Thank you Show for the suggestion about discouraging squirrels by spraying Peppermint Oil. The miscreant squirrels on my ranch, and neighboring ranches, destroy property, buildings, land, and crops.
Now all I need is a 55 gallon drum of peppermint oil and to hire an aerial sprayer. I serve squirrel chow (okay, poison), and it doesn’t do the whole job of keeping population down/damage down.
P
lease, does anybody know of other remedies to discourage the squirrels from the property? I’m going to spray the inside of some of my buildings with the peppermint oil-I really do need a 55 gallon drum and a paper route to pay for the stuff . . . I’m a lousy shot, so that’s not a viable option-- The cheeky beggars chirk and wave at me from the fence posts as it is. I don’t need to entertain them, too.
Go to the animal shelter and get a couple of cats. Your squirrels will be gone in no time.
Might look at a junkyard for a copper and brass radiator that would be a bit tougher than the new plastic and aluminum radiators. Perhaps go to a radiator shop and talk to them. Maybe braze a steel mesh to the front and back of the core.
My question is what the squirrels are after in the radiator. Are they addicted to antifreeze? Or, is a “non toxic” type of antifreeze being used? Or just water?
Let me apologize in advance, but I think I would take a metal oil pan, and put in a half gallon of pure ethylene glycol antifreeze (or 50/50) and leave it somewhere near the car (and keep the cat out of the garage).