Squirrel-Proofing Carnivorous Plants: Safe, Effective Methods

Squirrels destroyed 5 plants last year (2 flytraps). Safe repellents? Tabasco? Ideas?

No single easy answer—squirrels are smart. Strategies:

• Stop neighbors feeding them — often they're burying nuts, not eating plants. Soft CP soil = perfect burial ground.
• Chicken wire cages — bird netting too flimsy. Secure well. Functional, not pretty.
• Tabasco useless — they're not eating foliage.
• Sticky traps (mouse boards, flypaper) — deterrent if they get stuck. Rain ruins them fast.
• Scarecrow motion sprinklers — link. Expensive but serious deterrent. Detects motion, blasts water.

Combine approaches. Start with neighbor talk + cages.