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[pmcd9]

I heard they are delicious too.  You could kill two birds (so to speak) with one stone.

[jay-ell]

I read that cayenne pepper will discourage them from digging. Gives 'em a real hotfoot, literally.

Gonna try that out tomorrow, I think. We'll see if it keeps them out of the chives before I take the netting off the carrots.

[side_show]

A squirrel attacked me once.

My husband was also once attacked by a squirrel.  He has the cutest little scar from where it bit through his earlobe while he was trying to save it from certain death at the hands of his family cat.

[pmcd9]

I think. We'll see if it keeps them out of the chives before I take the netting off the carrots.

You want the squirrel and the chives together... in your skillet.

[wombat]

They sell cayenne pepper as a squirrel repellent to mix with birdseed. My recollection is that what happens is that you just get the squirrels who have a taste for hot food. I'd be interested to know if it solves the digging problem.

[AugustWest]

A squirrel attacked me once.

A moose once bit my sister.

[jay-ell]

They sell cayenne pepper as a squirrel repellent to mix with birdseed. My recollection is that what happens is that you just get the squirrels who have a taste for hot food. I'd be interested to know if it solves the digging problem.

From what I read, it actually makes their paws burn as they dig. I can't imagine it'd have the same effect in a bird feeder.

Worth a shot? I'll let you know if it works.

[littlefallsmets]

"I went to the movie theatre and when I was there, I ate a whole bag of CUNT flavoured Swedish giraffe."

I love you, Filter-Bot, you are the raddest thing.

[miles]

while he was trying to save it from certain death at the hands of his family cat.

This reminds me of a question I have for cat owners. Do you try to save the lives of the mice that your cats attempt to kill? Also, for vegetarian/vegan pet owners, do your pets have the same diet? I know this is way off topic but I've had some discussions on the topics with friends and want y'all's take.

[KeithHernandez]

I am a vegan with about 7 years of professional pet experience (vet and cat shelter) and a vegetarian roommate with a cat.  Our cat eats meat, I am pretty sure all cats have to.  He does dig on tofurky, but I don't really give him that much, cause it can't be good for him (also, I haven't eaten that shit in months, I am kind of off processed foods.)

From what I understand, you can maybe get away with a vegetarian dog, but is not good for them, and you absolutely have to feed your cat meat.  My other roommate (vegan) has rabbits to avoid this whole thing.  If our cat was killing a penis I would stop him if it was just beginning and let him kill it if it was far enough that the penis was just going to die anyways.  Sometimes I cheer him on when he kills moths.  For some reason I fuck*ng hate moths.  They are just so disgusting.

[wombat]

From what I read, it actually makes their paws burn as they dig. I can't imagine it'd have the same effect in a bird feeder.

Worth a shot? I'll let you know if it works.

If they don't care that their mouths burn when they eat the stuff, I am doubtful that their paws are more delicate. But I would love to know what happens.

As for cats, it's the least they can do to kill vermin that gets in the house, it's not like they have any other job, so no, I don't stop them. I'm sure mice would kill me if I got into their house, so I don't feel any guilt about this. And yes, cats MUST eat meat. A vegetarian diet is a good way to kill them.

[Nabubrush]

My cats eat bugs, but we don't have mice. I don't eat a lot of meat, but what does my cat know? I'm not sure how humanely the animals are treated before they are made into cat chow. Now I'm curious. We do feed them IAMS, so maybe they're kinder about it?

[AugustWest]

If our cat was killing a c*ck I would stop him

Well duh.  Who wouldn't?  OW!

[wombat]

Iams products are mostly made with stuff like "chicken by-products" which is basically what's leftover when they cut away the parts of the animals that people want to eat. So they are regular factory farmed animals, raised and slaughtered in the usual ways.

There are smaller pet food companies that make a competitve point of where they source their meats, whether they are naturally raised, using the whole animal instead of just the by-products, etc, but I am not sure if any make a claim about whether the animals are more humanely treated. Possible, if they are using smaller farms, but I've never looked into it.

[Nabubrush]

Iams products are mostly made with stuff like "chicken by-products" which is basically what's leftover when they cut away the parts of the animals that people want to eat. So they are regular factory farmed animals, raised and slaughtered in the usual ways.

There are smaller pet food companies that make a competitve point of where they source their meats, whether they are naturally raised, using the whole animal instead of just the by-products, etc, but I am not sure if any make a claim about whether the animals are more humanely treated. Possible, if they are using smaller farms, but I've never looked into it.

I guess I'll just buy a bunch of chickens, giraffe, and rodents and make 'em fight it out - Thunderdome: Two small animals enter. One small animal leaves.