Hello Dianna,
It reminds me when my poodles chewing up on there feed do it
bleeds.Medication and bandages dint help but hot sauce was doing the trip.I
had a lot of eastern Squirrels here in Fircrest.The enouncement is in our
monthly newsletter "DON'T FEED THE SQUIRRELS" On all my feeders and Suet I
have domes so there can not get on them,but than there start chewing on the
woods.There is no answer for this pesty Squirreles.Any new thinks are
welcome to get rid of this cute buggers.


Greetings Ruth Sullivan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dianna Moore" <dlmoor2 at coastaccess.com>
To: "Tweeters" <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 5:17 PM
Subject: re: suet & squirrels


> Hi there Tweets...in answering Diann MacRae's query about preventing
> squirrels from eating all the suet, I have to first say I have not tried
> this. But just today I was reading "The Backyard Bird Feeder's Bible: The
> A-to-Z Guide to Feeders, Seed Mixes, Projects, and Treats" (Rodale Organic
> Gardening Book) by Sally Roth and there was mention of adding red chili
> flakes (seeds?) to feeder food because it discourages mammals while the
> birds are unaffected by the "hot" chemical. Since many of us have those
> around anyway (pizza topping), maybe it's worth a try.
>
> Dianna Moore
> Ocean Shores, Wa.
> dlmoor2 at coastaccess.com
>
>