How can you get rid of squirrels

Squirrels: How to Get Rid of Squirrels in the Home & Garden

Got squirrel problems in the yard, garden, and attic? Sure, they’re entertaining to watch and we’re fond of these furry critters, but if they keep stealing your tomatoes and your spring bulbs, it can be very frustrating. So what’s a gardener to do? You can co-exist! Try these top tips for repelling squirrels naturally.

Why Worry About Squirrels in the Garden?

With a fondness for fresh fruits, vegetables, and flowers, the common squirrel has long spelled trouble for home gardeners. From Maine to Montana, these wily critters yank geraniums from window boxes, pluck nearly ripe tomatoes from their vines, and strip apple trees like professional pickers. Though their foraging forays can happen at any time of year, a squirrel’s raid in late summer and early autumn can drive a gardener nuts.

Squirrels are especially active in late summer and autumn, when they stock up for winter. They do not hibernate (although they may “lie low” during cold spells), so their underground pantries are vitally important winter warehouses. They have a major instinct for hoarding food, which helps them to survive. Gray squirrels stash food by burying it in a scattered fashion around their territory.

Although North America is home to several species of squirrels, it is the suburb-savvy gray squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, that gives gardeners (and people who feed birds) the most grief. How did the clever critters find those flower bulbs, anyway? Why do they ransack some borders and leave others alone?

The average squirrel gathers acorns, pinecones, nuts, bark, fruit, berries, fungi, and insects, but is not above stealing bird eggs and bulbs. Sometimes they will even ruin your flowers just for the fun of it! Keep an eye out for these pesky visitors and try some of our tips below.

Control and Prevention

Preventing Squirrel Damage

Try to avoid attracting squirrels to your property in the first place. Make sure you have tight-fitting trash cans and never leave food or compost scraps sitting out. Bird seed is a big one, too; keep it indoors or in a chew-proof container in a sheltered location.
Don’t bother trapping and relocating squirrels. This is a losing battle, since the population of squirrels is extremely high in most areas, and moving one will just make room for another! Also, if the animal is a female, there is a high likelihood that you will remove her from babies that depend on her for survival. Additionally, the relocation of wildlife (yes, even squirrels) may be illegal in your area.
If the season has been particularly hot and dry, squirrels may steal tomatoes, cucumbers, or other juicy produce from the vine because they’re thirsty. Some readers have reported that placing a dish of water (or bird bath) nearby commonly eaten crops can discourage snacking.
Unfortunately, growing extra vegetables to “feed” the squirrels does not usually work; squirrels will simply plow through your produce and bring their friends!
Is your yard covered in nuts and acorns from trees? If so, your place is squirrel heaven! Just accept that your yard will be party central or you’ll need to pick up and move the nuts to a different part of the yard or grow/select different types of trees.

Fencing, Netting, and Covers

It’s best to use physical barriers, which can usually get the job done as long as the material is right. Squirrels and other rodents are capable of squeezing through extremely tight spaces, so holes in the fencing or netting must be very small. Look specifically for netting or fencing that’s rated for rats or squirrels.

Consider protecting your vegetable garden with a wire fence and make sure it is buried about at least 6 inches into the ground, so the squirrels can’t easily dig under it. Materials like 1/4-inch hardware cloth will do the trick. (Standard chicken wire has holes that a determined squirrel can squeeze through.)
You may also wish to invest in some chew-proof netting and put that over your plants—just as you would invest in bird netting for berry bushes. Row covers made of heavier materials can also be used, depending on the season.
Pots are easy to protect with a layer of netting or hardware cloth across the top of the pot, too. A layer of gravel or stones can also discourage digging.
Or, here’s a more-expensive pantry solution: Lay aluminum foil across the top of vegetable pots, poking holes in it to allow for water exchange. The squirrels do not like the shiny reflection.

Dogs are Natural Squirrel Deterrents!

