Re: Squirrels & deer was Birds & Bugs
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Squirrels & deer was Birds & Bugs
- From: "* L* <n*@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 10:59:47 CDT
>
>That's a great idea. Has any one else tried it? I wonder if a cheaper
>pepper would do it than cayenne, which as I recall is expensive.
> ----------
I buy supercheap hot pepper at the discount store in big jars. The main
thing is to make sure it's HOT pepper (I think it says chili pepper) It
comes crushed or ground; I prefer the ground because it coats the
seeds. The commercial "squirrel away" is basically the same thing. I
also use a lot more of it than the commercial product recommends; as I
fill the feeder, I sprinkle it on after every inch or two of seeds.
It has worked very well for me. The squirrels were not only eating the
seed, they were eating the cedar feeder, as well. I haven't seen a
squirrel in the feeder for years now, since I started using pepper.
Theoretically, it should work for other mammals and rodents. (any
critter with salivary glands), but I'd think you'd need to make it into
a spray, and reapply it after rain--'course, that wouldn't be a problem
here!!
Nancy Lowe
Arkansas, zone 7 (where we finally got 2 inches of rain week before
last, after a month+ without any)
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