Ah Nuts!

Rattlesnake Gal · 09-28-2009, 12:04 PM

Nice post Chickie! I had never heard of a butternut, except for the squashy kind.

Friends of ours have a lot of nut trees and the squirrels cleaned them all out. I suggested a Have A Heart Trap for next year. Apparently her squirrels stay in the trees because of her cat that is a hunter.

I wonder if she could strap the trap to a tree limb?

Squirrels like to chew on various edible and inedible objects to help maintain their sharp teeth, which grow continuously up to 6 inches per year. Chewing prevents over-growth. Their teeth would grow too long - rendering them unable to eat and thus starve to death.

More squirrely facts can be found here.

As far as I can tell, the hickory tree (many varieties) is prevalent from Southern NH on to northern Florida.

09-28-2009, 12:04 PM	#2
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,253 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,455 Thanked 1,357 Times in 476 Posts	Ah, Squirrels! Nice post Chickie! I had never heard of a butternut, except for the squashy kind. Friends of ours have a lot of nut trees and the squirrels cleaned them all out. I suggested a Have A Heart Trap for next year. Apparently her squirrels stay in the trees because of her cat that is a hunter. I wonder if she could strap the trap to a tree limb? Squirrels like to chew on various edible and inedible objects to help maintain their sharp teeth, which grow continuously up to 6 inches per year. Chewing prevents over-growth. Their teeth would grow too long - rendering them unable to eat and thus starve to death. More squirrely facts can be found here. As far as I can tell, the hickory tree (many varieties) is prevalent from Southern NH on to northern Florida.

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