A dog is a great squirrel chaser, if that’s an option in your backyard! Squirrels can’t stand those pesky dogs! Save the dog’s hair when you brush or groom it, and use it to mulch around your garden beds. The squirrels won’t go near it!
Human hair helps a well, according to one reader who shares, “I used to have a problem with squirrels digging up my bulbs. Now, once in the spring and once in the fall, I ask my hairdresser to save a big bag of hair for me. I lightly dig this into the soil. Squirrels can not stand the smell of humans, so they leave the gardens alone.”

Natural Squirrel Repellents

There are also many natural repellents on the market:

Spread predator urine around your garden. Garden nurseries will carry repellents that are made with the urine of squirrels’ predators such as foxes or coyotes. These are meant to be sprayed around gardens to keep squirrels away, but will likely need to be reapplied regularly.
Try sprinkling cayenne pepper, ground chili peppers, pepper flakes, and/or garlic pepper on and around your plants when they are ready to bloom. After getting a taste, squirrels won’t dare eat anything with cayenne—which you can often buy in bulk.
Birds can’t taste capsaicin, so add some cayenne pepper to those bird feeders to deter squirrels.
One reader claims blood meal sprinkled around the garden soil works against squirrels.
Plant nasturtiums, marigolds, and mustard as a border around your vegetable garden; these plants have a strong aroma.
If you’re really going crazy due to squirrels, explore the idea of installing a raptor perch or owl nest box to invite natural predators who will prey on squirrels.
A fake owl may also frighten squirrels away; move it around the garden on a regular basis so that the squirrels don’t become wise to the trick.

Protecting Bulbs from Squirrels

Bulbs that squirrels (and other rodents) do not like include daffodils, fritillaria, snowdrops (Galanthus), grape hyacinths (Muscari), and ornamental alliums. These flowers are also disliked by rabbits and deer because of their unpalatable taste and fragrant odor. You can also try these flowers in pots, planters, and containers. Check out our list of rodent-proof bulbs.
For more protection, line the planting hole itself with wire mesh (“hardware cloth”). Some gardeners have found that planting the bulbs in a handful of sharp, crushed gravel discourages the squirrels. This might help provide better drainage as well.
Gardeners lay down chicken wire if they’re planting many bulbs. Look for one-inch mesh and place below and on top of the bulbs. The plants can grow through the wires, but the squirrels can’t get to the bulbs.
As an added layer of protection, cover the surface of the bed with black plastic netting, which is invisible and inexpensive.
Don’t advertise your newly dug bulbs by leaving papery bits of bulb debris in or on the soil. Clean up your act, or better still, try not to lay your bulbs on the ground while you dig the holes to plant them—squirrels will smell their favorite and scamper over.

Image: Allium. Credit: C. Boeckmann

Keeping Squirrels Off Bird Feeders

Bird food definitely attracts squirrels, who love seeds, nuts, and berries. Keep the area under your bird feeder as clean as possible.
Keep in mind the jumping abilities of squirrels: Even if a squirrel can’t gain a foothold on the feeder, they may be able to jump to it from any nearby perches.
Place birdfeeders on isolated poles (not hanging from eaves or trees) at least 5 to 6 feet off the ground and 8 to 10 feet away from your house, trees, or structures. (Squirrels can leap that far and even farther.) Some folks use a pulley system.
Attach to the feeder pole either an inverted cone with at least a 13-inch diameter, a special squirrel-deterring dish with a 15-inch diameter, or a PVC pipe or stovepipe that’s 6 inches in diameter and 18 inches long.
Protect feeders suspended from a horizontal wire by threading old records, compact discs, or plastic soda bottles on the wire on each side.
If squirrels are climbing up your bird feeder poles, try rubbing them with Crisco (the poles—not the squirrels)! It doesn’t hurt the birds, and the squirrels won’t be able to get a grip.
Try using safflower seeds. Birds are happy to eat these seeds, but squirrels find them bitter.
Also, consider the type of bird feeder. If you have the common tube feeder, metal ports around the seed dispensers will protect the feeder from nibbling squirrels and house sparrows.
If you are buying a new feeder, the most successful feeder is an all-metal feeder with adjustable springs that regulate a counter-weighted door. When birds light on the platform, the door remains open, but under the heavier weight of a squirrel, the door drops down to conceal the food supply. These tend to be pricier, but you won’t have to replace them on account of squirrel damage. Just make sure that they are hung securely and can’t be knocked down.

