My neighbour told me that she saw a squirrel frantically scratching it's eyes after getting hot pepper in them from its hands.
My neighbour told me that she saw a squirrel frantically scratching it's eyes after getting hot pepper in them from its hands.
It's painful, but it does wear off and doesn't leave permanent damage. I've done that myself after working with hot peppers.
I've done that a few times myself, and with the capsaicin ointment for sore joints as well. That stuff stays on the skin for a LONG time. You can wash your hands well after application, but if you forget and touch (rub) your joint (knees in my case), then touch your eyes, lips, etc, OH BABY look out!
I should buy some more Noxzema. The first time it happened, the pain was so bad I called my doctor's office and they suggested rubbing my hands with Noxzema. It worked!
I'm thinking you could dust the tree with powdered cayenne pepper. Since the skins aren't eaten, the inside fruit would be unaffected.
Maybe a pepper spray would work.
We feed the wild birds. (wild bird seed for foodie).
My wife gets annoyed at the squirrels eating up all the bird seeds before the birds get to it.
So I got a pellet gun and handled most of the problem that way.
Knock a few out and it seems the rest get the message.
My friend also had this problem, but he is way more active in reducing the squirrel population.
Him and his wife also own a pellet gun and took out the entire population in there immediate area.
I guess hes good until a new crop of squirrel's are born.
Squirrels are considered vermin in this area. I don't think that way. But when they get into my wallet, I'm doing something about them.
We feed the wild birds. (wild bird seed for foodie).
My wife gets annoyed at the squirrels eating up all the bird seeds before the birds get to it.
So I got a pellet gun and handled most of the problem that way.
Knock a few out and it seems the rest get the message.
My friend also had this problem, but he is way more active in reducing the squirrel population.
Him and his wife also own a pellet gun and took out the entire population in there immediate area.
I guess hes good until a new crop of squirrel's are born.
Squirrels are considered vermin in this area. I don't think that way. But when they get into my wallet, I'm doing something about them.
Delighted to find this thread. Dh introduced me to avocado pears, but the only way he'll eat them is mashed and spread on toast with salt and pepper because that's the way he ate them as a child growing up in South Africa, so it was good to read of some different ways of using them. I sometimes use them in sandwiches and add beetroot salad or some other salad ingredient. On some occasions I would also have cooked meat or tinned mackerel in there as well. Honey and mustard dressing is also nice with avocado.
My question is, if you still open an avocado pear and discover it is not ripe, in spite of all the good advice above, what can you do about it?
Thanks,
Gillian
Haven't had them, but have heard that squirrels are quite tasty, except for Rocky, the flying squirrel, of coarse, and maybe Secret squirrel.
People that feed any kind of wildlife are just plain wrong, I'd use another word but want to keep it civil! The squirrel and bird feeder is a perfect example. The birds and squirrels now associate humans with food. As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I used non-lethal measures to keep squirrels from a fruit tree. Squirrels and most birds pose no threat to humans, but when you up scale to larger wildlife, especially predators, you create a very dangerous situation. Now you have animals, that normally shy away from humans, unless they feel threatened, seeking out humans for a handout. Many tragedies, both human and animal, have occurred from this practice. In Florida, there are laws against feeding wildlife. I won't even get into what I think should happen to hunters that bait.
We have a very healthy deer population. I had one on my front porch the other day. They like the lick but are far from reliant on it.
The plus is we get a satisfaction knowing and seeing the population thriving.
I do agree in general its not a good idea to feed wild animals. But there are exceptions and a bird feeder is one of them.
The things that you want to keep animals away from, dust with ground cayenne peppers.
Seeeeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North