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Hi. I am having trouble with squirrels digging in my bonsai, as well as the rest of my plants. I guess they find it easier to dig and hide nuts in the pots. Also, most potting soils for regular plants have the occasional peanut in them, and I have a feeling they have learned to dig these out during the winter for food. I live in a 3rd floor apartment, with my bonsai on a balcony. There are landscape trees very close to the building, and the little suckers are able to get up there no problem. My cat attacked one of them, and injured it, leaving a bloody trail giong over the railing and down the tree to the ground. The raids stopped for a couple weeks, but now they are back. I have tried a number of things already, including putting wire mesh around the tops of the pots to keep them out and urinating on the plants to mark my territory, so to speak. Thing is, the squirrels have all day to undo whatever barrier i try and put up, so I am losing the battle. I don't want to hurt the little guys, but all is fair... I am now considering the following options:
1)Pellet gun
2)Real gun (I really hope it doesn't come to that)
3)Razor wire
4)Some sort of trap to kill, mame, or capture them.
5)Poison
6)Other chemical agents, perhaps cayanne pepper or something to burn them.
Your advice would be much appreciated.

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