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Originally Posted by Marilyn RIccio (Post 1862313)

Repels-All Animal Repellent Spray on screens works well. Home Depot or Lowes..

BINGO ! We use it too. Just gotta keep re-spraying after about two rainfalls.

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Originally Posted by Chuckndianne (Post 1862380)

Nail rat poison on the trees that have branches overhanging your roof.

I assume you enjoy seeing the raptors in The Villages, The Bald Eagles, Ospreys, Owls and Hawks, to name a few. Nailing rat poison to trees will guarantee that some will dies a painful death. The squirrel eats the poison, staggers around, the raptor eats it.... the raptor dies. Please don't poison raptor food.

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Originally Posted by Marilyn RIccio (Post 1862313)

Repels-All Animal Repellent Spray on screens works well. Home Depot or Lowes..

or spray some ammonia on the screen

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Originally Posted by agnesd (Post 1862309)

I used to squirt them with my kids super soaker water gun LOL

Try hornets spray, little shot works great!

Try this solution

I know squirrels can be annoying, but also so cute. Try using Dried Blood, or Bloodmeal, and sprinkle on the ground around your lanai (also works in flower beds). It's available at ACE Hardware. I've used it for years. It's an old St. Clair Shores, Michigan, trick!

If you have any bird food, dog food, cat food, human food (any food at all on the lanai) those squirrels will try to get to it. I used to have a bag of bird seed triple wrapped on my lanai and the squirrels would still try to get to it. They can see what it is and they are very smart. I finally had to put the triple wrapped bird seed in my garage.
ps. the squirrels broke two of my bird feeders.

Buy a pellet gun or a Red Ryder Black Bart squirrel BB gun. Good hunting. Don't shoot you EYE out!

Squirrels would dig up new plants I had around the house. I found after spreading around dried blood (can be purchased at Lowes or Home Depot Nursery) they would not go near the plants. The dried blood does have a musty smell but eventually dissipates.

Do not keep your gas grill inside the cage. It attracts rats. Squirrels?

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Originally Posted by JanetMM (Post 1862396)

Do you have any type of food or seeds in your birdcage?

I had bird food INSIDE a plastic bag and that bag INSIDE a scented trash bag, INSIDE a locked trash can.

Within one day those little critters had gnawed a few big holes in the screen.
One of the squirrels was running around inside my birdcage. My 80 pound lab was going CRAZY at the sliding door trying to get the squirrel. The squirrel was going CRAZY in the birdcage trying to get back out. And I was going CRAZY trying to get out to chase the squirrel by going out the side door and holding the screen door open so it would find its way out! It’s funny NOW!

As to keeping the squirrels from running over the top and climbing it’s a little harder. The squirrels stole the bird food and then sat on top of the cage eating. Or they just loved to hang upside down on the sides of the cage. Sort of like physical therapy. They used to play tag running up, across and down the birdcage. It sounded like an earthquake! But once I stopped feeding the birds the squirrels disappeared also.

Anyway, I am Cleveland also! East side or West for you? In fact my baby bro had his ceremony for becoming a Navy Captain at the CHRISTMAS STORY house with the “You’ll shoot your eye out” BB gun and the Leg Lamp
Stay safe all. !

Well now I have had a misconception corrected. The little pests chew screen. They are cute though.