Tomato or Tomatoe

[paulette conlan]

You think that you have it rough with tomatoes. The squirrels here in Florida( who incidentally are very skinny-they have no need to store fat I've been told) will take sample bites out of the avocados to see if they are ready to eat and then just leave them. This of course ruins the avocado. They'll do the same with the bananas.Do you know that they actually sell squirrel food in Walmarts down here so that ( I suppose) the squirrels eat the squirrel stuff and leave the people food alone.I haven't tried that yet.Up in Long Island( NY) it used to be the deer and bunnies who were the problems.

[thomasgeorge]

I'll bet the critters start the "buffet" with a squirrel food appetizer then move on to sample the fruit tray!!! What a rough life. Please brier fox dont throw me in the briar patch!! Tom

[DJ Dubovsky]

I guess you kind of have to look at it like this. This world was their home first. Then if that's not bad enough, we just plow down thier homes and food supply and the next thing you know there's a nice parking lot. Pesty as they are, you just can't blame them. Providing food may work against you though. My Aunt encouraged the deer until the populations soared and then they were eating her gardens, apples from the trees and you name it. It's not easy to out fox them either. They've had many eons to perfect their foraging techniques. I guess that's the price we pay for stealing from them to begin with.
DJ