Squirrels on birdcage!!

[Heartnsoul]

every morning we have several squirrels running all over our birdcage. We have a rather large birdcage because we have pool Not sure how they are getting up there but worse yet How do we get rid of them??? Afraid they will tear the screen?? any tips are appreciated

[pooh]

The squirrel that hangs at my house is Bucky....:D. He runs from the palm tree in front, across the roof, jumps on to the cage and heads down to the ground. Some days he jumps from the cage to a palm tree near the cage. So far, and it's been a few years, the squirrels haven't damaged the screens. About a year and a half ago, there was a Mrs. Bucky and 4 little ones. I'm more concerned about the wee beasties getting into the attic, but so far, they haven't. You could get a humane trap, capture them and then release them somewhere other than your yard, but my feeling is the squirrel realtor would just get in touch with squirrels on the waiting list looking for new digs.

[Irishmen]

We've had squirrels for years and they are something to watch over morning coffee. They've stayed to themselves But this is first year in many they've attempted our birdcage and roof. One morning it looked like they were licking dew off screens so maybe thirst is a reason.I'm looking into trap cages to move them elsewhere cause if they start chewing and tearing the cage the damage is expensive.

[buggyone]

Yep, those little critters will tear the screen with their claws as they run up and down the birdcage.

Our neighbor will squirt them with his hose anytime he sees a squirrel in his yard. I don't know if that discourages them.

Other than that, I have no ideas. Best of luck. Squirrels are really clever!

[billethkid]

If you have palm or any other trees nearby, and have a bird cage you will have squirrels. We have a very large birdmc.age and have squirrels on it every day. Have had them for years....they have great sport taunting the dog and running back and forth. No damage after 7 years of it.

Unless you are prepared to bait an kill them you will not get rid of them.

We learned to live with them and hope the bird cage and trees keep them occupied enoughmtomstaynawaynfrom the house structure as they can definitely be destructive.

So far no problems.

Good luck.s

Btk

[Barefoot]

every morning we have several squirrels running all over our birdcage. We have a rather large birdcage because we have pool Not sure how they are getting up there but worse yet How do we get rid of them???

We let our 70 lb dog out into the birdcage and the squirrels jump off the birdcage and run for cover. :doggie: Maybe not a very workable solution ... having a large dog involves a whole new set of challenges!

[exwave]

Spray screen with WD40...It works

[duffysmom]

I've learned to coexist and haven't found a down side. Spraying with WD40 is cruel.

[Bonny]

We have been in our house over 9 years. We always have 2 squirrels that run around our birdcage. They climb up the palm trees. They are fun to watch and we have had no damage to our screen

[Jim 9922]

Give them a couple of squirts of the long-distance-shooting wasp spray.
They won't be back.

[Indydealmaker]

There are motion sensor water sprays which should do the trick. Here is a link.
Amazon.com: Contech CRO101 Scarecrow Motion Activated Sprinkler: Patio, Lawn & Garden

[chuckinca]

Our cat (in the avatar) chases it up and down the screen. Once in a while I'll get the fog horn and give them both a blast. The 12# cat does more damage to the screens than the 2# squirrel.

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[PaPaLarry]

Get a couple of fake hawks, and mount them on cage!!!:clap2:

[Heartnsoul]

was thinking of the fake birds and wondering if they work??

[Mack184]

Same thing my father did..Shoot them!

[kittygilchrist]

Squirrels are ubiquitous, cute, clever nuisances. I am surprised to hear of many in TV because of limited trees which are the usual shelter and food source. Wonder what they are eating? Live oaks are being planted by TV in newer areas, which will eventually become great places for squirrels to live. I declined the offer to have them plant one in my yard. If I had squirrels around my house, I would wonder what they are eating and see if there was a way to eliminate the source. Perhaps they are eating other nuts or birdseed put out for birds?

[Suzi]

I currently live in the woods and have done so for over 30 years....have some good recipes. Kidding everyone!!!!!!

[billethkid]

palm trees!!!!

House roofs!!!!

Tall bushess .

They don't need oak trees....just something off the ground to hide and sleep in.

btk

[kittygilchrist]

palm trees!!!!

House roofs!!!!

Tall bushess .

They don't need oak trees....just something off the ground to hide and sleep in.

btk

OK then, I would trap them and escort them to the woods.

[kittygilchrist]

I currently live in the woods and have done so for over 30 years....have some good recipes. Kidding everyone!!!!!!

