Fruits and veggies ranks among the absolute favorites for squirrels. These are the main reasons why they’re often seen in gardens and why some farmers consider the furry rodents to be a major pest.
Fruits are one of the food types that squirrels enjoy the most. If you have a fruit tree, you probably know that squirrels would sometimes pick the fruits directly from the branches instead of waiting for those to fall off.
Squirrels like an amazingly big range of fruits. Apples, prunes, oranges, kiwis, grapes, pears, nectarines, figs, peaches, plums and mangoes are all fruit varieties that you can feed to squirrels. Very often, squirrels will eat bananas, strawberries, cantaloupes and various other types of fruits. You may want to experiment with different fruits in the squirrel feeder, until you discover the ones that your garden visitors like the most.
The situation is similar with veggies. A variety of vegetables will draw squirrels to gardens, which can potentially lead to problems. Green leafy vegetables are particularly vulnerable. In addition, squirrels may taste your tomatoes, squash, radishes, beans, okra, eggplants, cabbage, asparagus and cauliflowers. You get the picture – there are very few types of fruits and veggies that squirrels are going to turn down.