Grrr...squirrels!

Published on September 23, 2004 By dharmagrl In Pets & Nature

I have declared war on the squirrels.

I caught them digging up my daffodil and crocus bulbs this morning. They had eaten some on the spot, and had made off with the others and taken them up to their nest. I don't know how many they managed to pilfer before I busted them, but I do know that even after I had gone out and chased them off they came back for some more. I sat at my kitchen window and watched one particularly bold one dig around in the flower bed....then I hammered on the window and caused him to drop his swag and run off up the tree.

I've put orange zest out there, and I'm going to get some chicken wire this afternoon to tack down. Hopefully that (and the appearance of a dog this weekend) will put a stop to these thieving little bastards' antics.

Oh, and Dev....did you know that the proper term for squirrel poo is scat? Thought you might get a chuckle out of that....LOL

Comments (Page 2)

on Sep 24, 2004

I don't see much squirrels around here at washington state, vancouver.

BlueDev

on Sep 24, 2004

Scat, scat, scat, scat, scat (sung to the tune of the Spam song by Monty Python).

Oh man, Dharma, you gotta get those suckahz! Hopefully the dog will do the trick. If not, a wrist rocket will. You can hit them hard enough to make them think about it, but not kill them.

Thanks for the news on scat though. That made my night.

BlueDev

on Sep 24, 2004

Oh, and that kind of brings a whole new meaning to the term "scatting" eh?

*BlueDev slaps his own knee in an hysterical daze*

dharmagrl

on Sep 24, 2004

If not, a wrist rocket will. You can hit them hard enough to make them think about it, but not kill them.

Hmmm...there's an idea. Dave has a slingshot, I might break that out and use sinkers from the fishing tackle box instead of ball bearings.

I'm glad you liked the 'scat' trivia.....so you were perfectly correct when you called them 'scatalogical'!

chiprj

on Sep 24, 2004

Dacshunds were bread as badger and rodent killers, ya know.....it's in Henry's blood to want to go after squirrels and such.

Just make sure his shots are up to date if you ever plan to let him have his way with his urges...

I vaguely remember from my early childhood my dad hand feeding the squirrels. He did it fairly regularly. He'd hold a peanut out and they'd come up and take it. Well, one bit him right through his thumb (nail and all).

We have gophers and they tear up everything. There are gopher holes all over our yard. I fight the urge to go into Bill Murray mode from Caddyshack on the weekends.

Spc Nobody Special

on Sep 25, 2004

maybe you should make a squirrel friendly garden in one of the garden beds so they can have something to eat for the winter... are they native to the USA?

Sigh......It doesn't work, it just brings around twice as many squirrels, and they go after everything around, not just the "squirrel friendly" garden. Some of my neighboors tried the same thing by putting out feeders for the deer to keep them out of the gardens, with similar results......the bastards.

P.S. to pheonixboi, they seem cute, but just think of the whole australian thing with the cute little evil rabbits, on a much smaller scale.

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