# Squirrel Fun **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 5, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-fun/1006835 "2024-09-05T22:05:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-fun/1006835/41 "2024-09-08T02:20:39Z")
I know all about fly larva. I’ve dug a couple out of a cat or two. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-fun/1006835/42 "2024-09-08T02:34:53Z")
Moderating: > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Hey, I went well ($) beyond my obligation to be squirrel friendly. > > I get it you want a nice, feelsy thread. > > So I won’t tell the story of the Squirrel family that lived in a knot in a red oak tree in my yard. It’s kinda exciting, but ended badly. > Or the squirrel that took a flying leap into my pond. Without his swimmies on. > Or the one who used to run up and down the electrical line to my house. He hung around awhile. > > I’ll shut up now. 😉 Good plan. The OP has now said twice in the thread that they are seeking to not have a squirrel death story thread. You continue to ignore her wishes. Stop now. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-fun/1006835/43 "2024-09-08T02:49:07Z")
Sorry, @ThelmaLou , just funnin’ you. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-fun/1006835/44 "2024-09-08T03:02:43Z")
Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-fun/1006835/45 "2024-09-08T03:45:31Z")
We don’t have squirrels around here but other cute critters, like gophers and wild rabbits. Of course gophers are not endearing yet they love my neighbor’s yard. I can see of course the charisma of bushy-tailed squirrels as long as they’re far away from my apartment building ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-fun/1006835/46 "2024-09-08T03:55:10Z")
I am currently enduring the antics of either a very small squirrel or a very large chipmunk who is having herself a high old time driving my dachshund crazy. She (and it’s only a guess that it’s a she) loves to climb the screens to the full length doors to the house and look in to see what we’re up to. Every time he spots her, Ollie turns into a party favor with ruffed-up fur and barks like a mad thing. The squirrel mocks him. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-fun/1006835/47 "2024-09-08T13:14:13Z")
I believe driving dogs crazy is an important item in the job description of the small furry climbing creatures. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-fun/1006835/48 "2024-09-08T14:44:04Z")
We have tall wooden fences around our back yard. In the winter, we get heavy snow falls that build up on top of the fences. Nice and smooth. By the next day, the snow is scalloped, from the squirrels bouncing along on the fence. Their little jumps knock the snow off in a regular pattern. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-fun/1006835/49 "2024-09-08T15:10:10Z")
It looks like we’ve achieved some tactical success in our war against the Porch-Eating Squirrel, but the strategic outcome remains in doubt. This little monster began chewing the paint off porch floorboards about a year ago, and graduated to gnawing the wood off board ends. I repainted, tried sour-tasting animal repellent sprays and even set out rat traps (which the pest avoided or raided successfully). Finally I resorted to a spray mixture of 1,000,000 Scoville unit hot pepper concentrate mixed with a bird repellent called “Flock Free”, composed of stuff like peppermint oil, clove oil and garlic. This has to be applied with caution, as the vapors are sufficiently volatile and harsh that they can irritate your throat and set you to coughing. For the past couple of weeks there’s been no sign of paint or wood chewing (the beast temporarily resorted to chewing on our welcome mat, but after spraying it has remained untouched as well). I’m hesitant to declare victory, as this crappy little sub-rodent is probably just in hiatus, plotting other ways of harassing us. I have one weapon in reserve - a container of _2,000,000 Scoville unit_ hot pepper concentrate, which I’m loath to use unless necessary, as I don’t want to cause birds to start dropping from the trees overhead. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-fun/1006835/50 "2024-09-08T16:25:46Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > I have one weapon in reserve - a container of _2,000,000 Scoville unit_ hot pepper concentrate, which I’m loath to use unless necessary, as I don’t want to cause birds to start dropping from the trees overhead. I’m sure I read somewhere that birds are not affected by capsaicin. But squirrels dislike it. Although a neighbor declared that she must have South American squirrels, because they chomped right into her hot pepper infused bird seed. ---
**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-fun/1006835/51 "2024-09-09T15:18:46Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > I’m sure I read somewhere that birds are not affected by capsaicin. The master (Colibri) speaks: > **[Are birds immune to hot pepper, enabling them to eat vast amounts and spread...](https://www.straightdope.com/21342997/are-birds-immune-to-hot-pepper-enabling-them-to-eat-vast-amounts-and-spread-the-seeds)** > > A STAFF REPORT FROM THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-fun/1006835/52 "2024-09-09T15:53:57Z")
We are a squirrel release spot for a wildlife rehabilitator. We have lots of squirrels; grey, fox, and flying. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-fun/1006835/53 "2024-09-09T15:56:03Z")
> [@Mikkel](#): > > The master (Colibri) speaks: God rest his soul. 🙁 ---
**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-fun/1006835/54 "2024-09-09T16:24:06Z")
Yes, he will be missed a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-fun/1006835/55 "2024-09-09T16:49:48Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Especially not ass-eels. 😉 Picture people coming in ten years from now and not knowing what that’s referring to. Those lucky, lucky people. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-fun/1006835.md?page=2)