I have eaten squirrel and most every other critter in the woods of Florida. It's was part of rural southern culture to participate in group gatherings in the woods and eat "limb bacon."
My mother also cooked "swamp cabbage" that my dad cut from palms in the woods. It was a big treat. Swamp cabbage is called hearts of palm in restaurants and can be had in a salad at Bonifay.

[Barefoot]

Spray screen with WD40...It works


I've learned to coexist and haven't found a down side. Spraying with WD40 is cruel.

I haven't found that squirrels cause any damage to our screens. I'm hoping that exwave means to spray the birdcage screen with WD40 and not the squirrels! I don't agree with wasp spray either, why not just spray with the water hose?

[fgrider]

WD40! Just read an article abut the many uses and that was one use to keep the squirrels away as the hate the smell. Spray it around the edges and on the cage as far up as you can and that should keep them away. You may have to reapply after a heavy rain.

[rayschic]

I enjoy the squirrels in my yard. They run over my birdcage and have never caused any damage. They are cute and fun to watch.

WD40 is made of 25% petroleum gas and is flammable. I certainly wouldn't spray that on the birdcage.

WD-40 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WD-40)

[Jim 9922]

I haven't found that squirrels cause any damage to our screens. I'm hoping that exwave means to spray the birdcage screen with WD40 and not the squirrels! I don't agree with wasp spray either, why not just spray with the water hose?

A water spray is about as effective as a rain storn. The idea is to get something on their fur that lasts for a day or so and is unpleasant to remove. If you don't like WD-40 or wasp spray let them have it with some kind of Walmart perfume. You want them to learn that your place is not for them.

Squirrels belong to the sane family as rats and other rodents; they just have fuzzy tails. The best solution would be to train your neighborhood coyote to come by every morning for a quick squirrel breakfast.:MOJE_whot:

[batman911]

City people who don't like critters should live in a condo in the middle of a large city. Critters were here first so leave'm be.

[Barefoot]

City people who don't like critters should live in a condo in the middle of a large city. Critters were here first so leave'm be.

I agree. :mademyday:

[coffeebean]

Spray screen with WD40...It works

Does that make the screen slippery so the squirrels can't get a good grip and they slide down?

[coffeebean]

Give them a couple of squirts of the long-distance-shooting wasp spray.
They won't be back.

Will that harm the squirrels?

[karostay]

Squirrels & gravy make a great pie..Yummy

[entemedor]

Squirrels doing their thing where they belong are fun to watch, part of Nature's Grand Plan, etc.

Squirrels on, or worse in, a house are vermin.

[beachx4me]

Squirrels are cute and may be fun to watch, but once they get in your attic and start chewing on your belongings and destroying your things and house your thoughts will change. They are very destructive. I used to live in a turn of the century (victorian looking) house and it had beautiful fish scale trim along with all the other fancy trimings, you don't want them running all over your house - believe me!!!

[Jim 9922]

Will that harm the squirrels?

Only if they drink a gallon of it and eat a block of red dye 7 at the same time.
The idea is to squirt them with something that is unpleasant to them. If you don't like wasp spray, use a long range squirt gun loaded with cheap perfume, the stinkier the better. You can probably borrow the gun from Gracie's infamous women squirt gun posse which is known for its long reaching enforcement actions.:boxing2:

[duffysmom]

Breathing in toxic wasp spray or WD40 will give you far more problems than
a squirrel ever will. Jusy sayin....

[kittygilchrist]

City people who don't like critters should live in a condo in the middle of a large city. Critters were here first so leave'm be.

:wave: Hey, rattlesnakes were here first too!

[junction29]

Only if they drink a gallon of it and eat a block of red dye 7 at the same time.
The idea is to squirt them with something that is unpleasant to them. If you don't like wasp spray, use a long range squirt gun loaded with cheap perfume, the stinkier the better. You can probably borrow the gun from Gracie's infamous women squirt gun posse which is known for its long reaching enforcement actions.:boxing2:

It is just a pity that man finds it so difficult to co-exist with the wild.

Most wild animals will adapt their lifestyles to co-exist with man in order to survive, but generally man just wants to destroy other life forms if it is not possble to make a profit or a meal out of them.

Nature can be hard and cruel, but nothing like as hard and cruel as mankind - sad.

[Barefoot]

It is just a pity that man finds it so difficult to co-exist with the wild. Most wild animals will adapt their lifestyles to co-exist with man in order to survive, but generally man just wants to destroy other life forms if it is not possble to make a profit or a meal out of them. Nature can be hard and cruel, but nothing like as hard and cruel as mankind - sad.

