JLM27
08-05-2008, 01:08 PM
About six months ago a naughty little squirrel hearabouts chewed a hole the size of a quarter in my METAL window screen to get at a pile of peanuts I had stupidly left on the window sill. :the_wife It cost me 80 bucks to get the screen repaired (long story and boring). Anyway, the screen came back with a NYLON webbing instead of the metal, which I didn't even realize until yesterday.
Well, since Pookie died and I put up the communal munch box, I haven't been putting any nuts out on the window ledge at all, and I didn't think anyone was visiting me, but yesterday I discovered a new hole the size of an egg (or maybe a squirrel head) in my nylon screen. I'm going to replace the nylon with metal, but what can I use to let them know that they shouldn't come there anymore? Like a repellant? Maybe a mint plant or two on the window sill? There are no nuts even in the room, much less visible.
Has anyone else encountered this problem? My housemate is pretty irate, especially at the idea that one of the little scamps came INTO THE HOUSE! I'm anxious to find a solution.:dono
Well, since Pookie died and I put up the communal munch box, I haven't been putting any nuts out on the window ledge at all, and I didn't think anyone was visiting me, but yesterday I discovered a new hole the size of an egg (or maybe a squirrel head) in my nylon screen. I'm going to replace the nylon with metal, but what can I use to let them know that they shouldn't come there anymore? Like a repellant? Maybe a mint plant or two on the window sill? There are no nuts even in the room, much less visible.
Has anyone else encountered this problem? My housemate is pretty irate, especially at the idea that one of the little scamps came INTO THE HOUSE! I'm anxious to find a solution.:dono