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Comment by Melvalena NTexas on October 29, 2011 at 7:46am

humm.  maybe if I get my hairdresser to save some hair for me I can scatter it around my yard and keep the squirrels out? 

We did manage to capture several squirrels this summer!  Our dog caught 3 herself! 

Comment by Lina Russell on April 2, 2011 at 2:20am

It is my garden plots I need to keep squirrels out of.  NO, I cannot trap them, as I don't want to leave any young without parents.  :C  I have been trying a few things - so far so good.

Pepper, right out of the seasoning jar.  Coffee grounds - while watching acid rates for plants.  Human hair!  lol.  Sounds icky - but SO FAR no squirrel has touched the plants I treated with cut up hair. 

I am looking for any other ideas I can add to this.  C:  I know the mix works, but has to be replaced often.

 

Comment by Melvalena NTexas on September 18, 2010 at 5:07pm

WOW Mike Weber!! you actually caught squirrels??
What did you use as bait?

Comment by patsy costner on April 18, 2010 at 5:50pm

After years of trying everything (from trash can lid to enlarge the bottom of the feeder, to hot pepper, thorny bushes, etc) my husband put a plastic post sleeve over the 4 x 4 , 4 and 1/2 ft. post. We extended it to 5 feet above ground. Not one squirrel has been able to climb it and they cannot jump that high. They do not even try anymore. He attached the platform feeder to another 1/2 foot of post so he can just lift it off to fill the seed hopper. So simple.

Comment by Lena F. on February 20, 2010 at 12:52pm

Ohhhh Thanks so much!!! I am going to check that whipper out now!

Comment by Sheri Tehan on February 19, 2010 at 6:09pm

BTW, that's the WHIPPER not the Flipper. It will set you back about $80 but it is worth it and you'll use it forever.

Comment by Sheri Tehan on February 19, 2010 at 5:52pm

The Droll Yankees Whipper works. Prior to purchasing the Whipper, three years ago, I used hot pepper in the birdseed with limited success. I also had some success with a baffler installed BELOW a feeder on a pole. Remember that squirrels can get further horizontally than they can vertically when they jump and place feeders accordingly.

Comment by Lena F. on January 8, 2010 at 4:50pm

Thanks Sheri! I will have to try that. I'll let you know how it goes!

Comment by Lena F. on January 7, 2010 at 3:14pm

I'm not sure what you're asking me, but I've spent a small fortune on buying one "squirrel proof" feeder after another. I had one that worked well for a couple months, the kind that slides shut with the weight of the squirrel, but they figured out if they chewed thru the plastic over the openings, they could stand on the feeder and eat til they were stuffed. I can't use poisons or ground traps of any kind, we have dogs. These squirrels get plenty of food, they live in a walnut tree and there are squirrel feeders all over the yard where the tree is located. Short of shooting them, I don't know what else to do and I really dont want to go there!

Comment by Lena F. on December 30, 2009 at 5:12pm

Hi! I"m new. I'd like to know how to stop squirrels from raiding my birdfeeders. I've tried birdfeeders that work on a weight system, you know, they close shut if a squirrel jumps on them, after two months, they just chewed thru the plastic above the openings. Recently got one with a cage surrounding it, now they just shake it till the seed falls out into a tray. Tray is not removeable. Any solutions????

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