We have a squirrel chewing at our log steps (we have a log home)...would this work to deter him from chewing on our log steps?
1247921
Yes, I have used it to stop squirrel damage before. Soak the wood and repeat every couple months until the squirrels learn.
1247922
It does help keep them away from my plants, so maybe it will work on the wood. Do you salt your steps in winter? I placed a salt block for the deer on a wooden bridge in my yard two years ago and they continue to eat the wood right where the salt used to be. Just a thought...
1247923
haven't had this specific problem but it works for animals and rodents and is not harmful to them - I think I would try saturating the steps with the spray nozzle and make sure to repeat every four to six weeks or as needed until the little guy gets the idea. And, you could put some peanuts in the shell in another location and feed him so he has food. Sounds like he's hungry :) I would give this a try. Maybe bleach off the step first to get rid of any residue, make sure it is sealed and then spray it with the ropel. I should think it would work. It's the best we have found for deterring rodents.
1247924
haven't had this specific problem but it works for animals and rodents and is not harmful to them - I think I would try saturating the steps with the spray nozzle and make sure to repeat every four to six weeks or as needed until the little guy gets the idea. And, you could put some peanuts in the shell in another location and feed him so he has food. Sounds like he's hungry :) I would give this a try. Maybe bleach off the step first to get rid of any residue, make sure it is sealed and then spray it with the ropel. I should think it would work. It's the best we have found for deterring rodents. haven't had this specific problem but it works for animals and rodents and is not harmful to them - I think I would try saturating the steps with the spray nozzle and make sure to repeat every four to six weeks or as needed until the little guy gets the idea. And, you could put some peanuts in the shell in another location and feed him so he has food. Sounds like he's hungry :) I would give this a try. Maybe bleach off the step first to get rid of any residue, make sure it is sealed and then spray it with the ropel. I should think it would work. It's the best we have found for deterring... » Read More haven't had this specific problem but it works for animals and rodents and is not harmful to them - I think I would try saturating the steps with the spray nozzle and make sure to repeat every four to six weeks or as needed until the little guy gets the idea. And, you could put some peanuts in the shell in another location and feed him so he has food. Sounds like he's hungry :) I would give this a try. Maybe bleach off the step first to get rid of any residue, make sure it is sealed and then spray it with the ropel. I should think it would work. It's the best we have found for deterring rodents. « Show Less
1474089
In my opinion, this product does NOT work in any way! I used it with the dispenser and I also put it loose on the ground. It did nothing. The squirrels would just sniff at and walk away. Frequently, they wold run up a tree and eat one of our apricots.
1359951
Yes. It works. We had a squirrel in our attic. I set the trap right at the opening and got him. Read my review.
1100128
Absolutely not. The squirrels are smarter than we think, they open the roof with their heads and quickly exit with as peanut in their mouth.Fun to watch as they chew away the outer shell and eat the peanuts. P.S> The Squirrels have destroyed some wooden feeders I had but the metal one looks as good as the day I put it out.
2123947
I don't know? One flew in our house and was circling the living room;...hadn't really considered that the Rodar might be bothering it....my wife had to call Animal Control to catch it. My guess would be that it does keep them from nesting there because they're similar to squirrels and we haven't seen or heard a single squirrel since the day after we turned it on, but I don't know for sure.
1849570
Absolutely. I've had it about 3 months, and have only seen 1 squirrel in the backyard. He was running for his life. I am having great luck with it. Before, the squirrels were eating through all of our chair cushions. Haven't lost a cushion since I installed it.
1378109
Don't have a squirrel problem, so squirrels have no access to my cubes which are inside of traps so my dogs can't get to them - so I wouldn't know if they would be effective. If the squirrel would injest the poison, they would have internal bleading like mice and rats; however, I do not know if they would chew on a cube. I certainly know my dogs are attracted to them.
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My guess is that it would be quite difficult for them to get through as it is quite sturdy. I would imagine that it would take them a lot time to chew through if it was even possible. however the only way to guarantee that a squirrel won't get in is to have a metal container. It is air tight so they may not mess with it either way.
1188941
I use mine to keep the moles away so I havev't been paying attention to the squirrels. If I had to venture a guess I would guess that it would work on ground squirrels, but not on tree squirrels.
1629061
Yes, we caught squirrels with our trap. Place it near the entry point and if necessary, secure it to the roof or gutter so it doesn't blow away or get knocked off. We used crackers with peanut butter for the bait. It worked as planned and got rid of the squirrels in our attic.
1604189
Squirrels may be too quick to kill them every time but I expect it would work pretty well. I know cage type traps used to work really well for my grandparents.This one is just two metal plates on the bottom, if their front feet hit one and back feet the other it'll send out electricity for 3 minutes. Either the squirrel will get away in the first second after it touches the plates or it will die. I've had one or two mice set it off without dying out of about 10.
2273313
Yes, I know that one, but guess what: DOES NOT WORK, the squirrels just try to climb one- two times by the third one the got. For them it's like exercising before each meal. Once they are on the top, you'll see them doing all kind of acrobatics moves until food is gone. LOL
1072673
I'm sorry to say it does not work for me. The squirrels hang from the bottom reach in and pull out pieces of suet. I blocked the bottom and so they reached in on the side and helped themselves. I read a lot of reviews before I bought it. It got great ratings so maybe my squirrels are just smarter.
608775
Honestly, I take my bird feeder down every night, so I haven't had any nocturnal visitors. I saw a suggestion to put oil on the rod to deter squirrels. I've seen 2 squirrels at different times on their way to the feeder, but I told them it wasn't for them, so they hopped off the fence and didn't try again. Strange story, but true.
891045
I would not recommend this product as a deterrent of squirrels on any surface. I used it on wood with very liberal applications and it didn't phase the squirrels in the least.
211101
it might but not sure as it works on a pole preventing a squirrel from going up
1024321
We used it to keep squirrels out of our veggie garden. We built a metal mesh fence around the garden and attached it to the fence post. Then we bought plastic fastener to attach to the metal fence to hold the wire. We got these at the farming supply store. The ends of the wire attach to a post on the bottom of the unit. Then we attached the other end to another post and ran the extension of that piece to a ground post that we bought and installed. Hope it helps. It really kept the squirrels out of the garden without killing them Really freaked a few out though. Don't touch it with wet hands! We used it to keep squirrels out of our veggie garden. We built a metal mesh fence around the garden and attached it to the fence post. Then we bought plastic fastener to attach to the metal fence to hold the wire. We got these at the farming supply store. The ends of the wire attach to a post on the bottom of the unit. Then we attached the other end to another post and ran the extension of that piece to a ground post that we bought and installed. Hope it helps. It really kept the squirrels out of the garden without killing them Really freaked a few out though. Don't touch it with wet hands!