tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post952821903807885784..comments2024-03-28T12:25:58.047+00:00Comments on Wanstead Birder: Titanium SquirrelsJonathan Lethbridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-86792214594528203132010-11-30T22:58:39.572+00:002010-11-30T22:58:39.572+00:00P.S. Well, of course drowning would be effective f...P.S. Well, of course drowning would be effective for the problem of an individual squirrel. I meant, the general issue of squirrels in her garden.Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440658754416289147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-44791691652406434192010-11-30T22:56:53.237+00:002010-11-30T22:56:53.237+00:00I have an aunt, a very nice lady, whose lovely gar...I have an aunt, a very nice lady, whose lovely garden was constantly being dug up by squirrels (burying walnuts). It grew so bothersome to her that she bought Hav-a-Hart traps, trapped the squirrels, and drove them to nearby foothills for release. But they kept on coming back.<br /><br />So... she started drowning them in the traps.<br /><br />I believe it was effective, but it must take nerves of steel.<br /><br />I am wimpier, so I just stopped feeding birds. But I miss them, so I might just put up with the squirrels this winter.Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440658754416289147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-6976973813763469522010-11-28T17:11:03.949+00:002010-11-28T17:11:03.949+00:00I also had squirrel problems at a previous house, ...I also had squirrel problems at a previous house, so i used a length of garden wire (the stuff used for tying up plants) and hung my feeders from that. It's too thin for squirrels to climb along, so no raiding of the feeders. However, if you have 8 feeders you might need a few lengths of wire!<br /><br />MikeMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02179669967685911478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-25697100489887827602010-11-25T22:18:52.556+00:002010-11-25T22:18:52.556+00:00Well (amazingly for me) it's pretty much all t...Well (amazingly for me) it's pretty much all true as well!Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-10758369203019861802010-11-25T17:17:49.746+00:002010-11-25T17:17:49.746+00:00Gavin, that made me laugh more than anything else ...Gavin, that made me laugh more than anything else I can remember for a very long time!Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-18241502368291945632010-11-24T22:05:07.303+00:002010-11-24T22:05:07.303+00:00A friend of mine once cut a peanut in two, hollowe...A friend of mine once cut a peanut in two, hollowed it out a bit, stuffed it full of the most violently hot chilli paste, stuck it back together, and put it out for his squirrel. Upon biting into it the squirrel instantly froze. After two seconds of total immobility it suddenly exploded across the garden like a missile. It got as far as the fence, whereupon it stopped, shook its head, turned round, slowly sauntered back to the bird table and ate everything in sight.<br /><br />They are invincible. Accept it. Life will be easier.Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-91999008115617833872010-11-24T20:27:28.081+00:002010-11-24T20:27:28.081+00:00I did mean to mention that I had thought about tho...I did mean to mention that I had thought about those cage things, but I have about 8 feeders, some of them the double-height ones, and it would cost me about 150 quid to do all of them. Seeing as shooting them seems not to work, I may yet go down that route.Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-54062118878237162552010-11-24T20:10:38.123+00:002010-11-24T20:10:38.123+00:00I sympathise Jonathan, I too have an arch nemesis ...I sympathise Jonathan, I too have an arch nemesis in the form of "Mr. Squirrel" (I do my James Bond "so we meet again Mr. Squirrel" voice each time he appears). I've not resorted to trying to kill him (the rest of the family would never speak to me again if I did), instead I've installed one of those squirrel-proof cages around the seed feeder (costs about £12) which so far seems to be keeping him at bay though he still has a go at the unprotected nuts. Until I get round to buying a cage for them I resort to chasing him off the premises each time he appears: rather than just taking a few steps into the garden I really run full tilt after him and try to hit him with a long stick. Off course I'll never catch him but at least he knows I mean business so he now scarpers pretty sharpish and tends to stay away for the rest of the day after I do this. It also gets me a bit of exercise to boot! There's always coating the food in chilli powder to try of course (the birds can't taste it but the squirrel can).Adam Hartley (Gnome)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04367677984805807645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-6345501804686509172010-11-24T19:08:51.611+00:002010-11-24T19:08:51.611+00:00Mousetraps. Or poisonous coated peanuts.Mousetraps. Or poisonous coated peanuts.Ross McLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006304076455320503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054885544428581277.post-75926388727732924192010-11-24T18:35:33.700+00:002010-11-24T18:35:33.700+00:00The injustice of it all!The injustice of it all!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095114313050985767noreply@blogger.com