Squirrels' reactions to avocado
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ก.ค. 2022
- Do squirrels like to eat avocados?
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I love when I can hear you quietly giggling at the squirrels’ antics! I have always enjoyed watching my own squirrels chasing each other up and down trees but I didn’t realize just how entertaining they are until watching them here! Thank you for feeding and thoughtfully caring for these beautiful creatures! ❤️
Remy is soooooo cute, and he stayed to eat peanuts, didn't run off with peanuts - he didn't like the avocado, but it might have moisturized his feet as he stood on avocado.😊
Nice Avocado to sit on! 😂😂
So basically it was like a squirrel spa 😅
They love avocados.... as a foot moisturizer and cooler. lol
A big thank you to you and your squirrels for this funny entertainment. 😂🐿❤
I'm very glad you enjoyed it. 😊❤️ When I saw Remy sitting on the avocado, I was trying so hard not to burst out laughing while I was filming. 😄🐿️ Thank you very much as well for your comment my friend ❤️
Oh wow it’s impressive wild squirrels can be that tame and trusting. ❤️🐿
They are amazing sweet animals, we just need to be loving and patient with them to show them that they can trust us. 😊🐿️ Thank you for your comment ❤️
Pretty much the reaction we've gotten here when presenting avocado. Well, except for the sitting on it, that was priceless!
Lol 😂 I was trying so hard not to burst out laughing, while I was filming, when I saw him do that. 😄🐿️ Thank you for your comment ❤️
Love this little channel. Just found it. I love squirrels too! Very misunderstood animals but they are so cute and don’t hurt anyone. Thanks for video!
I'm very glad that you love my channel 😊❤️ Squirrels are amazing animals, they are very cute, funny and smart, and as all the other animals, they have an important role in nature. 🐿️ Thank you as well for your kind comment ❤️
@@Squirrels_at_the_window Yes, it's quite a charge when you romance a squirrel and they finally trust you enough to eat out of your hands, walk on your legs when sitting down...but the biggest charge for me? When they hold your finger or hand with their little hands while eating! Adorable pets that you can love from afar.
And I think they are way more clever than people give them credit for (as are rabbits).
@@annepoitrineau5650 Honestly I think most animals are smarter than they're given credit for. It's often not until you earn their trust enough to interact with them that you realize their capabilities. I had the same experience with mice too. It wasn't until I kept one as a pet that I realized how smart they are.
I just gave my squirrel one for the first time, he loved it and made such a mess covering himself in avocados 😂
That's cute 🐿️❤️ From what I've heard, pet squirrels are more willing to try new foods than wild squirrels.
Lol Remy using it as a footstool and chair rofl 🤣
Yeah ROFL 😂 I was trying so hard not to burst out laughing while I was filming 😄 Thank you very much for your comment ❤️
@@Squirrels_at_the_window 😊❤️
I really enjoyed watching Remy sit on the avocado. Lol. It's amazing how you're able to recognize who is who. I see subtle things, but not enough to know who is currently on camera. That's impressive.
Thank you 😊
I love how Bram jumped up like he was expecting his theme song to start playing or something
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Squirrels are individuals. Some will like sunflower seeds more than dried corn. They love peanuts and fruits(dried and fresh) because that’s cake to them. They’d sell their own mother for peanuts! They’re supposed to eat healthy stuff like veggies, insects, bird eggs, etc. but the more expensive the nut, the more they love it (haven’t tried Brazil or macadamia since they’re not indigenous to the contiguous US)
I agree, they are indeed individuals and they do seem to love more expensive nuts. 🐿️ Thank you very much for your comment 😊❤️
@Squirrels at the window I had one who flat out refused to eat anything but pecans out if a nuts in shell bag.
Maccadamias are expensive even here in Australia. I think it is the hard shell.
Oregon is big producer of hazelnuts. Where I live in SW Washington state we have one of only 4 populations of transplanted Eastern Grey Squirrels. We have about 10 that come to our deck. They really go for the hazelnuts and also like shelled walnuts. Those are fairly pricey. The staple however is a no waste mix with a high percentage of peanuts.
Walnuts are their favorite based on the guy who built an elaborate maze to test their abilities and preferences.
This is interesting! We've rehabbed three baby fox squirrels and they went NUTS for avocados, it was the only thing they would come out of a tree for when we first released them.
