Squirrels? - Page 2

Stepheninky · August 18, 2010

Sadly only solution I have found so far is to just wait for them to almost ripen then pick them and take in the house. I like the biggie ideal but just not piratical, I have been picking on average 15 - 20 a day and last week in one day I picked probably 60+ thats a lot of baggies.

b54red · August 19, 2010

During the recent dry spell the squirrels got really bad. They stripped several of my plants of all fruit once it got large and even many of the small greenies. Luckily we finally got a little rain and they have slacked off a bit in their tomato eating. I wonder if they were eating them for the moisture inside when it was really dry. The only trouble with that is they now have developed a taste for tomatoes and I'm sure they are going to give my fall crop a problem. They basically ruined my crop from my June plantings.

pinakbet · August 19, 2010

i would gladly trade some veggie seeds for a couple of your squirrels.

franzb69 · August 19, 2010

people actually buy squirrels here as pets. we don't have those out here. lol.

they sell 'em here, seriously.

Talon1189 · August 19, 2010

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Originally Posted by franzb69

people actually buy squirrels here as pets. we don't have those out here. lol.

they sell 'em here, seriously.

How much do they cost? Do they sell squirrel food at the pet store there also? Are they red squirrels, black or other?

franzb69 · August 19, 2010

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How much do they cost? Do they sell squirrel food at the pet store there also? Are they red squirrels, black or other?

i got a buddy that had a couple squirrels he bought from a pet stall out here a few years back. i think it cost him around $30 for one. it was a funny one that squirrel of his, it kept doing back flips.

i saw it at night, i couldn't really tell the color. it was blackish greyish in color.

pinakbet · August 20, 2010

i can use those squirrels as "chick magnet" here.

Stepheninky · August 23, 2010

LOL, do not think they have that effect here or I would not be single.

tam91 · August 23, 2010

I had a pet squirrel as a kid. He fell out of the nest as a baby, and my dog found him. I raised him with an eyedropper. Although we released him, he hung around for years - would come when you called, eat nuts, sit on our shoulders and nibble on ears. Made a really cute noise too.

franzb69 · August 23, 2010

that's nice tam91. wouldn't mind having one around.

pinakbet · August 24, 2010

Chicks here will find pet squirrels very cute.

I want one too.

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August 18, 2010	#16
Stepheninky Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 682	Sadly only solution I have found so far is to just wait for them to almost ripen then pick them and take in the house. I like the biggie ideal but just not piratical, I have been picking on average 15 - 20 a day and last week in one day I picked probably 60+ thats a lot of baggies.

August 19, 2010	#17
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	During the recent dry spell the squirrels got really bad. They stripped several of my plants of all fruit once it got large and even many of the small greenies. Luckily we finally got a little rain and they have slacked off a bit in their tomato eating. I wonder if they were eating them for the moisture inside when it was really dry. The only trouble with that is they now have developed a taste for tomatoes and I'm sure they are going to give my fall crop a problem. They basically ruined my crop from my June plantings.

August 19, 2010	#18
pinakbet Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pearl of the Orient Posts: 333	i would gladly trade some veggie seeds for a couple of your squirrels.

August 19, 2010	#19
franzb69 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Philippines Posts: 210	people actually buy squirrels here as pets. we don't have those out here. lol. they sell 'em here, seriously.

August 20, 2010	#22
pinakbet Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pearl of the Orient Posts: 333	i can use those squirrels as "chick magnet" here.

August 23, 2010	#23
Stepheninky Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 682	LOL, do not think they have that effect here or I would not be single.

August 23, 2010	#24
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	I had a pet squirrel as a kid. He fell out of the nest as a baby, and my dog found him. I raised him with an eyedropper. Although we released him, he hung around for years - would come when you called, eat nuts, sit on our shoulders and nibble on ears. Made a really cute noise too.

August 24, 2010	#26
pinakbet Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pearl of the Orient Posts: 333	Chicks here will find pet squirrels very cute. I want one too.