Homemade Squirrel Repellent

By

wulfgar

03/09/2011

I've been dealing with squirrels and moles in my garden and bird feeders forever, the methods that employ the use of dry herbs such as cayenne pepper are useless, save the cayenne for homemade chili. The solar "pounders" are also a wast of money. The best formula that i have found for squirrels and moles is this : add 1 tablespoon of castor oil to 2 tablespoons of ordinary dish soap add 6 tablespoons of water and mix until it has a whipped cream consistency. Spray the area down with a garden hose soak it nicely, then connect your garden sprayer to the hose with the "solution" added to sprayer. Soak the area down. This works for 2 weeks to a month. It may seem like a hassle but the thing is it works!( Optional ingredients include 1 tablespoon of powdered alum and human urine, yes urine! First it is a natural fear factor for the animals, second, it also breaks down into ammonia which is of course repellent, and good for plant growth).

By

CaressaK

08/06/2010

I too am having trouble with squirrels digging in my potted plants, so I found this site on natural ways to stop them.

Here is the site:
http://www.ehow.com/way_5600750_home-remedies-getting-rid-squirrels.html

I hope that it is helpful to you!

By

Amandablue

06/27/2010

My husband put a wire cable between two trees and hung the bird feeder on the wire. There is about 20 feet between the trees with no low hanging branches. While the squirrels may sit at each end where the bolt goes into the trees, they cannot walk on this wire. The feeder is high enough off the ground so they can't jump up either. This has worked for several years, so unless I find a squirrel with a ladder, or stilts I feel I can feed my birds and not go broke doing it.

By

jadrey

06/25/2010

This isn't a repellent, but try putting an ear of corn out for the squirrels. They will work at that instead of eating the birdfeed. Works pretty good for us.

Does anyone know a good, thrifty homemade squirrel repellent that won't harm them, but will keep them away? My mom's squirrels are eating all the bird seed and driving her dogs mad.

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A squirrel is eating my treated lumber steps. I need a recipe for a repellent.

By jchenry from OH

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RE: Homemade Squirrel Repellent

Put hot pepper sauce on it, critters do not like hot stuff. Good luck. (09/02/2009)

By kffrmw88

RE: Homemade Squirrel Repellent

Squirrels can do a lot of damage. You could use a Have A Heart Trap (sometimes you can borrow these traps from the animal control department). Catch the squirrels and release in woods far from your house. I would want them to be far away as perhaps they will find another tasty area of your home. (09/03/2009)

By mulberry204

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This stuff keeps squirrels from eating up your garden, flowers and veggies. Mix everything together, pour into a hand held sprayer, shake well, and spray all your plants liberally.

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