Reader Suggestions

Here are a couple more squirrel repellent suggestions that readers sent in:

Try motion-activated sprinklers, primarily designed to keep cats and rabbits out of gardens, to help scare away squirrels in small yards or at corners of front yards where damage is most likely to occur. However, the presence of numerous squirrels, stray animals, or children may result in overwatering and high water bills if they continually trigger this device.
Get some mousetraps. Anchor them solidly to the ground in the area where the squirrels have been digging. Cover them with newspaper, and sprinkle a little dirt on top. When a squirrel comes to dig, it will set off the traps. As the mechanism snaps, it will scare and throw dirt at the squirrel. Once it’s scared enough times, it will find another digging area. Be sure to anchor the traps just in case the wind blows the newspaper off of them. If the trap is anchored, the squirrel will not get hurt.

Dealing with Squirrels Inside the Home

In the autumn, many squirrels try to find shelter and may come inside your home. Make this more difficult for them to do by trimming branches that hang near your roof and placing a mesh guard on your chimney. Close up all holes into your home.

If a squirrel does become trapped in your chimney or attic, you don’t want it to die inside. Make sure it has a way to get out. Hang a rope down through your chimney so it can climb back up to the roof. Or, buy a live trap to get the squirrel out of your house.

Call an animal control specialist if you’re desperate. Once a squirrel lives in your house for a few weeks, they and all their relatives will be attracted to your attic for at least a couple of years.

Do you have any tips for keeping squirrels away? Let us know below!

How to get rid of squirrels

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While it’s always a treat to see mischievous bushy-tailed squirrels romping in parks and forest glades, they’re a real nuisance in the garden, happily ordering appetizers of growing vegetables and fruit, followed by your prized bulbs for dessert.

Nuts and berries make for delicious squirrel ready-meals, and they will strip the bark from trees, too, interfering with your most prized garden ideas.

Getting rid of squirrels in the attic is vital as they can wreak havoc if they get inside your home and here are the best natural ways to get rid of squirrels from the backyard – try a combination for best results.

How to get rid of squirrels – naturally

There are many ways to get rid of squirrels in the garden naturally – from using odors they hate to water sprays to ultrasound. None of these methods will kill or harm squirrels but a combination of the methods will deter them. The best way to get rid of squirrels naturally? Get a dog or a big, lively cat.

What is the best way to repel squirrels?

Strong smells are a great way to repel squirrels (just as they can be handy to get rid of raccoons and deter pigeons) – certain odors make squirrels wrinkle their noses. They’re said to dislike the scent of coffee grounds and peppermint, or you could make up your own recipe with vinegar, garlic and onions or peppermint oil to spray in the garden.

Chilli flakes and pepper might put them off, so try a sprinkling of these. When you come to plant up your borders, consider the scented plants squirrels dislike, such as oniony-smelling members of the allium family, strongly-scented hyacinths and lily of the valley.

Can you buy squirrel repellent?

Yes, you can purchase a squirrel repellent spray , which are made of (often natural) ingredients that squirrels hate. Some of these repellent sprays work on deterring other rodents, too.

What do squirrels hate the most?

Squirrels hate their natural predators – or perceived predators – the most, so if you can encourage owls to your yard, get a dog or a cat that loves hunting, they are much less likely to come in.

Failing that, a decoy predator, such as a decoy owl , can be effective, although be aware that these will scare off some birds, too. You will have to move it around the garden now and then since once squirrels get used to it, they won’t be fooled.

