Squirrels In Garbage Cans

RE: Squirrels In Garbage Cans Post by smoochie (78) | (12/12/2007) Contact Hi Adele, I don't know if this will work for you, but I use mothballs in my attic to keep all kinds of critters away. I have had very good luck with this. Maybe this would help you. However, for me, it would be a pain to have to keep replacing mothballs every time the trash man comes to collect the garbage every Monday. But I did buy my mothballs at the Dollar Store and got a box of them. Good luck and Merry Christmas to you! Smoochie :) RE: Squirrels In Garbage Cans Post By LRP (Guest Post) (03/21/2007) try leaving mothballs or flakes in bottom of can. RE: Squirrels In Garbage Cans Post By kstatter (Guest Post) (03/20/2007) Why not put out sunflower seeds to keep them occupied. Most likely it's opossum, not squirrels. If it's squirrels, they prefer nuts of any kind, and vegetables. I rescued 2 orphaned squirrels, and they even loved my begonias,----to eat! I now leave out nuts nearly every day, peanuts to pumpkin seeds, and walnuts to pecans. I leave out fruits and veggies in nice weather. I made a small platform and hung it on side of a tree. RE: Squirrels In Garbage Cans Post by Terri48 (4) | (03/19/2007) Profile | Contact Not sure if the smells stay in the garbage cans or not, but didn't have any problems with them after I started using the deordziers. Give them a try and let me know what happens. Good Luck Terri RE: Squirrels In Garbage Cans Post by Terri48 (4) | (03/19/2007) Profile | Contact You can use the Old Style Toliet Deodorizer. The kind that hang on the side of the toilet. We had the same problem with Squirrels and Raccoons. It kept them out, but try to remember to take them out when putting garbage out for pickup. They are very inexpensive to use and does the job. RE: Squirrels In Garbage Cans Post by ccarnow (24) | (03/19/2007) Contact We use hot red pepper in our bird feeder. Since birds don't have salivary glands, they can't taste it. But, boy-oh-boy, the squirrels can! They leave the bird feeder alone. Once in a while, one will try to see if the pepper is gone, but quickly leaves! Only problem with the pepper would be if the trash collectors "get wind" if it. Another trick would be to put a metal nut on each side of the can and bungi the lid shut. Never have known a squirrel who can figure out a bungi cord! RE: Squirrels In Garbage Cans Post by Designersheets (110) | (03/16/2007) Blog! | Contact We had dogs in our garbage and nothing was stopping them. I finally got fed up and sprinkled hot sauce over the bags, they never touched it again. I don't know if it will work for squirrels, but i hope this helps. You could also try putting out some corn to keep them occupied.