Those pesky squirrels

[Mudball]

Our garden seems to be home to a lot of squirrels... they seems to have eaten all the apples .. and generally seem to nose around the pots and dig out the carrots... they seem to be digging up the lawn and hiding all the nuts for winter already

Not planning to kill/maim any.. but what are the options??

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Our garden seems to be home to a lot of squirrels... they seems to have eaten all the apples .. and generally seem to nose around the pots and dig out the carrots... they seem to be digging up the lawn and hiding all the nuts for winter already

Not planning to kill/maim any.. but what are the options??

Red or Grey?

 

[Bunkermagnet]

A dog...something like my old Staffie

 

[jim8flog]

An electric lawn rake.


Gives hours of amusement as the squirrels try to work out where all there hidden fodder went.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Strangely enough we had one in our garden today.
When we moved here 20+ years ago we sat on the red/ grey boundary, we were asked to trap them and then 'humanly' destroy.
Now it seems to be all greys. But we do have sights of some reds in the nearby Carrick Hills.

Todays visitor seemed like a young teenager, pretty clumsy and clueless and scared of the blackbirds.
Gave me 10 minutes of enjoyment watching him/her.

 

[Leftie]

When we moved here 20+ years ago we sat on the red/ grey boundary, we were asked to trap them and then 'humanly' destroy.
Now it seems to be all greys.

You were meant to trap and destroy the greys, not the reds

 

[Hobbit]

Would you kill rats in the garden? They're vermin. Bigger and more aggressive than reds. They kills chicks and steal eggs. They dig up your plants and lawn, and strip the bark off young trees. If they get into your loft they will cause a lot of damage, and potentially a fire. They carry squirrel pox, which they are immune from but which kills the reds, assuming they haven't already been driven off by the greys. They have several litters a year. If you have a few now, you'll have a few more soon.

They are not a protected species for a reason. If you choose to catch and release elsewhere, be careful. You need a licence to release a non-indigenous species, and you won't get one for greys.

Your choice, either put up with them or get rid.

 

[patricks148]

i've heard they are quite tasty, i remember Huge FW BBQ'd some on one of his earlier programs... waste not want not and all that

 

[Mudball]

i've heard they are quite tasty, i remember Huge FW BBQ'd some on one of his earlier programs... waste not want not and all that

I hear you cant do that if you have a nut allergy... apparently squirrels are full of them

 

[SocketRocket]

Would you kill rats in the garden? They're vermin. Bigger and more aggressive than reds. They kills chicks and steal eggs. They dig up your plants and lawn, and strip the bark off young trees. If they get into your loft they will cause a lot of damage, and potentially a fire. They carry squirrel pox, which they are immune from but which kills the reds, assuming they haven't already been driven off by the greys. They have several litters a year. If you have a few now, you'll have a few more soon.

They are not a protected species for a reason. If you choose to catch and release elsewhere, be careful. You need a licence to release a non-indigenous species, and you won't get one for greys.

Your choice, either put up with them or get rid.

Must be Torys

 

[jim8flog]

Would you kill rats in the garden? They're vermin. Bigger and more aggressive than reds. They kills chicks and steal eggs. They dig up your plants and lawn, and strip the bark off young trees. If they get into your loft they will cause a lot of damage, and potentially a fire. They carry squirrel pox, which they are immune from but which kills the reds, assuming they haven't already been driven off by the greys. They have several litters a year. If you have a few now, you'll have a few more soon.

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Yes but they are cute!!

 

[jim8flog]

I hear you cant do that if you have a nut allergy... apparently squirrels are full of them

You can always cut their nuts off before the BBQ

 

[Hobbit]

Yes but they are cute!!

They are very cute. They are also very noisy. And if you have bird feeders in the card, they can be fun to watch, before they destroy them and the rest of your garden.

 

[hairball_89]

A dog...something like my old Staffie

Rather amusingly, we've recently rehomed a staffie...

Not seen a squirrel since! And the rats seem to have disappeared too! I wonder why....?!

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Rather amusingly, we've recently rehomed a staffie...

Not seen a squirrel since! And the rats seem to have disappeared too! I wonder why....?!

Excellent choice, and well done for rehoming one.

 

[Smiffy]

I hear you cant do that if you have a nut allergy... apparently squirrels are full of them

Squirrels swim on their backs to keep their nuts dry.
True story.

 

[srixon 1]

They go into your bag at our place looking for food. If your pocket is zipped up they just chew through.