Get rid of squirrels with motion-detector water sprays

If you spot a squirrel up to no good while you’re out watering the plants, direct the nozzle of the garden hose in its direction and watch it scarper. The children’s water blaster toy can be put to the same use.

But the best way to catch squirrels unawares is with a motion-activated sprinkler . The sensor unit will detect when an animal – including cats, yours or the neighbors – is near and can be angled to the correct height to give an unsuspecting squirrel a drenching.

Get rid of squirrels with ultrasound

Rock concerts are testament to the pain-inducing power of sound for humans, but how about ultrasound as a squirrel deterrent? Squirrels are also susceptible to noise, particularly to high-pitched frequencies, so it’s worth checking out a sonic squirrel repellent that’s designed to ward them off.

These devices emit a sound at a higher frequency than humans can hear when the motion sensor detects a squirrel or other animal. Be aware that your pets may be affected by the sound, too.

How to keep squirrels away from bird feeders

To keep squirrels away from bird feeders takes a combination of strategies.

Picture the scene: the bird feeder is filled with juicy treats and you settle back to enjoy your feathered friends flitting to and fro, only to find that squirrels are harvesting the goods.

Time to look out for a squirrel-proof bird feeder. These have a surrounding cage that squirrels can’t get around, or cone-shaped baffles to deter the squirrels. The birds can still get their dinner but the squirrels will have to look elsewhere for a meal.

Position feeders carefully to ensure these champion leapers and tightrope walkers can’t get at them. Bird-feeder poles can be smeared with petroleum jelly to discourage squirrels from climbing up them. If the feeder is suspended, placing plastic pipe around the supporting wire will prevent squirrels climbing down to the feeder.

What's the best way to keep fruit and vegetables safe from squirrels?

The best way to protect fruit and vegetables from squirrels is to invest in a fruit cage. These can be purchased in varying sizes or if you’re handy, you can construct your own.

You’ll need to cover it with metal mesh or chicken wire rather than the usual plastic mesh, which squirrels can bite their way through. For lower-growing vegetables and young plants, invest in cloches and tunnels.

How do to protect container plants from squirrels

Think of these creatures as canny investors, collecting a bank of nuts that they can retrieve when hunger calls. Always on the lookout for a safe place to stash their store of nuts, they spy a container and discover it’s already prepared with nice, soft compost. Even better from their point of view, they might come across a few prize bulbs, just right for a tasty snack.

To stop them digging, arrange large pebbles around the topsoil, which has the bonus of preventing moisture evaporating from the pot, so you might thankfully have to water less often, too.

How to get rid of squirrels in the roof

If scampering sounds are coming from bedroom ceilings, it could be that squirrels have got into the roof above, where they can chomp their way through wiring cables, chew on wood, build themselves a nest and cause no end of damage.

Squirrels will be looking for an easy leg-up into the roof, so it makes sense to cut down any overhanging branches. Climbing plants growing up the wall of the house can also provide a framework for squirrels to climb. Inspect the roof both from inside and out, to check whether any gaps under the eaves might be giving squirrels an easy way in. Fix metal mesh firmly in place to seal them up.

Lola Houlton is H&G's long-term intern. Currently student of Psychology at the University of Sussex, she began writing content for Real Homes around the subjects of children's and teenagers' bedroom, in particular covering the psychology of teens and their approach to tidiness. From there, Lola expanded her knowledge of a broad range of subjects and now writes about everything from organization through to house plants while continuing her studies.

How to get rid of squirrels in the country | With your own hands

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✓ Squirrels eat and spoil everything
✓ Farewell, dacha!
✓ Repellents
✓ Watch out for poisons!
✓ Precautions

Last summer, the walnuts on my two trees in the country house were eaten by a squirrel. I saw her once on the branches and even drove her away. But you won't be on guard all the time! And having arrived once again for the weekend, I found that not a single nut was left on the trees, and empty shells were lying below. Tell us how to get rid of this animal or at least protect the crop.

