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Ed Pawlowski[_3_]

On 5/13/2020 11:01 AM, wrote:
I have a sliding glass door the opens to a patio w/sliding screen door.

Problem: Screen is tore up from squirrels climbing the screen.
No idea why they want to climb it. Suspicion is that the previous owners of the home fed the squirrels ?

Replacement: (4 options)
1.) Aluminum Screen 2.) Standard Fiberglass screen, 3.) Extra Strength Fiberglass screen. 4.) Extra-Heavy 'Pet Friendly' Fiberglass screen.

Anyone have experience w/'Pet Friendly' fiberglass screen (Found it at Home Depot) ?

Anyone have any ideas how to detour the squirrels ?

Anyone ever had this problem before ?

Thank you.

Fortunately never had the problem, they never came close to the screen.
There are commercial repellents as well as home made recipes with
cayenne pepper and garlic. I'd see how a repellent works and then
replace the screen.

A couple found on Google:
White pepper and cayenne smells frequently discourage squirrels, for
example. If you sprinkle your plants with flakes of cayenne pepper, it
might keep unwelcome pests out of your garden. Squirrels also dislike
garlic and black pepper smells. Raccoons share this aversion to the
smell of pepper.

Apple cider vinegar can be used as an effective squirrel repellent
because the creatures can't stand the strong, pungent smell and
unpleasant taste of the vinegar. You can safely spray undiluted apple
cider vinegar on hard surfaces such as plant pots, decking, and fencing.

At a minimum, I'd spray the screen itself with the cider vinegar and put
something a few feet out from it.