Furry Theft

Starlight · March 31, 2016

A few weeks ago I thought it was so cute watching this squirrel take a piece piece of old dried up cardboard 60 feet up into my tree, get it perfectly rolled to fit into the hole and in a matter of minutes have it all shredded.

At first I thought the squirrel was trying to maybe make a new nest since the winds here have destroyed many from the trees. Then I realized, nope it's spring. Baby season.

I didn't think to much of it, they are here and are not going to go away.

But now I am having fits. I was trying to get a bit ahead and had already hung 40 strings for tomato plants. I use this material that is like the heavy yarn they make them big macrame plant hangers from. It stretches, so when it is windy, the plant stems have a little give to keep them from snapping.

I was sitting on porch drinking coffee and looked out across yard and knew something was wrong. Looked around and found a squirrel busy chewing one of my tomato ties.

When I went out to investigate, discovered the darn furry critter had managed to chew off and make away with 27 of the 40 ties.

I tell you, if I could climb 60 ' up that old oak tree, I would reach in and get all my ties back. I hope the new babies appreciate the nice, cushy bed they coming into the world on. That is what I call " creature comfort" for sure.

Is there something I can put on my ties, to stop them from stealing the rest and replacements without having it drip on my plants and hurt them? With more than one female out there, I am sure more ties are going to disappear.

March 31, 2016	#1
Starlight Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: AL Posts: 1,993	Furry Theft A few weeks ago I thought it was so cute watching this squirrel take a piece piece of old dried up cardboard 60 feet up into my tree, get it perfectly rolled to fit into the hole and in a matter of minutes have it all shredded. At first I thought the squirrel was trying to maybe make a new nest since the winds here have destroyed many from the trees. Then I realized, nope it's spring. Baby season. I didn't think to much of it, they are here and are not going to go away. But now I am having fits. I was trying to get a bit ahead and had already hung 40 strings for tomato plants. I use this material that is like the heavy yarn they make them big macrame plant hangers from. It stretches, so when it is windy, the plant stems have a little give to keep them from snapping. I was sitting on porch drinking coffee and looked out across yard and knew something was wrong. Looked around and found a squirrel busy chewing one of my tomato ties. When I went out to investigate, discovered the darn furry critter had managed to chew off and make away with 27 of the 40 ties. I tell you, if I could climb 60 ' up that old oak tree, I would reach in and get all my ties back. I hope the new babies appreciate the nice, cushy bed they coming into the world on. That is what I call " creature comfort" for sure. Is there something I can put on my ties, to stop them from stealing the rest and replacements without having it drip on my plants and hurt them? With more than one female out there, I am sure more ties are going to disappear.