Well,

I have had my share of problems with squirrels before. I used to live in
St. Louis, adn there were times when I could count 13 squirrels in the
backyard at the feeder along with more in the front yard (oak tree) and
across the street.

And yes, they did chew on plastic. I have had 3 different tube feeders
destroyed by squirrels trying to chew the holes to make them larger (even
the ones with only niger seed in them!). Sometimes, they start after a
new feeder and destroy it in less than a day.

They also loved my suet (I only use plain now, occaisionally mixing
something else in). I have had squirrels chew through milk jugs with
seed stored in them. Basically, if it looks like there is easy food in
it, squirrels WILL chew through a plastic barrier, even the heavy grade
plastics.

Michael Dossett
Bothell, Washington
mpdossett at Juno.com

"Nothing is more priceless than the rich array of animal life with which
our country has been blessed. It is a many-faceted treasure." ----
Richard Nixon 1973



On Mon, 23 Nov 1998 09:14:43 -0800 Diann MacRae <tvulture at halcyon.com>
writes:
>Caroline and others,
>
>Am I the only one with squirrels that chew up plastic?? Mine have
>demolished nearly everything I've tried with the exception of one
>rather
>expensive very heavy plastic "squirrel guard" from, I believe,
>Duncraft.
>Every time I try to improvise, it doesn't work. I have 8-10 eastern
>grey
>squirrels and 1-2 Douglas squirrels. It's almost too much of a
>challenge
>some times!
>
>Diann MacRae
>Bothell
>tvulture at halcyon.com
>
___________________________________________________________________
You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail.
Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html
or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]