Help! Squirrels Eating Hardi-plank!

greyhoundmom · Post by **greyhoundmom** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:30 pm

Has anyone had this problem? We are in a new house three years this November and have noticed in the last two weeks (and hearing!) squirrels chewing on the bottom of planks around one side of backyard. What a bitch! We've spent so much money on this new home and these little tree rats are ruining our home! Any remedies? We've applied Deer Away and waiting to see the results.

Barbara · Post by **Barbara** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:53 pm

split open a hot pepper and extract the seeds. mix them in some peanut butter and apply it to where they are chewing. they will not be back. works very well on log homes. hope this helps

waterguy · Post by **waterguy** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:26 pm

A .22 rimfire is the way to go

sea-nile · Post by **sea-nile** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:43 pm

waterguy wrote:A .22 rimfire is the way to go

ha ha ha! My MIL was trying to find a way to scare the geese away from her pier and pooping on it and I said the same thing!!

DELETED · Post by **DELETED** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:42 am

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Barbara · Post by **Barbara** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:14 am

its more fun to watch the squirrels run around with their mouths on fire!

Teresa_Rae · Post by **Teresa_Rae** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:19 am

Like Tom my first thought was "target practice."

I hate squirrels. They are evil little creatures who like to taunt cats and handicapped children.

Bandit · Post by **Bandit** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:28 am

Dogs will keep them away or in the trees anyway. I like Barbara's idea better. Squirrels are nothing more than rats on steroids.

waterguy · Post by **waterguy** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:32 am

And they taste great too.

bevm · Post by **bevm** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:01 pm

My friend ran over a squirrel and I asked her if she felt bad. She said no. "They are the speed bumps of life"....I like that.

greyhoundmom · Post by **greyhoundmom** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:48 pm

Oh good lord, S/O also put out rat poison squares in delectable blue chunky blocks. We came home today and half of them have been carried off and most of them have been chewed on. My horrible fear is to walk out on the deck in the dark (I'm up at ungodly 3-4 am sometimes) and step on a writhing squirrel. They'd have to medicate me once I stopped screaming like a banshee! As S/O so eloquently states, "I want to see the M/F's die, they're nothing but rats with fuzzy tails!" The Deer-Off spray which has been lovingly sprayed all over the back of the house smells like putrified egg whites to squirrels but dries to a "non detectable smell by humans residue." They lied, you can smell it! My deck time has taken a hard hit since it's my wine time as soon as I get home. That's ok, as long as I have some hardi-plank left, I'll be a happy girl! Loved the idea about the pepper seeds in p-nut butter, tried a little on the house but it leaves a greasy spot. What shall we do in 7 years when it's time to sell, no cute crescent moon shaped marks in the siding. S/O says we'll file it down - can you see why I love his irrational behavior

If all else, fails S/O is on the prowl for an air rifle! Cow-a-bunga and AMF (thanks S/O and Bruce Willis for the translation!) This too, shall pass!

Jan

chicagoans · Post by **chicagoans** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:19 pm

By any chance do you have a sprinkler system in your yard? Friends of ours in MN had a bad deer problem until they replaced their sprinkler heads with motion sensor sprinkler heads. The deer come up for a tasty bite and wap-wap-wap get smacked in the nose with a stream of water. Now their garden is great and no more deer.

nascarfan59 · Post by **nascarfan59** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:27 pm

Barbara wrote:its more fun to watch the squirrels run around with their mouths on fire!

And more sportsman like when using the .22

Barbara · Post by **Barbara** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:52 pm

Squirrels are not cute! Not at all. They hide chinese chestnuts in all my beds and I have to pull the sprouts. Time for evasive measures. Let's sing....

"I'm a lumberjack, and I'm okay.
I sleep all night and I work all day!" (nod, nod, wink, wink...)

greyhoundmom · Post by **greyhoundmom** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:56 pm

Yes, we have a sprinkler system which comes on at 3:00 am. I really don't think these fast moving boys would even get wet, but thanks!

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Help! Squirrels Eating Hardi-plank!

Help! Squirrels Eating Hardi-plank!