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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: SoCal z10
Posts: 96
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My neighbors have been trapping ground squirrels in a have-a-heart trap for the last few years. Through this process of "natural" selection, we now have a smart squirrel that stays away from the trap at all cost. This critter loves all kinds of plants and flowers and is inflicting noticeable damage to my garden. I have been amazed at how he manages to get to hanging baskets that other squirrels never bothered with in the past. What's worse is that I expect hungry (and smart) offspring will be rummaging through my plants sometime next month.
I can't kill it because my resident card carrying PETA member is back from college. It's too quick for my guard bunnies. I tried Critter Ridder in a window box full of petunias and it ate them down to the roots. So far chicken wire is the only thing that deters this pest. Now that I mention it, I haven't seen my wirecutters lately. Anybody got a suggestion? Chris |
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