On 12/29/2011 05:36 PM, Robert Green wrote:
"Matt" wrote in message
...

I have a couple of big silver maples, 40 years old and about three feet
in diameter.

stuff snipped

What is the best way to stop the damage and make the trees live longer?
I had one get into my
house when I was gone for a week. I came into the house, saw stuff strewn
around, drapes pulled down and finally, when

--
Bobby G.


Were you feeding the squirrels by any chance? Doesn't sound like it,
but ...

I knew a guy who had a 12-foot shack/cabin in the country, and he used
to feed the red squirrels. He went away for a week or more and returned
to find that the squirrels had gotten into the shack and turn things
upside down looking for food. Red squirrels are little and probably
didn't have much trouble squeezing through some little crevice into the
shack.