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Foxtail Palm Problem

17 years ago

I have 3 Foxtails in the front of my house and a squirrel is defoliating them little by little. He chews leaves on the fronds and they fall into my mulch, grass or driveway. We need a suggestion as to how to stop this or we will lose the palms or have one stalk with no fronds.\

HELP!

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david_
17 years ago
Try putting something close to the palm that will scare him away like maybe something that moves or makes noise. I have never tried that with squirrels but it works with birds. Animals do things out of habit sometimes so you have to break there habit. I'm sorry I can't help more.
oppalm
17 years ago
trap him and move him. have-a-heart traps available at hardware store or home depot. they work, I have moved dozens of squirrels this way.
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dnicebb6
17 years ago
Two words: Red Ryder

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