Comments on: Squirrels cost Clemson $100,000 a year

By: John Jones

John Jones — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:51:40 +0000

What can I poison them with from my home or feed store. I saw somethin once but did not save the nessage. Something like epsom salt?? Cant see good enough to shoot them and they are ruining my fruit that this retiree needs to survive

By: Seattle Pest Control

Seattle Pest Control — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:40:24 +0000

Your blog gave me good grounds for reflection. I appreciate it.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:08:30 +0000

Distructive little critters this web site is so true. When I had a retiree living with me he was picking them off with a pellet gun, and pretty good at it. I have fruit trees and the critters are destroying my pares that are not even done growin. They chew them open and eat the seeds and discard the rest on the ground. I think someone should build a squrrel zapper. Some sort of cone that wraps around the tree made with a small enough mesh that they have to get to the top to reach the tree. Ok this should have enough of an electrical charge that once all four feet are on the metal they get zapped. Squrrels are somewhat lazy thay tend to go for the easy food. I think they would leave that tree alone after a few zaps. Of course if it is possible to get enough of a zap to kill them I’d be all for that!

By: PETA

PETA — Wed, 12 May 2010 02:27:37 +0000

Terrible! Horrible! Don’t you dare play the stereo at a defenseless mammal! It’s inhuman!

By: adam

adam — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:35:24 +0000

I’d just planted my first garden in the back yard and I noticed that something has been digging through the flower beds every night. I see an errant squirrel every now and again running through the yard. I think I’m going to catch them in a live trap then blast the stereo in the garage (to drown out the gunshot noise and also add drama to my victory) and plink them in the head with a .22 subsonic.

By: J

Mon, 10 May 2010 16:12:39 +0000

Last week, my wife planted 60 caladium bulbs. Only one had begun to sprout. This morning, I was greeted by three squirrels, digging up the bulbs while another chewed off the sprout at the ground. I believe that I’m about to make a large donation to the mammal collection at my university.

By: Farmer Bob

Farmer Bob — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:38:06 +0000

“These things are eating all my flowers. They even dig up daffodil bulbs, which they don’t even eat! I tried planting lots of garlic and onions around everything, it does not work.” — garden girl

Squirrels don’t eat everything, but they do destroy everything in the process of finding something they *will* eat. For example, a squirrel will take a bite out of a green tomato, discard it, then go on to the next of the very same thing, apparently on their own squirrel-brained theory that even if the first 100 green tomatoes don’t taste good, there’s always a chance that number 101 will be a banquet.

Daffodils are actually toxic to squirrels and will give them a bad tummy ache; but that won’t stop them from digging up every danged last one of your bulbs just to make sure they’re not missing a good one.

By: Farmer Bob

Farmer Bob — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:24:15 +0000

“They do have a purpose, just as everything else does that’s here.” — Lizzy

Well. . .what is it?

By: Lizzy

Lizzy — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:26:39 +0000

I would like to say for starters that I’m not a freak about animal rights or anything and I beleave you need to do what you need to do to protect your property…. But, in response to farmer bob’s, “Think green and waste nothing. Squirrels have absolutely no purpose on this planet until they’re dead bait.” They do have a purpose, just as everything else does that’s here. There are lots of critters that I don’t care for but to say that they have no purpose is just ignorant.

By: KudaMuda

KudaMuda — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:37:49 +0000

One more thing. For South Carolina residents no special licensing or permitting is necessary under SC Code of Law Section 50-11-2570 for squirrel removal up to 100 yards of the property owner’s home. One of my kind-hearted, squirrel feeding sisters questioned the legality of the culling I’m doing. Most states will have a similar law.