What is a natural deterrent for squirrels?

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asked Aug 10, 2019 in Other-Home/Garden by Christoplop0 (300 points)
What is a natural deterrent for squirrels?

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answered Aug 11, 2019 by layla (58,590 points)
The best natural deterrent for squirrels is peppermint essential oil or peppermint plants.

Squirrels hate the scent and smell of peppermint oil and peppermint plants so they will avoid areas where the peppermint plants or peppermint essential oils are.

You can soak cotton balls or rags with peppermint essential oil and leave them in areas you want to repel squirrels and the strong scent of the peppermint oil will deter and repel the squirrels.

You can also used crushed hot pepper and sprinkle the crushed hot peppers around the areas where squirrels are hanging out.

Or you can make a Cayenne Pepper spray and spray it on plants or areas where squirrels are getting too and it will keep them away.

Moth balls are another option to keep squirrels away as squirrels hate moth balls.

Another option is to have motion activated sprinklers to keep the squirrels away as when the squirrels get near the motion activated sensor the sprinklers will turn on and send the squirrels running away.

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