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Frankallen
07-24-2006, 01:10 PM
I posted a few days ago about Squirrels eating my young Banana Shoots (pups),so I had to come up with so way to stop them,short of getting rid of them by sending them to "Squirrel Heaven"!!!.....Here is what I came up with, these round small cages made out of 1"x1" wire. I cut the bottom so it has prongs to stick in the ground. I used Electric Fence wire to weave over the top. When the Pup gets bigger, I will remove the top wire,but still leave the bottom cyclindical wire. I have made several and made them different sizes. Seems the Squirrels here don't fool with the bigger "pups"....Quick as I see a young shoot break the ground, I cover it with one of these!! So far have not lost any more Banana shoots! YeeeeeeHaawww!!!!:07:

Frank

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MediaHound
07-24-2006, 01:14 PM
Are they plugged in? :08:

Frankallen
07-24-2006, 01:22 PM
No Electricity...LOL, (I felt like it the other day) when I walked out there and they had ate around 6 shoots!!! No, I am just using the electric fence "Wire" for the Top, for lack of anything better, then I can take it off later when the shoot gets bigger.

Frank

austinl01
07-24-2006, 03:50 PM
Frank, it looks like that will work nicely. I hate squirrels because they are constantly digging in my mulch around my palm trees but they have never touched my bananas for some reason. Then their stupid little nuts sprount and I get small trees growing in my beds. :rolleyes: I have a problem with voles digging tunnels around my yard now. It's always something...:mad:

Westwood
07-24-2006, 03:56 PM
Frank you can also Get some clips and a tool from the local grange for making rabbit Cages and if your top doesnt work completely seal the tops Might want bigger cages though .

5.00 for the tool and maybe 20 cents for 50 of the clips really cool way to protect things im an old rabbit person but now there eating my plants as well so maybe ill have to Dig out some stuff. Tammy

shopgirl2
12-12-2007, 08:28 AM
darn tree rats!

musa_monkey
12-12-2007, 08:43 AM
Our cat has a taste for squirrels, used to have lots around here but they are rare these days :(

Sailfish
12-12-2007, 10:06 AM
Between them and the rats my cat cannot keep up

inkcube
12-12-2007, 10:20 AM
i like your idea Frank! unfortunately i have a couple of large walnuts in my yards - giant squirrel magnets. i use something like your cage made of pliable branches for my passion flowers. my other cure,,, two staffy bulls. the roof rats never touch the ground.

Mark Hall
12-13-2007, 04:07 AM
That wire cage wouldn't stand up to the squirrels we have in the uk.

island cassie
12-13-2007, 07:24 AM
Haha!! Mark!

bencelest
12-13-2007, 09:54 AM
And look at those muscles!