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Fritz, interesting, thanks for the tip, we have the squirrel-chew problem t=
oo.
I=92d have thought that PMMA [Plexiglas (US) / Acrylic (Cdn) / Perspex (UK)=
] would be too soft and therefore just as easily chewed by squirrels as woo=
d =97 copper sheet would be needed instead, but apparently not so. Presum=
ably they just don=92t like the taste?
I have plenty of offcuts so will try it. Do you use the widely available 1=
/4=94 thickness, see-through clear sheet, or is black 1/4=94 equally or mor=
e effective, or does it matter, or does the thickness matter (if known)? D=
rilling big holes in the thinner sheets is a bit of a challenge as it shatt=
ers easily.
Steve (Hfx)
On Jul 19, 2018, at 4:00 PM, Fritz McEvoy <fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com<mailto:f=
ritzmcevoy@hotmail.com>> wrote:
... Another reason for the late breeding may have to do with the preda=
tor guards I put on most of my boxes in May. Although squirrels are not - =
in my experience- swallow predators here, they do like to make the entrance=
holes bigger and then use the boxes as roosts or nests. The guards (a 3"x =
3" Plexiglas plate with a 1 1/2" hole screwed over the box opening) seem to=
have worked well so far and the boxes have not been filled with hay or shr=
edded bark.
I'll have a better idea of how the season went in the fall after I've=
cleaned out the boxes. All the best.
Fritz McEvoy
Sunrise Valley, CB (near Dingwall)
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Fritz, interesting, thanks for the tip, we have the squirrel-chew problem t=
oo.
<div>I=92d have thought that PMMA [Plexiglas (US) / Acrylic (Cdn) / Perspex=
(UK)] would be too soft and therefore just as easily chewed by squirrels a=
s wood =97 copper sheet would be needed instead, but apparently not so. &nb=
sp; Presumably they just don=92t like the taste?
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<div>I have plenty of offcuts so will try it. Do you use the widely a=
vailable 1/4=94 thickness, see-through clear sheet, or is black 1/4=94 equa=
lly or more effective, or does it matter, or does the thickness matter (if =
known)? Drilling big holes in the thinner
sheets is a bit of a challenge as it shatters easily.</div>
<div>Steve (Hfx)<br>
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<div>On Jul 19, 2018, at 4:00 PM, Fritz McEvoy <<a href=3D"mailto:fritzm=
cevoy@hotmail.com">fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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"> ... Another reason for the late breeding may have to =
do with the predator guards I put on most of my boxes in May. Although squi=
rrels are not - in my experience- swallow predators
here, they do like to make the entrance holes bigger and then use the boxe=
s as roosts or nests. The guards (a 3"x 3" Plexiglas plate with a=
1 1/2" hole screwed over the box opening) seem to have work=
ed well so far and the boxes have not been filled with hay
or shredded bark.</div>
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"> I'll have a better idea of how the season went in th=
e fall after I've cleaned out the boxes. All the best.</div>
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<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;=
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