Im not sure about Mice, but we have a Squirel who appears to have stolen the peanut feeder. The lid is on the ground under my Camelia bushes but the feeder full of nuts has completely dissapeared. Little Bugger will probably bring it back for me to refill. Mick
Hi Mick
Mice are alright outside, and I have no problem with them. I am against hurting wildlife, and rather work to prevent some of their exploits. OH thinks differently when it comes to mice damaging property though.
Sounds like your Squirrel has taken a liking to the nut feeder big style.
Grey Squirrels are a pest as they are clever at taking advantage of food we put out on the feeders. You just have to resort to outsmarting them.
We have plastic seed feeders, and now have plastic bottles thread through the rope, which are attached to opposite ends of a rope - with the feeders in the middle of the rope (like a washing line)
I have never G.Squirrels on my feeders since. They jump onto the bottles and they roll around and around they fall of each time Better than a circus act anytime LOL :t:
Their tails flick about in frustration, and they sit for ages looking at the feeders but they cannot get them. :-O
Tell you one thing (shows how intelligent Squirrels are). We have a ground feeder - plate of food goes into cube of wire fencing (clipped together with bulldog clips) - made to measure. I used to feed the birds thinking that the Squirrels would get get into the cube though 1 - 2 inch sq squares too. They can still get in - grrrrrrr.
I filled the plate with food this one day, placed it in the cube. A G.Squirrel picked up the cube off the ground and shook it so the plate of food dispersed onto the ground, and then put the ground feeder 2 feet away from where it was sitting. :eek!:
So out came a robust house brick and now it stays on top of the cube, and this annoys the squirrel LOL.
At least mice are too small to do things that G.Squirrels do. The mice get a good feed from the messy Squirrels we have. Then our local resident Tawny gets a good feed of mice too. I think of it that way.
Regards
Kathy