On Thu, 14 May 2020 17:30:06 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 14 May 2020 00:36:46 -0400, Clare Snyder
wrote:

On Wed, 13 May 2020 08:01:46 -0700 (PDT), 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) ?
Yes - not real nice to install, but VERY strong.

Anyone have any ideas how to detour the squirrels ?
Get a Jack Russel terrier

All squirrels do to Jacks is make them crazy. My neighbor had one and
I am not sure he ever caught a squirrel but he certainly kept them
from coming down the tree ... or the screen cage.
The problem was the dog was trying to climb the cage. The guy had to
run an 18" kick plate of coil all the way around his cage. It stopped
the dog but the squirrels could jump over it and run up the cage.
I know some Jacks that have thinned the squirrel population
considerably. Good on rats too.