I wonder about squirrels. Power lines can’t taste that good. Maybe they just like to chew on things?

I once heard a strange noise outside and looked out my window to see a squirrel gnawing on the hard plastic handle of a barbecue lid. Maybe it was sharpening its teeth!

Maybe if the "gardeners" would stop blowing away every little edible thing (seeds, etc.) that fall off the trees, the squirrels would have plenty to eat and not gnaw on wires. There's a big magnolia tree out my window that produces a lot of flowers and fruit/seeds, but it seems that just after the seeds fall to the ground (where they belong), the gardeners blow them away along with anything else that happens to fall from a tree or bush. Why not leave the little edibles from the plants and trees for the birds, squirrels and other little critters to eat as nature intended.

At my last job I used to eat in my car at lunchtime. I watched a little squirrel scurry around, desperately looking for food but not finding anything. The gardeners blew the place clean twice a week and there wasn't much left for a squirrel to eat. I watched the little squirrel curl up in the branch on the tree, trying to keep warm. The next day I brought the squirrel some almonds to eat. I think I saved it from starving to death.

Critterguards needed but then squirrels might get run over on road.


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I bet a pellet gun would help reduce the overpopulation of these destructive rodents. With all the ornamentals in the area, there is too much food and an overpopulation of squirrels. Overpopulation leads to diseases like mange and can wipe out the population. So don’t worry about the gardeners. They are not the problem.

Gardeners are not the.problem but their leaf blowers are ! The loss of litter deprives many urban critters, not only squirrels, a livelihood. In addition, blowers result in noise and air pollution not healthy for any living thing including humans.

I saw a black squirrel with a book of matches hanging out in my neighbors tree a few weeks ago. I called the MPPD and Animal Control and they laughed at me.