My praying hands - Page 2

Rmplmnz · 04-15-2009, 04:04 PM

Buy a trap and release them in another neighborhood....or if the yard is completely enclosed...let some small (Rat, Jack Russel, etc.,) Terriers loose..

I have fought this battle for years....there are so many squirrels in Tampa and they are ravenous...

Sailfish · 04-15-2009, 04:11 PM

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Buy a trap and release them in another neighborhood....

Oh my that was so nice of you to offer your place up

Hey I was going to tell you, couple years ago you gave me a couple flowering plants (one was a Gold xxxxx and the other a Red xxxxx) I can't recall what they were, but they bloom but do not produce banana's.

The red one is finally blooming after all this time.

I'll get a pic of it maybe you will remember.

In the mean time, expect a dozen +/- squirrels in a week or so

Rmplmnz · 04-15-2009, 09:18 PM

Ouch...I will let the terriers loose...;-)

Patty in Wisc · 04-15-2009, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Rmplmnz

Buy a trap and release them in another neighborhood....or if the yard is completely enclosed...let some small (Rat, Jack Russel, etc.,) Terriers loose..

I have fought this battle for years....there are so many squirrels in Tampa and they are ravenous...

If you trap & release them, make sure you take them at least 20 miles away or they will come back!
You can let dogs in the yard but squirrels are smart enough to stay away when dogs are there...unless you keep them out all the time.
I started a thread in Tiki Hut about backyard critters doing damage. It gets a little graphic at times but.......
I won't have many problems this summer w/them!

Rmplmnz · 04-15-2009, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Patty in Wisc

If you trap & release them, make sure you take them at least 20 miles away or they will come back!
You can let dogs in the yard but squirrels are smart enough to stay away when dogs are there...unless you keep them out all the time.
I started a thread in Tiki Hut about backyard critters doing damage. It gets a little graphic at times but.......
I won't have many problems this summer w/them!

Squirrel are not that smart...my Rat Terrier has nailed quite a few...these dogs were bred to hunt small rodents...she can dispatch a squirrel with one bite...

Patty in Wisc · 04-15-2009, 10:10 PM

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Squirrel are not that smart...my Rat Terrier has nailed quite a few...these dogs were bred to hunt small rodents...she can dispatch a squirrel with one bite...

Squirrels really are smart but your rat terrier must be VERY smart LOL. Can I borrow him?
I had a chow chow that killed a few but he would see them thru window & bark & scream like crazy ...chasing them away before he got out. Only way he would get them is if he was laying down in yard & saw one - no time to bark or yelp LOL.
What about early morns? Is your dog out all the time? Or, maybe the squirrels just learned to stay away from him huh?
If we can declare war on squirrels all over the country, maybe we can bring their population down a bit. I see no good reason to have them around. They only eat our fruits & veggies & gnaw their way thru eaves etc.

Chironex · 04-15-2009, 10:17 PM

Each area seems to have its growing problems. Here we have heat in the summer, low humidity and cold in the winter - but not may pests, no squirrels, no monkeys and no sigatoka, bunch top, borers, nematodes or other tropical diseases. I suppose if we grew more bananas here, the squirrels would find us though.

Rmplmnz · 04-15-2009, 10:34 PM

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Squirrels really are smart but your rat terrier must be VERY smart LOL. Can I borrow him?
I had a chow chow that killed a few but he would see them thru window & bark & scream like crazy ...chasing them away before he got out. Only way he would get them is if he was laying down in yard & saw one - no time to bark or yelp LOL.
What about early morns? Is your dog out all the time? Or, maybe the squirrels just learned to stay away from him huh?
If we can declare war on squirrels all over the country, maybe we can bring their population down a bit. I see no good reason to have them around. They only eat our fruits & veggies & gnaw their way thru eaves etc.

No she is a house dog...but loves to go in and out of the house...sorta like reshuffling the deck...I may have misspoke when I said Squirrels are not too smart...you are oh so right they are very smart...but our Rat is a vigilant hunter and will notify me when she has one "treed" and beg for a little assistance...now our Toy Fox Terrier could not catch a squirrel if it were right in front of her...but the Rat does ok...

Smaller dogs have an advantage (particularly in a jungle environment)...and our yard is more jungle than yard...

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Rmplmnz · 04-15-2009, 10:37 PM

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Each area seems to have its growing problems. Here we have heat in the summer, low humidity and cold in the winter - but not may pests, no squirrels, no monkeys and no sigatoka, bunch top, borers, nematodes or other tropical diseases. I suppose if we grew more bananas here, the squirrels would find us though.

We also occasionally get drought, too much rain, Hurricane force winds and the occasional freeze....I contemplated giving up on Bananas in the mid 90's....then we get 7-8 years of ideal conditions...then 8 hurricanes in two years followed by one night of frost each of the next two years...

Rmplmnz · 04-15-2009, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Chironex

Each area seems to have its growing problems. Here we have heat in the summer, low humidity and cold in the winter - but not may pests, no squirrels, no monkeys and no sigatoka, bunch top, borers, nematodes or other tropical diseases. I suppose if we grew more bananas here, the squirrels would find us though.

Maybe Bo (sailfish) will drop off some of his trapped squirrels in your neighborhood...

Now Key West is another story...they have no squirrels and they have an excellent climate...

Check out...

Banana Gallery - Key West February 2007

Patty in Wisc · 04-16-2009, 12:18 PM

Oh God, if someone were to bring a male & female squirrel to Key West, they would be overpopulated in a couple years!

john_ny · 04-16-2009, 12:28 PM

Wonder how the squirrels wold get along with the cats in Key West.

Caloosamusa · 04-16-2009, 12:44 PM

The cats and squirrels would get along well, that is well for the cats. They would only keep the squirrel population down a little. You need something that can follow them not only into the trees, but into small areas too! A Keys rat snake works nicely. They are a much more efficient ambush predator!

Sailfish · 04-16-2009, 05:09 PM

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Oh God, if someone were to bring a male & female squirrel to Key West, they would be overpopulated in a couple years!

Imagine, a male and female breeding in Key West.
Think about that for a minute.

I'll be here all night folks.

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