ARGH! could you help with this squirrel dilema?
so the birds eat at the feeder, good they eat the bugs in my garden. but so do the squirrels who eat my bulbs. so has anybody out there hooked a 110 line up to thier bird feeder?
my hubby and i are both electricians but he doesnt think it will do enough. i think it will kill 'em. what do you think?
killing them would be just fine, and electricution is very quick and effective and placing the bird feeder on a pole wont solve my bulb issue.
and i am in the suburbs so shotgun is out of the question thanks guys... i have been quietly shooting them with paintballs to give them the hint for the day... it's a shame it only works for a little while... btw paintballs are great for keeping the hawks away from baby birds too!
first off, know that any small increase in energy allows a small mammal to become the alpha critter in a population. if you choose one squirrel and feed him high energy food (like leftover potatoes, stale bread, even cookies!) he will dominate your yard area and keep all the other squirrels away from his food supply. this strategy has worked well for 20 years where i live. killing a squirrel is not the solution. we have a saying here...''kill a squirrel and 6 show up for the funeral.'' ie- as soon as the squirrel dies, all the other squirrels know that territory is empty and they will move in. there are always more squirrels than available food supplies, so the alpha squirrel approach to management is really the only solution. squirrels are easily trained to look for food at certian times and places.
as for your bulbs, good luck...place food on or in the ground and something is going to show up and eat it!
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