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Squirrels eat and spoil everything in a row

These are just funny animals that look quite good-natured in the pictures. Despite their external attractiveness, they have long gained a reputation as malicious pests that spoil literally everything that comes their way. The main part of the diet of squirrels is made up of various nuts - hazelnuts, cedar and walnuts, peach pits. There is a known case when a squirrel plucked the most beautiful fruits of a pear and gnawed seeds out of them. It was also noted that in the absence of their favorite food, they are not averse to feasting on bulbs of vegetable and flower crops (especially tulips), berries, buds and bark of fruit and berry crops.

They can also be predators: squirrels often eat nestlings and eggs of useful birds, lizards and frogs. Titmouse, which are expelled from their houses, suffer the most from them. There are cases when squirrels "sharpened" their teeth on wooden furniture and electrical wires.

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Farewell, cottage!

Animals with sharp teeth feel great in foreign territory all year round. Not only do they manage the garden, but they turn everything upside down in the attic if they get there.

A pair of squirrels in love is able to “equip” an entire army of rodents and occupy your home for a long time. In a year, a squirrel brings a couple of litters of

3-10 squirrels, and a year later the squirrel population is enough for a whole fur coat, but earlier the rodents will eat everything that is in the country, along with a wooden house.

Therefore, let's face it: such a cute little animal has no place in summer cottages and household plots. It follows from this that keeping them in the garden, or at least feeding them, is by no means worth it.

Sound and light

Fighting squirrels is not a one-day task, it takes time and patience. These creatures are quite smart, and it is very difficult to beat them. High intelligence and agility allow them to reach any feeder or get deep-planted bulbs out of the ground. The insidious plans of the animal are brought to life with the help of strong paws: they easily jump from branch to branch, cling to wires and dig entire holes.

The simplest way to fight is the method of avoidance. Instead of feeding animals, you need to remove everything that a squirrel can eat: collect nuts, acorns, fruits from the ground, buy airtight trash cans with tight lids and always keep them closed. Get special bird feeders - they come in a variety of models and types. Do not put them close to trees and the house, keep the area under them clean.

If nothing stops the jumpers and they continue to visit guests, try to scare them away with a sound, leaving the radio or music player on the roof. Squirrels will constantly hear human voices, and they are unlikely to like it. Leave flashing lights right on the site and attic. They can make the animal run away and leave the venture to settle there.

See also: How to get rid of mice in the vineyard and orchard

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Constant light in the attic can cause squirrels to leave. In especially difficult situations, a pulsating light beam can scare away rodents. For this, flashing strobe lights are used.

Repellents

Squirrels can be repelled with repellents. Today, the market offers many such drugs to choose from. All of them have a deterrent and are available in any form: sprays, liquids, oil, granules or powder.

Repellents are easy to use and economical. They allow you to protect bird feeders, flower beds, shrubs, ornamental plants from destruction by proteins. It is enough to spray a spray, sprinkle granules, powder or oil a place around the perimeter - and the smell will scare away the animals for up to 30 days.

Electronics

Electronic squirrel repellers are environmentally friendly and safe devices. They come in different types: ultrasonic, light, water, etc.

Ultrasonic devices emit sound vibrations to which only animals are sensitive. They make the squirrels uncomfortable and force them to stay away from the device. The high decibels of ultrasonic repellant noise can make an area of interest unbearable for individuals who only plan to occupy it.

Traps

If the previous methods turned out to be powerless, and predators made a real mess - they gnaw wires and multiply uncontrollably, then use traps for squirrels. Outwitting and catching a squirrel is not as easy as it seems, because you are dealing with an intelligent creature. There are several types of traps on the market that are used according to the instructions.

