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Back in new England the big problem was after I put out the bird feeders in the fall. Squirrels and white tail dear would always stop by for a late lunch or early dinner. I just bought more food and suite blocks. I hunted but also believed in the helping the circle of life by doing my part in the cold snowy winters to help wildlife survive.

While this won't help you with your squirrel problem, it's sure to make you smile


Building the Perfect Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder - YouTube

Squirrels
 

No actual experience with this, but have visited with folks who had plastic snakes on their roof. When I asked about it, they said keeps the squirrels from chewing on the pipes for their solar water heater for the pool. Would be an economical thing to try.....

I have used the sharp stream on my garden hose to shoo a squirrel away. I really don't have a problem with squirrels in my area. Maybe he/she told his/her friends to stay away from our house because there was a tsunami. LOL.

As my 6yo nephew said: Find 'em, Kill 'em, Cook 'em, Eat 'em.

Encourage residents not to feed them. They are rodents (aka rats) with furry tails and cute eyes. They feed and breed. If you don't have a lot of oak trees in the area, they are drawn there with store-bought feed!

If you have Oak trees near by or on your lot, that complicates the situation. Prior to retirement we lived full-time on a large beautiful lake with two big oaks in the back and three out front. They lived in those trees with lots of acorns. Plenty of food that they stored up for the Illinois winter. I don’t recall any problem with squirrels chewing holes in our 20x35 screened back porch/lanai we built on and we lived there 10 years with them. I do recall raking up acorns some years until I was “sick and tired” of acorns. However, somehow they got into our neighbors lovely home two houses down while they were enjoying a Florida vacation and did over $50,000 damage. Sorry another story. Bottom line we luckily lived with the “pests” without any major issues. Like I mentioned if you have oaks and acorns good luck. Because of our past experience, one of the first thing we did here was get rid of the small oak tree that was planted In the front yard by the Developer.

I can tell you that my wife wouldn’t be happy about removing her two beautiful palms and “happy wife - happy life”! Yet to see a squirrel here at our home.