[KimC]

Thanks for your input. I completely understand where you’re coming from. I tried that—for a long time. In this small, suburban back yard in a neighborhood that the houses are close together, and where the growing space is already extremely limited, every bit of food counts, and even so much more when severe shortages occur as time goes on.

Because of the extreme nuisance that the squirrels are, there aren’t many choices for utilizing your method in this location. “Coexisting” with them just isn’t possible because what we have is so limited, and they are so very many. I have become pretty much of the same thinking as Danny from Deep South Homestead: When it comes to the food, it’s us or them (paraphrased). If they want to travel my fence rail on their way to/from their daily destinations, fine. But if they’re going to damage or take just about every bit of food I’m growing, then that’s a different situation and where I have no choice but to draw the line. I wish it were different because I enjoy nature and animals in general, but alas, in this situation, it is not.

• This reply was modified 2 years ago by  KimC.