This is the morning after I installed mechanical and chemical squirrel deterrents. We live next to a senior citizen whose sole hobby is providing nuts to squirrels. The cute little bastards have been destroying our front lawn all year, and they have now moved to the backyard.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
by chaunceton
17 Comments
Get a dog.
I wonder if fox urine would repell squirrels? You can buy it from places like bass pro shop or tractor supply.
Pellet gun will take care of them
Can also live trap them and release miles away
Live trap. On the down low.
This looks more like skunks looking for grubs.
We got a motion activated sprinkler because squirrels were destroying our vegetable garden and it’s working great.
I had a skunk and a woodchuk that both did this by morning, but then I’d see the squirrels checking out the holes also. It might not necessarily be squirrels unless you’ve seen them make a fresh hole.
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Squirrels don’t bury nuts this close together, it’s most likely grubs in the soil being dug up by skunks or raccoons. Get rid of the grubs
I know you said squirrels but this looks exactly like the grub damage I had. Crows came and dug up my lawn to get to them but the grass is already dead. Look into grub control for your lawn.
Hot pepper flakes 🌶️
Wow! I have never seen squirrels do this much damage to a lawn!!! They are usually very tidy and pat the earth back down.
You should tell your neighbor that the squirrels typically don’t eat the nuts but bury most of them. And even the ones they bury mostly don’t get eaten so maybe he could slow down on the handouts.
It sounds like the squirrels are getting a lot of help from your neighbor’s feeding, so a combination of tactics might be needed. You could politely ask your neighbor to limit or stop feeding them, or switch to less attractive food. In addition to your current deterrents, consider using motion-activated sprinklers or lights to startle them, or ultrasonic devices that emit sounds they dislike. Installing barriers like mesh around plants can prevent digging, and planting squirrel-repellent plants like daffodils or marigolds could help too. Keep the yard clean by removing fallen food or nuts, and if possible, attract natural predators like owls with a decoy or owl box. Combining these methods should help reduce the squirrel activity.
That’s raccoon or skunk digging for grubs.
Squirrel trap 🪤
Neighbor hooked up sprinklers to motion detectors. Kept them off the lawn.