Be careful you don't make squirrels mad!

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:00 am

We have a lot of squirrels around my house, and they can make trouble for us, sometimes, chewing through things and stuff, but I've never seen the likes of this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4489792.stm

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:15 am

The ones in Florida are a bit safer...

scottielvr · Post by **scottielvr** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:52 am

Wish I hadn't read that story; I'm hoping it's not true...that poor, poor dog.

If it is true, their savagery does serve as a reminder that beneath the cuteness... is a rat with a fluffy tail.

mikk · Post by **mikk** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:30 am

They can be a bit forceful around here too!!!

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:41 am

Denny wrote:The ones in Florida are a bit safer...

... to a degree. It's when they get in their cars and hit the road one must be ever cautious and watchful.

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:31 am

Mikk, JES those are great.

I'm envisioning Tippi Hedren being chased by squirrels.

"I don't know about their 'brain pans' but those squirrels attacked the children."

chas · Post by **chas** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:23 am

I think this calls for more research into squirrel behavior, such as this:

http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~yaz/en/squ ... shing.html

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:50 am

chas wrote:I think this calls for more research into squirrel behavior, such as this:

http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~yaz/en/squ ... shing.html

Wooo Hoooo!!!! It's a KEEPER!!!:

rebl_rn · Post by **rebl_rn** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:11 am

I'll never forget the time when a neighborhood cat was stalking a squirrel in our backyard - I saw the cat doing its commando thing, slinking through the grass toward the seemingly unsuspecting squirrel. The next thing I saw through the window was the cat running in horror as the squirrel chased after it. The look on the cat's face was priceless.

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:23 am

Crazy man. The boldest behavior I've seen from our squirrels is when one of the cats is lounging under a tree, trying to appear nonchalant, as a squirrel above it jeers at the cat and tosses bits of twigs and acorns at it.

missy · Post by **missy** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:29 am

our furry birds (aka squirrels) broke our bird feeder numerous times. It had glass on both sides, and they wanted specific grains (they would NOT eat the cracked corn), so they kept whacking at it to break into it.

I was in the kitchen once, and "caught" something out of the corner of my eye at the back window. I turned and watched a squirrel come into my view from below the window, then drop back down. He was using the rubbermaid garbage can below the window as a trampoline, bouncing on it and looking in the window!!!! Kept this up until I walked over to the window!

I think he was telling me he wanted me to fill the darn birdfeeder.........

I moved the birdfeeder to the front porch (we never used that porch - always came in the back) and moved it far enough from the edge that I thought the squirrels couldn't get it. I watch a squirrel hang from the gutter BY HIS TOES and swing back and forth until he could flip over onto the birdfeeder.

I have squirrels (although they tasted good breaded and fried in gravy).

djm · Post by **djm** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:14 am

One of the more clever new designs for bird feeders has two acrylic tubes. The tube on the outside is spring loaded, so that the weight of a squirrel will bring it down, closing off access to the seed in the inner tube.

djm

Cynth · Post by **Cynth** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:30 am

One of my cats like to chase our squirrels. The squirrels know they can outrun her, so they aren't that scared of her. I guess I'd better make sure they're gettting plenty of food from the bird feeders and squirrel feeder though!

We had a couple of squirrels get in our basement before we had caps put on our chimneys. Boy, a terrified squirrel can just tear a place apart. One poor thing gnawed on the wood around the window pane, knocked all sorts of things over, and peed right in the middle of my ironing board. My husband put a wooden plank up to an open window and it found its way out. But one squirrel was injured by the trip down the chimney and that was awful. The chimney covers are best.

We'll have to look into that bird feeder, djm. We like squirrels, but they have their own feeder and they scare the birds away.

Tim Hall · Post by **Tim Hall** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:11 am

I've posted this before, I think, but it never really gets old:

http://silverreflection.tripod.com/thel ... id143.html

Enjoy.

Tim

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:28 am

Tim Hall wrote:I've posted this before, I think, but it never really gets old:

http://silverreflection.tripod.com/thel ... id143.html

Enjoy.

Tim

Helllllp! I'm laughing so hard I'm crying!