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Posted by: mattacuk Jun 22 2008, 09:33 AM

Well this is something I didnt expect to see as I was sat eating my breakfast


Im used to watching a variety of feathered friends nibbleing on my nuts So this came a shock








What am I going to do about him

Posted by: Tomotoms Jun 22 2008, 09:36 AM

Write him a song?

Posted by: MickeM Jun 22 2008, 10:27 AM

You tell him, and you tell him harsh, to leave the bird's foor alone!

Posted by: fkalich Jun 22 2008, 11:09 AM

i'm on the squirrel's side.

Posted by: mattacuk Jun 22 2008, 11:54 AM

I really cannot afford to feed the squirrel too

Posted by: Fran Jun 22 2008, 12:06 PM

Lol!

Nice pictures! maybe put some kind of protection so the squirrel can't climb up the feeder?

Posted by: fkalich Jun 22 2008, 12:13 PM

get yourself a Slug. You know, those little guys who slide on the ground leaving a slime trail. I have one that comes on my porch every night looking for a little canned cat food. I give him a bit and yell at the cats if they try to take it from him. Slugs are cheap pets. And they get along with cats. So do Opossum btw, but I don't think you have them in England. They love cat food, and the cats let them have it, no problems. I think they are cute, most people think they are ugly. Neighbors would lynch me if they knew I give them food when they show up. They get about the size of a fat cat.

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Jun 22 2008, 12:56 PM

Shoo away the squirrel!

Posted by: mattacuk Jun 22 2008, 01:17 PM

Yes good idea, im going to see if they have one in the garden center Bird food is really expensive here, its hard enough to keep up with them let alone squirells who take it all in one swoop

Posted by: Sam Hook Jun 22 2008, 01:17 PM

One of these should do the trick:

Posted by: mattacuk Jun 22 2008, 01:18 PM

Oh i dont think hes to worried about me

Posted by: tonymiro Jun 22 2008, 01:34 PM

I would be if it was a red but as its a gray shoo him off. But take a video of it first and send it in to TV Matt .

Posted by: Andrew Cockburn Jun 22 2008, 01:46 PM

We have loads of 'em in our garden, including the one who always darts out in front of the car as we are pulling in - I call him Marmaduke, a.k.a Suicide Squirrel!

Posted by: Nemanja Filipovic Jun 22 2008, 03:28 PM

Posted by: timono Jun 22 2008, 03:32 PM

i love squirrles, but maybe it is because it is because i rarely see them...

Posted by: Hisham Al-Sanea Jun 22 2008, 04:41 PM

give him chance to eat

Posted by: skennington Jun 23 2008, 03:18 AM

Idea Matt, hang that picture of Jordan on the feeder with his glass in his mouth, that should detour him. Oh, wait, that might scare the birds as well! J/K DR

Posted by: Tjchep Jun 23 2008, 03:57 AM

Same here, Connecticut has to many..

Gives my dog something to do at least.. chases them all day..

Posted by: mattacuk Jun 23 2008, 10:08 AM

Guys , it is with regret I must inform you that as a result of yesterdays Squirrel Incident............



Many Garden Birds, and there babies will go hungry today

Posted by: MickeM Jun 23 2008, 11:59 AM

Matt, there was another thread with someone who attached firecrackers to someones legs. Perhaps that's something you could apply here... the squirrel has a long inviting tail.

Posted by: mattacuk Jun 23 2008, 12:16 PM

LOL! I couldnt do that to a helpless animal......... or could I

Posted by: DeepRoots Jun 23 2008, 12:19 PM

Helpless?!?!?

Those grey murderers scaring off all our beautiful red squirrels

You know; those grey things are living in the insulation of my friend's house- they're huuuuge. We're having a big problem trying to get them out

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Jun 23 2008, 04:03 PM

Well maybe you could feed them too with more "inviting" food in a different place But in a long run that can worsen the problem

Posted by: MickeM Jun 23 2008, 04:07 PM

Hmm not a bad idea! Put out small pieces of flesh - Give em a taste for meat

Posted by: kjutte Jun 23 2008, 04:45 PM

Hey, same here!

Posted by: Scott Gentzen Jun 23 2008, 05:36 PM

Adding an alternative feeding area for the squirrels is one way to handle it. If they find something that's easier, they'll go there instead of working so hard for the bird seed. Most of the things you can do to keep the away from that feeder is going to need redoing the feeder. One thing I've seen that works well is to hang the feeder from a straight arm, poke a hole in the bottom of a plastic water bottle and put the arm through it before you put the feeder on. They step on the bottle, the bottle turns out from under them. Everntually they figure out that it's not worth the fall.

We tend to feed them where I live and sometimes they just come to hang out. I have a lot of nut trees in my yard though so they're out there whether I feed them or not.

Posted by: Canis Jun 23 2008, 06:19 PM

You could get another hobby: Squirrel Stuffing. All you need is a boxing glove and a bag. (A cookie if you get the reference ^^)

Posted by: MickeM Jun 23 2008, 06:33 PM

Now I know!!!!

You got this kind of squirrel, right?




all you have to do now is get a coupe of these!!!!!!

Posted by: mattacuk Jun 23 2008, 06:37 PM

awsome squirrels MickeM

Posted by: Harris Sopovic Jun 23 2008, 09:19 PM

Squirrels creep me out. I hate the feeling of being watched by something in a tree while walking through a park. They are evil i tell you.

Posted by: MickeM Jun 23 2008, 09:30 PM

I've got to stop doing that

Posted by: steve25 Jun 23 2008, 09:34 PM

Sorry, i'll stop hiding in trees and watching people from now on

Posted by: Mark. Jun 23 2008, 09:37 PM

Ooooh it all makes a lot more sense now!

Squirrels are the cause of all evil!

Posted by: Rated Htr Jun 24 2008, 01:13 AM

Just put poison in the food, stop the birds from eating and enjoy seeing the beast die

Posted by: Smikey2006 Jun 24 2008, 01:28 AM

i enjoy squirls.. at home in london there are lots of them.. on campus in toronto all we get are robins.. stupid robins.. just watching.. with those beedy little black eyes.. ROBINS ARE THE TRUE EVIL!.. which is why i encourage the develupment of squirl feeders rather than bird feeders...

Posted by: Henry Dietzel Jul 24 2008, 09:34 PM

I had squirrels getting in my tomato plants. I read somewhere that cayene pepper would keep them away so I thew it around the plant.
No more squirrels

Prior to the pepper I had purchased some pellets for my airrifle as the last resort.

I wuz gunna hunt fa' skwirrels

Posted by: Tolek Jul 24 2008, 09:37 PM

I rarely saw squirrels and never was near them. I´d love to see some playing in my garden.

Posted by: Canis Jul 24 2008, 09:43 PM

Squirrels.... I read in a book that they're planning world dominance... Screw "War of the Worlds" and "Day After Tomorrow"... The next big movie concept will be: "When Squirrels Attack!"

Posted by: g-forcelover Jul 24 2008, 10:31 PM

I have tons of squirrels in my yard. I love them!!