On Sunday, June 16, 2002 at 6:06:12 PM UTC-4, B.Server wrote:

On Sat, 08 Jun 2002 01:06:38 GMT, "Ray Stern" <rays...@adelphia.net>
wrote:

Kshuller2 <kshu...@aol.com> wrote in message >news:20020606012313...@mb-mw.aol.com...

In a few weeks, my avocados will be ripe too......

Any non-shotgun suggestions?

CATS!!!!!! Mine kill the squirrels and bring them to the doorstep for show >and
tell. LOL. Gooooooooooooood kitty.
Kshuller

Bribery may provide a non-lethal solution. The squirrels used to raid my >bird feeders until I installed a squirrel feeder and stocked it with peanuts >and sunflower seeds. Now they don't bother the feeders.

If you can't beat'em, feed'em.

Ray

I guess it might work but my bet would be that it would merely permit
the squirrel population to increase to absorb the increased resources.
Sooner or later, they will want the dessert course.

Tried almost everything like hanging old CD’s, attached lose aluminum foil etc. Works for a while but they’re smart and figure out after a few days. Even wrapped a big rubber snake around the trunk…five days later they were stepping on it!!!
One thing that works for me to stop rodents and birds is to use steel wire mesh bags like the ones on the website QYFIRST (or type QYFIRST in the Amazon search bar). I use them to protect my mangos and avocados and no loss of fruits since I started
using them. I even protect my tomatoes from rats with them. They can’t chew the steel mesh. Works perfect!

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