Will two-inch chicken wire keep out squirrels?

Jarrod King · January 28, 2016

My garden is basically in a forest clearing so there are tons of squirrels that love to eat my precious tomatoes. I'm trying to form a squirrel-proof fence. I'm thinking a 48" high chicken wire fence with an electrified strand at the top. Would this work or is 2-inch chicken wire too wide and the varmints will just go right through it? Anyone have any experience with this? 1-inch chicken wire is significantly more expensive and I have hundreds of feet to fence in.

January 28, 2016	#1
Jarrod King Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 23	Will two-inch chicken wire keep out squirrels? My garden is basically in a forest clearing so there are tons of squirrels that love to eat my precious tomatoes. I'm trying to form a squirrel-proof fence. I'm thinking a 48" high chicken wire fence with an electrified strand at the top. Would this work or is 2-inch chicken wire too wide and the varmints will just go right through it? Anyone have any experience with this? 1-inch chicken wire is significantly more expensive and I have hundreds of feet to fence in.