Squirrels on Birdcage?
 

Quite a few squirrels are climbing our birdcage & eating pine cones from nearby trees on it - any ideas on how to stop this? They're putting holes in the screen! Thanks!

Nope

Hose off your cage.............without a food supply, they might pick a new dining location.

We have the same problem. They climb up the sides and just watch us sometimes. Worried about them damaging the screen.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...13bdeeffae.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b4ae531ff8.jpg

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Don't put bird seed in the feeder or you are going to end up wih a different sort of problem

I am having the exact same problem and in addition they have damaged a number of my wife's favorite plants by foraging in her planters.

The Pine trees belong to the golf course and they are a real nuisance. My gutters are only blocked where the trees sit and pines shed all over the back my property

Yesterday, I j hosed down the remnants on my birdcage of pine cones being eaten by these vermin

I've seen the squirrels perched on the screens looking for anoles (geckos) to eat. I never knew they were carnivores until I saw one of them gobbling away.

We have had them running our bird cage for 13 years.

Thus far no damage to the screens. Seems either a play thing for them (two) and our dog. Or it is just a convenient tree to tree causeway for them.

As long as there is no damage or attempt to get in the house.....let 'em run.

2 methods..Havahart live trap relocated them or Red Rider and a compass in the stock

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Oh, yuck! I thought they were vegetarians.

IndianaJones...................use your whip.

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If you decide to do this
 

KEEP IT QUIET.

Squirrels are in fact cute in SOMEONE ELSE'S yard. If, they get into YOUR HOUSE and start nesting, they are dirty rats with a fuzzy tail.

When, we lived in a cold climate, squirrels would chew through the wire in the roof vents and nest in the attic space. They would defecate, tear up insulation, chew wires etc.

Re: havahart trap
Ok so now you've caught ONE-what are you going to do with it? Are your prepared to open the door with a rat running around inside the trap? Based on experience, they look far larger in the trap then climbing on your neighbors property.

Re: Daisy BB gun
A bad choice. I AM NOT ANTIGUN but first of all a Daisy is a low powered BB gun. I doubt it is legal to shoot in your backyard and a hit on a squirrel unless you are very close to it-will not kill it.

You might try MOTH BALLS. You might try one of those inexpensive strobe units, used in store displays and safety equipment. You might try planting HOT PEPPERS-they plants are interesting and squirrels do not like texmex

It's the food. Once they have found food out there, they will keep going out on the bird cage looking for more. We need to keep the cages clean of any debris. I would guess a power washer would help blow off the stuff. I'm sure this is a daily chore during certain parts of the year.

We have squirrels on our birdcage, but no damage.