Thank you for your comment and for sharing your observations ❤️ I noticed that each squirrel is unique and each one has its own preferences, just like us. 😊🐿️
My latest grey squirrl loves bananas and almonds.
My squirrels love avocados will not touch fruit of any kind but maybe maybe an apple Avocados are the bomb plus pecans ❤
Absolutely adorable!
Thank you very much 😊❤️
Squirrels are my spirit animal, and I love them dearly! We have reds here and they are an interesting bunch!
Guess certain squirrels will have the avocado, but not all. Loved your experiment:)❤👍🐿
Thank you very much 😊❤️
@@Squirrels_at_the_window Try Sunflower Seeds!!! The Squirrels in my garden LOVE them🌻🐿
I think that avocado is so far out of a squirrels experience that they fail to recognize it as food.
I made friends with a chipmunk a few years back. I would put out things I knew he had never had before - raspberries, pecans, melon and his favorite...mango. He waited every single day for me to put something out for him. This went on all summer long. One day I told him this would be the last day because I was moving. I went inside leaving the door open. 5 minutes later I turn around and there he is inside the kitchen looking up at me. He had never been anywhere but the backyard before. I doubt he understood English but I do think he understood the sentiment.
Their tails say so much! Right before your narrative said "OK, I'll get you some nuts", I was reading his eyes and movements as "Hey, don't you have any nuts??" LOL
They're like: 'Avocadon't do that again'
out of the squirrels i know maybe 3 of 12 eat avocado but i think its down to if nuts are avalible. Nuts over anything else. I don't have the will power to only put out 1 thing and watch to see if they eat it or not as it usually ends up with me getting stared at "where are the nuts" and i give in.
I never named any of the squirrels untill i watched your videos but now 2 have names "White" and "Lugs"
It's wonderful that you started to name them 🐿️ Thank you for your comment and for sharing your observations 😊❤️
I just now found my NEW favorite channel ❤️❤️❤️🐿️
Awesome, I'm very glad 😊❤️
Squirrels experiment, they taste things that might be edible although they can tell that by smell. Here in South Florida squirrels eat ackees, which is native to Africa and introduced to the Caribbean. Ackees are nominally poisonous until they burst open naturally. The squirrels and the birds figure it out and I haven't seen any poisoned critters, yet.
Thank you for your comment and for sharing this 😊❤️ The squirrels and the birds are indeed very smart 🐿️🐦
Love your channel, it always makes me laugh when I feed my outdoor critters, my squirrel friend "Spanky" and his gang of little rascals will scratch on the sliding door if I'm late,ha!
I just subscribed to your channel. I love squirrels and I have fed them. They are extremely intelligent little animals. 🥰
Thank you very much for your subscription and your lovely comment 😊❤️ They are indeed very smart, cute and funny 🐿️
Bram peeking inside: "I know you have real food in there".
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They're so cute. I wish I had squirrels at my window
I hope that one day you will 😊🪟🐿️
If you feed them, they will come…
Aww, what a refreshing change for the little one's,, good selection! Bless them all and thankyou for sharing ☺☺❤❤🐿🐿
Thank you as well for your comment, God bless you too 😊❤️
I love how the squirrel is standing on the avocado though. Nice and cool squirrel feet lol
Omg so beautiful and adorable and precious.🐿❤️🙏
Thank you for this excellent video of avocado vs peanuts. Remy is a real inspiration for nut lovers all over the world. Our squirrels didn't eat the the grapes we left for them, but they did eat the sun flower chips and almonds seem to be their favorite.
Thank you as well for your kind words. 😊❤️ My squirrels like almonds and walnuts the most. 🐿️
my squirrels love avocado , esp when one is pregnant, I've discovered walnut shells very useful as little take out bowls for them to take their nut butters or avocados with them (I have a few cats that make them too scared to stay on my window too long ) so now mine is a squirrel fast food take out window
They love it.👋❤️
Not my squirrels, lol 😄
I have tried to give some to my fox squirrels. No takers either. But I have seen several captive squirrels gobble them up. I see all these captive squirrels on TH-cam that eat all kinds of things that my wild squirrels won't even touch. My squirrels also apparently don't like organic peanut butter. Who knew?
Same, my wild squirrels only eat nuts and a few types of fruits. 🐿️ Thank you for your comment and for sharing your observations. 😊❤️
laughing my head off! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing the squirrels!