I do believe it is our mission here on earth to learn unconditional love. And that includes the love of wild creatures. Of course I don't mean we should feed our cats to coyotes, or plan to hibernate in a bear's den. But surely we can be kind to animals that aren't harming us.

[Topspinmo]

Well, in nature anything breathing it's eat or be eaten, that means kill or be killed, (Man has be the domanite species since he learned how to make tools to give him the advanage.

Now in heaven like (course not the real Heaven!) TV's I would thing If I couldn't bear the fact they might damage my birdcage I would Trap them and move them down the road to somebodies else back yard (less populated area, if there are any??) Squirrels like rats have to chew on something all the time or the front teeth will Grow and Grow. Just like our noses when we try to get of ticket.

[Jim 9922]

I co-exist very well, thank you very much and in fact encourage and enjoy wildlife, including snakes gators and hawks all of which help control many pests, "naturally". But when rodents (or bugs for that matter) become a pest or destructive I will take corrective action.:ho:

[paulandjean]

It is just a pity that man finds it so difficult to co-exist with the wild.

Most wild animals will adapt their lifestyles to co-exist with man in order to survive, but generally man just wants to destroy other life forms if it is not possble to make a profit or a meal out of them.

Nature can be hard and cruel, but nothing like as hard and cruel as mankind - sad.

Guess,You do not have your home sprayed for bugs and critters.........

[batman911]

Most home sprays are used as borders to repel insets, not always to kill.

[red tail]

i use wasp/hornet spray in a can. it shoots 25 ft!

[1978tbird]

I co-exist very well, thank you very much and in fact encourage and enjoy wildlife, including snakes gators and hawks all of which help control many pests, "naturally". But when rodents (or bugs for that matter) become a pest or destructive I will take corrective action.:ho:

I totally agree. I didn't buy my house to accomodate the squirrels that keep running across my roof and have torn the screens on my birdcage. The previous owner of our house owned a couple of Shih-tzu's and she fed them in the birdcage. She never removed the food - just let the dogs eat when they felt like it. (Dumb thing to do!) Needless to say the squirrels (rats w/bushy tails) ripped the screen to get to the food.

Even though the previous owner (and her dogs) have been gone for several years the varmints still come around from time to time - - and they can be aggressive. I'll try the plastic hawks but if that doesn't work I will definitely try the bee spray. I enjoy wildlife, don't hunt or harm critters but when they become invasive and destructive I will protect my property.

[kittygilchrist]

You can trap the squirrels and move them to the woods. The farm supply near Brownwood on 44 will have traps.

[aussiemom]

Good Luck........Squirrels will out think you no matter what you do. As long as you don't have any dog/cat food, bird seed, etc in your birdcage, they will not eat through it. Just running around on top of it will not hurt it. But paying for traps and relocation will never work..............you will just get more. Best you can do is learn to live with them.

[Satchhol]

Many, many years ago, my father decided to trap the squirrels in his yard and move them to the woods several miles away. 43 re-located squirrels later, he declared success. We were surprised by the numbers of squirrels he trapped. BTW, his yard was a little bigger than the average sized TV yard but with many pine trees..

[Barefoot]

..Squirrels will out think you no matter what you do. As long as you don't have any dog/cat food, bird seed, etc in your birdcage, they will not eat through it. Just running around on top of it will not hurt it. Best you can do is learn to live with them.

You can always hope your neighbors put up some bird feeders and lure the squirrels away from your birdcage.

[TrudyM]

Many, many years ago, my father decided to trap the squirrels in his yard and move them to the woods several miles away. 43 re-located squirrels later, he declared success. We were surprised by the numbers of squirrels he trapped. BTW, his yard was a little bigger than the average sized TV yard but with many pine trees..

I tried the have a hart traps when I lived in Atlanta and when I caught a squirrel it got stuck and all beaten up by trying to get out it didn't look humane at all. I was trying to get rid of them because unlike in the colder regions where I have lived, (New England and Seattle) in Atlanta they got in the attic and chewed the electric wires which would kill them and then they stank not to mention having to have an electrician come in and fix the wireing. He said it was common in that area. He installed a plug with a motion detector and plugged in a sonic repeller it seemed to work. My neighbor use to put his cat in the attic for the night once a week.

Don't know if either solution worked long term as we moved away a few months after we had the high pitched things installed.