkz · ‎12-02-2013

@Krimpette wrote:
I have my pumpkin up on a little wrought iron stand. So far, so good! Hope it stays that way!!!!!!!!

@Krimpette

They can climb up or down anything. We had them climbing down a metal line to get to birdseed. They jump and land where they want.

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.
Sir Winston Churchill

jlkz · ‎12-02-2013

I have never had them eat hostas, but today one of several hostas has had its leaves chewed off.

One of the squirrels must have had a feast on the flowers in my begonia container.

The squirrels really seem to be fatter than usual....a sign of a very bad winter ???

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.
Sir Winston Churchill

pupwhipped · ‎03-11-2010

@Scorpio1971 wrote:
They are worse than stinkers! Several got into my attic this time last year...found out they ate through fascia boards just enough to get in & out & were having a party! Had to call in a wildlife specialist to trap and "discard" them. Had to get carpenters to remove 2 year old seamless gutters, rip off existing fascia & replace with all new non-wood fascia, and then reattach gutters. Wildlife specialists cost $500 for a week of trapping & removing them, and then another $1,500 for carpentry! There were others even trying to get into attic while carpenters were putting on new fascia. Had to have 2 guys on ladders with brooms trying to chase them away while other guys were working on attaching fascia boards! They were relentless! One even broke out of the trap in the picture & got away! Uggh

Similar problems for us. Squirrels are no longer our friends...more like our enemies! I hate it but something had to give. My husband was not happy as he is the one who has to deal with all the problems.

OKPrincess · ‎03-10-2013

We used to see an albino squirrel in our backyard almost daily but haven’t for the past two years.

Also DH and I witness thieving squirrels. A lady who lives behind us two houses down had a beautiful vegetable garden. More than once we’d see a squirrel run along the electrical high wire, run down the electric pole, grab a tomato 🍅, back up the pole and with tomato in mouth, across the wire in my backyard and disappear into the trees.

Krimpette · ‎03-09-2010

@jlkz. For sure! But what I've noticed in prior years is that my issue is mostly with chipmunks! Caught one in the act! But so far, no critter has touched my pumpkin and it's been out for about 2 weeks! Fingers crossed!!!!

IllinoisJann · ‎03-10-2011

Spray your pumpkins with Repells, may be called Repells-All. It is available at hardware stores. It does not smell great, but keeps the squirrels from eating the pumpkins. You may need to repeat with a second application after a heavy rain.