My daily dose of squirrel..

[jberryhill]

[Jamastiene]

1. I love squirrels.

The babies are so much fun to watch, doing their acrobatics in the trees in my backyard. I have always welcomed them at the bird feeders, unlike most people, who seem to want to fight them. They are cute and very smart.

[AJT]

2. Adorable

[Laffy Kat]

3. What do you think is their favorite nut? nt

[jberryhill]

7. That is a GREAT question

I can tell you that she doesn't seem crazy about Brazil nuts.

For eating on the deck, I think she prefers walnuts. For takeout (and bury), I think it's a tossup between almonds and hazelnuts. I think she'll stick around and eat the walnuts since they are soft and won't keep well, though.

I'll have to set up a preference test of some kind.

I keep a variety of nuts around to keep me from snacking on things I shouldn't. I should put in a good word for nuts.com, for anyone looking for quality unsalted nuts of any sort. Shelled Brazil nuts are, in my opinion, the height of luxury.

[Laffy Kat]

11. Brazil and Macadamia nuts are usually the most expensive.

They all cost a lot now though, with the exception of peanuts. It sounds like you're observing her a lot; it would be a great experiment. Plus, I wonder if individual squirrels have different tastes and preferences?

[tblue37]

15. Brazil nuts & almonds are my favorites. nt

[jberryhill]

18. Okay, well, you'll have to show up on my deck around lunchtime each day.

Try to look cute.

[Dem2theMax]

23. My avocados.

They don't bother working their way to the nut. The avocados that fall off the tree are ruined by the squirrels. They nibble on them a little bit, just enough so that a human would never want to touch it. Then they leave.

Same for anything I try to grow in the garden.

Yes they are cute. But they are destructive.

[Harker]

25. Their favorite nut is whomever restocks the bird feeders.

Were there truth in advertising, those 50lb. bags labelled "Wild Bird Mix" would have a picture of a smiling rodent, rather than that of a cardinal or bluebird.

[TEB]

4. My wife's friend use to feed them

Peanut butter sandwiches then they chewed her fender on her car peanut butter sandwiches stopped

[rickford66]

5. If they find a way into your attic, you may change your mind about such a cute rodent.

[jberryhill]

10. .

[Sherman A1]

12. Precisely

I was lucky to get help in my case mentioned below from a wildlife group that among other things assists folks with critters in their attics.

[TNNurse]

21. Yes and chew up your bird feeders or steal them and take them away.

Or doing some damage to your car by hiding things in the engine or chewing wires.

[Sherman A1]

6. Despise them

Did over $3k damage to the wiring and hoses of my wife's car about a month ago. I have absolutely no use whatsoever for the vile critters.

[jberryhill]

8. It's even worse if they find the keys

"Don't drive angry"

[gibraltar72]

9. And they can tell.

[jberryhill]

13. I had one years ago that hated me

I'd go out on my porch to sit or have a smoke and he would come from several trees away just to climb down the trunk of one next to the porch and cuss at me. He'd make a heck of a racket and twitch around until I left.

[TexasTowelie]

26. As you are probably aware, some people despise attorneys.

Perhaps that squirrel is a reincarnation of a dissatisfied client and also determined your occupation?
(not implying that you gave unsatisfactory representation)

[Kali]

14. they are cute, I admit

and I even raised an orphan a few years ago, but they are so freaking destructive to buildings and vehicles. and if they get cornered or angry they can really bite and they are fast. razor sharp teeth that will make you bleed a lot for a long time. be careful.

[jberryhill]

19. ...and bad eyesight

For a while, I was foolishly feeding her by hand, and learned my lesson on that one.

[BusyBeingBest]

16. Love it!

[Chainfire]

17. They serve two purposes around here

They are cute and we enjoy watching them, and they keep my Lab exercised. As far at the dog is concerned they are all dastardly villains who must be run up a tree. She is like Eastwood shouting, "get off my lawn."

[Rebl2]

20. Wow

you give them the good stuff. Our squirrels only get peanuts and bird seed if they can get it before the birds do.

[pazzyanne]

22. My grandmother always fed her squirrels unsalted in the shell peanuts.

Squirrels loved them, my grandfather not so much as he was cleaning up the peanut shells.

[packman]

24. My two late cats had an ongoing battle with squirrels

They would run after them (never catching them) and the squirrels would scoot up a tree. The tree was a live oak full of nuts which the
squirrels would throw at the cats . I swear to the truth of this.

ALSO: BE AWARE - Brazil nuts are high in Selenium which is naturally found in many foods, although the levels generally reflect the amount of the mineral found in the soil where the food is grown. The best dietary source of selenium is Brazil nuts and eating 3 nuts per day gets you to approximately 200 mcg of selenium. Other sources of selenium include tuna, sardines, ham, shrimp and halibut, but the levels in these foods is much lower. For those with Autoimmune Thyroiditis, selenium may be an important supportive treatment to use in conjunction with thyroid hormone replacement therapies.

I'm taking thyroid meds and the doc recommended Brazil nuts - but to treat them as medication and not eat more than two per day.

[getagrip_already]

27. ninja peach thieves.....

Every year, we have a race to harvest our peaches before the little piggies steal them all. We never knew what was happening. We though maybe a neighbor was taking them, but couldn't believe anyone would be that blatant.

We get hundreds. But prefer not to pick them until they are ripe. So do they. Every day, we will find some on the ground with a nibble here and a nibble there.

Then, just as we are about to harvest them the trees get stripped clean in the very early morning. I watched them on a security camera run up the tree, grab a peach, and then run off with it. Rinse lather repeat. They weren't eating them, just picking and stealing them.

That means war..... bwah bwah bwah.......

[DFW]

28. This was Stan Lee's squirrel

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Well, he refused to swear to it, but he never denied it, either...........

[panader0]

29. We even have (ground) squirrels here in SE Az, as Kali mentioned above.

In the morning I throw out a can of bird seed for the quail and many
other types of birds here. The squirrel discovered the treasure and eats
quite a bit. Jeannie named him "Hoover".

[Adsos Letter]

30. We've had a big squirrel living in our yard the past three years.

My wife leaves him handfuls of unshelled peanuts, and in return he harasses our chihuahuas from the safety of the top of the fence.

Truth be told, he could probably take both of the dogs.

[jberryhill]

31. They seem to like riling up small dogs and children

[LudwigPastorius]

32. I don't care for Rodentia...even the ones with the cute, fluffy tails.

They eat all the seed I put out for the birds, and they destroyed the wiring in my best friend's brand new SUV.

[jberryhill]

34. Lol

Pizza Rat did pretty well.