Stop the squirrels

[Patrick]

I want to build a bird table on a pole. How can I stop squirrels climbing up the pole?

[the q]

can't make the upside down leap out to the edge of the table and then onto it. More importantly it'll stop the rats too.. The Q

[Patrick]

Thanks for the quick reply. Any advice on the width of the table?>

[John]

Anti burglar paint!

No seriosly you wont stop them climbing the pole you need to stop them getting to the table. My neighbour acheives this by putting an upside down cone affair at the top of the pole near the table. The size and material would depend on your particular table.

TABLE TOP __________ | / | \ / | \ / | \ | | | |

------------- Base

Hope that makes sense.

John

[Patrick]

Thanks again! Will try something like that. Did use a round 4 inch drain pipe but the little pet? managed to get up it eventually. Am considering a square 4 inch pipe. Did actually think of the anti-burglar paint, but that would be messy.>

[G&M]

Shoot the squirrel !

[Patrick]

Sometimes I feel like it, but my wife thinks they're cute. And we've also got an elusive mole!

[Lee]

Well she won't if one of them bites her... Vicious little things they are, but they are fun to watch.

Lee

[G&M]

Yeah. Especially when they're breaking and entering into your roof.

As Jasper Carrott once said "Only way to deal with moley ... blow his b****y head off !"

[Arthur]

Get yourself a fox. Fatten it up. Train it to stand at the foot of the bird table wearing a leather jacket And don't forget to shave its head.

arthur

[Alan Holmes]

There iws only one way to stop squirrels, and that is to catch then and dispose of them.

Get a mink/rat trap from Mole Valley Farmers, branch in Bridgewater, cost about £20.

Alan

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[PoP]

A couple of years ago I worked in an office, and my desk was alongside a window overlooking the rear garden (business property). Saw many natural animal events take place over the months.

One day there was a squirrel playing on the grass on the far side. A couple of minutes later this squirrel was doing about 90mph - running. The company cat had come round the corner and squirrel figured a tree would be a decent place to vacate to.

I never realised they could run so fast.

PoP

[zaax]

In article , Patrick writes

Spread Curry paste on the pole. The squirrel stops to lick the paste off the pole. Squirrel suddenly needs a drink and heads for the bird bath.

[Colin Wilson]

I did have a link somewhere, where someone used what I think was a stun- gun and created himself a "hot" squirrel feeder :-p

[Stuart]

Stuart

[The Natural Philosopher]

13kV wire half way up.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Eat the squirrel!

[The Natural Philosopher]

Blimey. Mi6 will want to know about er, Oi reckun.

[Ian Stirling]

Why not simply make it more exciting. You could have obstacles past which it has to jump, bits it has to squeeze through, knives coming out of the post, huge bowling balls coming down a chute, ...

Or am I just channeling old Indiana Jones movies.

[T i m]

You could paint a big 'H' on it!

T i m