The War Continues…

early_figsWith about ten figs taken over a day and a half, the Great Tomato Atrocity still fresh in my mind, several chases and confrontations with yelling on both sides… It is clear. There is no other conclusion:

Fluffy must go.

After some experiments with small stealth items over the last few days, which, after some near misses (the Force is strong with Fluffy), Fluffy now routinely evades, I am deploying some heavy battlefield equipment:

live_trap

It is now set and ready, baited with inviting tasty macadamia nuts so that Fluffy can end its war in style.

live_trap_in_place

Ok, Fluffy…. Bring it.

-cvj

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  7. jr says:

    The chipmunks cause more problems here
    as they can climb up the tomato plants and snip off
    all the good stuff. But the deer just ate the tops
    off all the tomatos, and beans. Deer netting takes
    care of that problem, but one would have to wrap the
    plants in netting to deter the chipmunks.
    Isnt there some critter to make the other critters
    stay away (apart from me staying in the garden 24-7) ?
    And how come there is no Robot to weed and scare critters ?
    At least you didnt have a gigantic turtle laying eggs
    among your beets !

  8. Rose says:

    @jr

    yes, but i don’t think that squirrels are all that tasty. i’m just guessing.

  9. jr says:

    Annie Oakley figured this one out a long time ago.

  10. Clifford says:

    adam: – One of the trees it raids is on a fence, and I put it next to the squirrel’s canonical route.

    Sara T. :- Seems more ironic to use that name. Largely because people who don’t understand tend to think of squirrels as this cute animal they want to cuddle, whereas it is more akin to a rat with a better hairdo and PR.

    Nate: – We shall see!

    -cvj

  11. Sara T. says:

    Good luck! Why Fluffy, though? I’d call this thieving rodent something more malign….

  12. adam says:

    good luck! our problem here in texas isn’t four legged creatures, but cattle egrets, which don’t actually eat our vegetables, but just poke them with their long beaks till they die or are inedible.

    it looks like you perched the trap on some kind of…fence? am i seeing the picture right?

  13. Nate says:

    Best of luck! When I was a child, my grandfather repeatedly trapped a squirrel that kept getting into the garage attic. He drove the squirrel further and further away each time before releasing it. Even after spray painting it’s tail red and driving it over 10 miles; within days it had returned.
    Nate