One-man automatic trap cage (pictured) is the most common squirrel trap. It is a solid metal trap cage with a special door slamming mechanism. When an animal comes in to feast on something tasty, the mechanism works, and the squirrel is inside - closed, alive and unharmed. A number of cages are made from hard plastic, metal rods and other materials. Squirrel cages should be large enough and strong enough to hold a rodent. As practice has shown, the optimal size is 15.25 × 15.25 × 45.75 cm.

Make sure that the bait is far inside so that the squirrel cannot reach it from the side. Ideal bait are nuts, crackers, apple slices, peanut butter, bread crusts.

It is best to take the caught squirrel to the forest, located 20-25 km from its habitat. It is believed that in this case she will not find her way home.

Be careful with poisons!

It is undesirable to use poisons for squirrels, after all, they are living creatures that have their own life, flowing according to rules different from those of humans. This is probably why there are no officially registered squirrel poisons on the market. In addition, it is unlikely that such a smart animal can be "persuaded" to eat poison. So it is better not to experiment in this direction.

Precautions

Squirrels still belong to the wild, they can scratch and bite a person, especially if he is aggressive against them. At the same time, there is a risk of contracting rabies and some other infectious diseases. Therefore, you need to be careful, and if the animal nevertheless attacked you, you should immediately contact a medical facility.

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When meeting this furry animal in the forest, many look at him with affection. Funny squirrels sometimes even take a treat from their hands.

A squirrel on a tree

But if these fluffy robbers have settled in your area and started destroying the planted nuts, spoiling the fruits, tenderness disappears and irritation appears.

It is even worse when the animal settles in the house, in the attic or in another secluded corner. Then he chews on everything.

We have to figure out how to get rid of proteins on our own: we will present the most effective ways to fight in our article.

Article content

Protein features
- Lifestyle
- Diet
- Harm Damage
- How to get rid of protein with your own hands
  - Mechanical traps
  - Ultrasonic replacements
  - Video: Stationary replacement of dogs, cats and protein Thornado 115
  - Chemicals
- Conclusion
  - Video: How to protect fruit trees from squirrels

If earlier the squirrel could only be found in the forest, now it increasingly lives next to a person, living in parks or city gardens.

Hand-feeding squirrel

This is a small animal, the length of which does not exceed 32 cm, most of it falls on its tail.

This baby does not weigh more than a kilogram, but usually up to 400 g, and less during the active period. In summer it is painted in a classic red color, in winter it is noticeably darker.

Lifestyle

In the wild, squirrels are solitary except during the rutting season.

Squirrel's nest in a tree

But sometimes in winter you can meet up to 6 individuals in the nest - this way they get less cold, warming each other.

Habitats of wood squirrels are diverse:

nest built from branches independently, usually spherical;
hollow - the former dwelling of a woodpecker;
empty nest of a large bird.

The squirrel's strong paws, equipped with sharp claws, are perfectly adapted by nature for climbing trees. No worse than a squirrel and jumps, flying along a curve up to 10 m.

Squirrel in a jump

When there is no snow, the animal often moves along the ground, making huge jumps up to 1 m in length.

In winter it prefers to climb trees, sometimes not leaving the nest for a long time in bad weather. If this interval is long, it can fall into half-sleep, but not into hibernation.

Diet

It is very diverse in squirrels and can include up to 130 different types of food, but the main component is seeds obtained from cones of coniferous trees, which are dictated by the habitat:

spruce;
Scots pine;
Siberian cedar;
larch;
fir.

If the squirrel does not have enough food to eat, it switches to hazelnuts, fresh and dried mushrooms, occasionally acorns.

Nut-eating squirrel

Can eat berries, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes. It can gnaw buds and shoots of trees, severely damaging the bark.

In the mating season and in spring, it can switch to animal food, destroying bird nests and eating their eggs, and sometimes chicks.

In addition to insects and their larvae, it can also attack small vertebrates. The amount of feed that a squirrel needs per day is small - during the mating season about 80 g, and in winter only 35.

The squirrel is very active during the day. She does not eat all the food she finds, she hides some of it in secluded corners: these are stocks for the winter.

