*sigh*

[slinky_dragon]

My parents left yesterday... I'm depressed about it, but my boy is keeping me amused and busy. I'll see them again in about 4+ months when our daughter is born anyway

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[genmaicha]

There are some feeders designed to deter squirrels; they're much more expensive, but appear to work. I don't have any experience with it myself; any local squirrels seem too shy to bother feeders.

[slinky_dragon]

I'll have to see what I can find.

[swandog]

Hmm...maybe a pellet gun and some good recipes for squirrel? ;) Just kidding...kinda. ;D (I'm not against hunting, so long as it's done for a really good reason, and the meat doesn't go to waste.) Otherwise, check into those "Have A Heart" traps and relocate any squirrel you catch, but my brother swears that squirrels are far too smart for those traps, even when you bait them with chocolate, which they CANNOT resist..they just climb in via the side walls of the trap (avoiding the trigger on the bottom), steal the bait, and climb out again the same way. :P

[slinky_dragon]

Oh, believe me, I have thought about using a pellet gun (low pressure to sting them). They make me so freaking mad. u_u I have derived more satisfaction from smacking them off our 3rd floor patio with a broom than from eating cravings. *evil cackle*
And hey, a LOT of people out here in the South eat squirrel! XD

They are smart, and durable, and cheeky, and freaking greedy. HATE!

[gracewanderer]

He must have some super-squirrels where he's from. I've never seen any squirrels smart enough to do that. Then again maybe just one of them figured it out and showed the rest in that area.

[swandog]

These are "fox squirrels", so I'm not sure how they compare to other species.

[gracewanderer]

Clearly they are more foxy, which is to say both attractive and clever.

[gracewanderer]

Ohh, I've seen these and they work! They're designed with a balance on them so that the weight of a single bird (or a group of birds) won't tip it, but a squirrel or larger birds (the kind you don't want at your feeder - crows, for example) will tip it and bring a little guard down over the food. They work pretty well apparently, and they have the advantage of not requiring constant presence and a steady aim.