About 30 cm

Alpine marmot: 6.2 – 7.3 lbsEastern gray squirrel: 0.88 – 1.3 lbsSiberian chipmunk: 1.8 – 5.3 ozAfrican pygmy squirrel: 0.58 oz

0.88 – 1.3 lbsAdult

Alpine marmot: 17 – 21 in.Eastern gray squirrel: 9.1 – 12 in.Siberian chipmunk: 7.1 – 9.8 in.African pygmy squirrel: 2.4 – 3 in.

Spicy Odors White pepper and cayenne smells frequently discourage squirrels, for example. If you sprinkle your plants with flakes of cayenne pepper, it might keep unwelcome pests out of your garden. Squirrels also dislike garlic and black pepper smells.

Place fresh coffee grounds together with plant bulbs to keep squirrels from digging up potted bulbs. Plant the bulbs as directed and place discarded bedding from rabbits on top of the soil. The combination of odors from the coffee grounds and the rabbit bedding can be an effective squirrel repellent.

16 Ways to Get Rid of Squirrels

1. Sprinkle Cayenne Pepper.
2. Don’t Feed Them.
3. Set Up a Buffet.
4. Mulch It.
5. Use Netting or Fencing.
6. Netting in Action.
7. Be Dedicated.
8. Spray Them!

Owl Decoys An owl decoy in the garden will deter squirrels, as owls naturally prey on rodents. You will have to move the decoy around on a regular basis so the squirrels will not simply get used to its presence.

Squirrels and some birds are afraid of owls.

Scare/Dissuade squirrels: Using things like scare tape and mylar pinwheels is pretty effective at keeping the vermin off of your developing fruit in the short term. Spraying leaves and fruit with water and then coating with chili powder or chili flakes works quite well at keeping them uninterested in your plants/fruit.

Squirrels are excellent mothers and will come back for their babies if you give them a chance. Once a nest is discovered or disturbed, they will move the babies to a safer location.

Natural Squirrel Repellents Try sprinkling cayenne pepper, pepper flakes, and/or garlic pepper on and around your plants when they are ready to bloom. After getting a taste, squirrels won’t dare eat anything with cayenne—which you can often buy in bulk.

Wind chimes can scare away squirrels but only temporarily. The sound created by the chimes can startle squirrels and cause them to run away. However, the squirrels will get used to the sound relatively quickly, so you’ll need to replace them often with a different noise in order to keep them away.

The first reaction among pests when they hear high pitched noise for the first time is to go away from the source of this sound. As it has been determined so far, squirrels are generally very resistant to high-pitched noises and similar repellants, as well as classic loud noise and light effects as a form of repelling.

Scare squirrels with mousetraps When a mousetrap snaps, it is a loud crack of sound that immediately scares animals away.