True, she forgets about their whereabouts very quickly, in winter she finds them only by chance. Most of the stock is eaten by other animals and birds.

Harmful to humans

Squirrel teeth are designed in such a way that they grow constantly and require grinding. This forces the animals to gnaw on everything they meet.

Such a feature is dangerous for humans:

once settled in a house, they can gnaw through the wires, which will lead to a short circuit and a fire;
the noise they make annoys the inhabitants of the house and interferes with peaceful sleep;
excrement, and they can be seen in animal habitats, make you think about how to get rid of squirrels;
Parasites and diseases that can be transmitted from furry robbers to humans pose a significant health hazard.

Squirrels do a lot of harm in their dacha:

they can dig up flower beds;
damage fruit trees by chewing bark and shoots;
are capable of ruining bird feeders.

All this makes you think about how to drive the squirrels from the site to their natural habitat.

How to get rid of squirrels with your own hands

You need to start the fight with humane methods. The easiest way is to simply not allow animals to enter the site.

To do this, it should not have anything attractive to them.

We'll have to remove all the branches of the trees, through which the animals can get into the attic.
Do not leave acorns and fruits on the ground.
Waste bins must be sealed.
Bird feeders must prevent squirrels from reaching their contents.

To prevent the animals from getting into the house, certain measures must be taken:

there should be no holes in the walls and roof through which the fluffy animal could get through - the ventilation vents are covered with mesh, and the chimney is fenced;
a metal fence is constructed around the site from the grid, digging it into the ground;
scare them away with a flashing light and a loud sound;
pet hair is scattered in the attic, the presence of a predator should alert the animals and make them leave;
impregnate old rags with ammonia - they definitely won’t like the pungent smell;
electric cable is placed in a hollow tube so that the animals do not get into the house through it.

If all this does not help, the fight against proteins continues with radical methods.

Mechanical traps

They are a bit like a mousetrap, but larger. The principle of action is the same - the animal is caught on the bait.

The cage can be made of metal, plastic or other materials, as long as they are strong enough.

Trapped squirrel

Size — 15x15x45 cm. It is better to take a trapped squirrel to the forest away from home so that it does not find its way to it.

Ultrasonic repellers

They can be either simple or combined.

GX-033 Ultrasonic Repeller

The former are capable of emitting only ultrasound. Secondly, in addition to it, there is a sound signal and flashes of light. They are more efficient.

Stationary dog and squirrel repeller Tornado 115

The devices differ in both power and price.

Model Tornado 115. Actually, this device is designed to scare away dogs and cats. But with a problem with proteins, it will also help very effectively. This squirrel repeller uses 115 dB ultrasonic waves emitted from two speakers to drive the squirrel away. If the squirrels settled somewhere in your attic or shed, then you will need to find out how they get inside there. Having found out this point, the device must be placed at the beginning of the passage of the dwelling where the squirrels settled. And it is important that this facility has access to a 220 V network. Then Tornado 115 must be connected to a 220 V network and it will start dispersing unwanted squirrels.
Model GX-033. Emits ultrasound, runs on batteries. Equipped with a motion sensor that activates the action of bright light flashes. Hang it at a height of approximately 1.2 m.
EcoSniper Model. It operates at a distance of up to 10 m. In addition to the functions that the previous model has, it can turn on a sound siren.
"Defender of the yards" model. The motion sensor is designed for 16 m. It protects an area of 200 square meters and is able to work both from the mains and from batteries.

If furry pests cannot be repelled in this way, less humane chemical methods are used.

Video: Stationary dog, cat and squirrel repeller Tornado 115

Chemicals

Of course, no one is going to poison animals. It is enough just to apply chemical agents that have a deterrent effect - repellents.

They are available in various forms:

granules;
powder;
sprays;
oils.

Means are non-toxic, repel animals by smell.

Gel repellent from the manufacturer Trixie

The composition is usually complex: extracts of hot pepper and mint, extracts of secretions of predators.