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To: Lakeside Granny

Not a problem..my problem is squirrels. they have eaten through the bottom holes of my expensive feeder. Never had this problem before. They are eating through the plastic that holds the feed. Wondering how to out smart them as I type.


1,376 posted on 07/12/2018 8:44:20 AM PDT by STARLIT
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To: NIKK

Got a BB gun?


1,379 posted on 07/12/2018 8:54:48 AM PDT by Lakeside Granny (Trumps Golden Rule: "TYhey hit me, I hit back 10x harder!")
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To: NIKK

Is your feeder on a pole? Try a slinky attached somehow to the bottom of the feeder.

I hate squirrels and chipmunks. They may look cute, but the damage they do is awful!


1,380 posted on 07/12/2018 8:56:49 AM PDT by Jemian
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To: NIKK

Last evening we saw a seagull running down the street with a whole eggroll in its beak. Those critters are smart!


1,402 posted on 07/12/2018 9:33:02 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: NIKK

try soap. When bunnies and other various creatures were eating my lettuce last summer I read about strong smelling soap. Prey animals use their olfactory senses to detect predators. So they don’t like anything that interferes with that. Probably why they stay away from skunks. So I took some coast, just a strong smelling deodorant soap, put half of one in a little net bag and tied it on sticks. I put it all around my garden – no problem at all! I don’t know if it works on squirrel specifically but it saved my lettuce My Swiss chard and my little orchard trees. The deer were nibbling on the brand new growth and it has kept them away.


1,415 posted on 07/12/2018 9:40:24 AM PDT by CottonBall (Thank you , Julian!)
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