the chestnut trees are near huge ash trees and ive seen squirrels jump tree to tree wat can i do?Squirrel problems help help?
You have a couple options.
You can cut down trees near the chestnut trees so that they can't jump into it and then surround the area with chicken wire to prevent them from accessing them that way, but that seems a little unpractical.
I've heard of people using rags soaked in vinegar and hanging them near the area they don't want trespassed. This is due to the claim that rodents despise the smell of the vinegar even when dry. This would require you to soak the rags once a week.
There are also commercial products available at Lowe's and other home improvement warehouses that are designed for this, however I can't personally attest for whether they work or not.
If you're wanting the chestnuts for your own consumption it's probably best you keep a good eye on them and make a daily effort to retrieve as many as possible before your furry friends beat you to it.
I wish you the best of luck, but please try to understand that you share a world with animals and they have to eat as well as you. Odds are that they have to work harder to get their food than you do, so give the little guys a break and try some of the things above. Good Luck!!Squirrel problems help help?
Cutting down near by trees is not going to deter any squirrels. Putting chicken wire will not deter them unless you completely cover the entire tree and leave absolutely no holes or cracks bigger than 1 inch. Sometimes a couple of large realistic looking styrofoam owls will deter them for a while, longer if you move them every day or so and mount them in the tree to look as life like as possible. The best way to get your nuts off the tree is to go and start picking them when you see the squirrels eating them.
You can put some bird netting over the trees if they are small enuf, squirrels won't go where their claws get stuck in nets.
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