How can i stop squirrels from digging

squiggle37

Hiya Sorry if this asked before i searched but couldnt find anything

I got couple of squirrels that bury their nuts in my pots and dig out my plants at same time they also dig holes in grass i think the old bloke over back feeds them, i dont really wanna put chicken wire over my pots, was wondering if there anything that i can plant that they dont like to stop them form digging. I noticed this afternoon they were having fun where i had sown my runner beans yesterday.:mad:

My kittens are scared of them so they are no use:rolleyes:

thanks in advance for replies

macka0

You could always hide their spades


sorry couldnt resist

annie123

chicken wire.The only answer, I have tried other things but didn't work.
I put all my bulbs in homemade chicken wire baskets in the ground, and put it over the top of pots. Once what ever is in the pots starts putting on bushy growth remove the wire.
Never able to stop them digging the lawn though.

southernscouser

macka0 wrote: »

You could always hide their spades


sorry couldnt resist

You beat me to it! :rotfl:

squiggle37

ha ha ha


I will have to buy a roll of wire then if thats the only thing to stop them, i hate cutting that stuff its tooo fiddly, i got about 25 pots in my garden plus all the pots that will potted up with bedding next month...looks like a long job with the wire cutters then :rolleyes:

thanks

thanksalot

Squirrels are very helpful in my garden too.
They keep planting chestnuts trees from the chestnuts in my neighbour's garden.

If you're fast enough, you could hit them with the spade,

Browntrout_2

According to the Royal Horticultural Society;

http://www.rhs.org.uk/Advice/profiles0206/squirrels.asp

It is not possible to stop squirrels from coming into a garden. Placing netting over plants that are being damaged may be of little help unless wire netting is used. Animal repellent substances and scaring devices are likely to give no more than short-term protection.

There are no poisons approved for use against grey squirrels in gardens. It is permissible to control grey squirrels by shooting or trapping, provided this is done in a humane manner, but shooting may not be feasible in gardens for safety reasons. Traps are available from some garden centres or mail order companies. The most widely used is a cage-type trap that will capture squirrels alive. Such traps can be baited with peanuts and must be checked at least once every 24 hours, preferably morning and evening.

Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act it is illegal to release non-indigenous animals into the wild, so any grey squirrels caught should be killed. This can be done by shooting or allowing the squirrel to escape into a sack, where it can be held while a sharp blow is delivered to its head. Drowning squirrels by putting the trap in a water butt is not a humane method of dispatching squirrels. More squirrels are likely to move in to occupy the vacated territory, so a garden is unlikely to be squirrel-free for long.

Get out clause is that the grey is non-indigenous!