"Is this the correct address? Are you sure you don't have pecans in there? The avocado feels good under my feet 🐾!"
Amazing 🥰
Thank you 😊❤️
Love your squirrels!!!!
Your squirrel friends say
Mommy feeds us well, but I hate it when she goes on a health food kick and gives us Avocado and Bannanas
The second avocado SE en and squirrel makes the squirrel look like a stuffed toy animal. It must be the stripe across his nose that makes it look like a toy. Lol
Very cute squirrel.
Nice observation my friend, thank you 😊❤️
You're so lucky to have all these beautiful Squirrels that trust you so much and yet you've managed to remain restrained enough to allow them to be completely wild. I watch lots of your fabulous videos at nighttime and it always rellaxes and calms me right away after a stressful day at work. So THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! Also I wonder how much you spend on Shelled and unshelled nuts? Because it seems to me that every single one of the troop you feed Will definitely make it through the harshest winter thanks to your care and generosity, your just wonderful! So what's the ball-park figure on what it costs you per year? Again thanks for all your hard work and dedication towards these lucky, beautiful little souls of pure delight!
Thank you very much for your kind words 😊❤️ I spend approx. $100 per week for squirrels' food, so that would be $5200 per year.
@@Squirrels_at_the_window WOW!!! That is a lot...... I will send you a gift twards your large outgoings. You bring so much joy that I want to help . I Will send Via Patrion. Looking forward to seeing your next video.....🐿️
@@TyroneTsanI appreciate that very much but I don't have Patreon. I do have a PayPal link on the About page though.
“He uses the avocado as a footstool.” 😂
....and Bram says" what the heck is this stuff? Ellie told me there was some peanut butter around here."
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Remy is thinking "im here for the big mac...not broccoli."
Totes adorbs.
So interesting how the squirrels have different personalities I threw some avocado out to my backyard squirrels were one loves it the other one doesn’t
Yes, each squirrel has its own preferences 😊🐿️
Squirrels are so darling just like us they have their likes and dislikes I love how your squirrels trust you and you are so patient to get their trust …❤ I have tried for a very long time to get near one of my baby’s …guess I be a squirrel tale for them to pass on…as the lady that gave us nuts and scared the hawks away
He sat right down on it. Funny.
maybe Remy knows avocado is a great foot spa treatment :P
I had the exact same experience the other day. The squirrels either completely ignored the avocado or sniffed at it, but never ate any. 😊🐿
Peanut at the beginning didn't like it as much, but after a few tries he liked it a bit more. Not like other squirrels I have seen on TH-cam that love avocado.🤣 is funny the way he just sat on the avocado and ate the peanuts. Thanks friend, Have a great weekend.👍
Thank you as well my friend for your comment and for sharing about Peanut. Have a great weekend too! 😊❤️
My squirrely is so spoiled now, that he only eats the dads oatmeal cookies & biscotti. He leaves behind the nuts & cherries. 😃 Thank you for sharing such an entertaining video.
I don't think that's very healthy, maybe if you stop giving him cookies for awhile, he'll probably start eating nuts and fruits again. And if you really want to give him cookies, maybe you can give it very rare, as a treat. I never give my squirrels cookies. I have a video about what I feed them, if you want to watch: th-cam.com/video/YOwx2O5GINI/w-d-xo.html
Thank you as well for your kind words 😊❤️
The squirrels in my backyard have always eaten the avocados from my tree. I feed the squirrels at the park walnuts and they love them! The other day I took an avocado to try it. I cut it in half. Most seemed scared of it, but one squirrel took a whole half up the tree, and about 10 minutes later dropped it down 3/4 eaten!
Squirrels seem to universally love peanuts, but avocado is more like a personal acquired taste
I wish they would have tried it. Avocados are yummy. So adorable, sitting and standing on it. LOL
My brother had a tree in California, and they would go up, eat a bit, and then just leave it, and go eat another one the next day. He wasn't happy.
Lol 😄 I hope he didn't hurt them though, they are animals and don't know better.
I thought they were gonna slap that avocado off the shelf. 😂
Can I ask you what type of camera you use? I love taking videos of our animals that visit, but all the lenses are so distant. Edit: LOVE your channel and all you do. Because of you I fed our squirrel apple slices covered in all natural, no sugar peanut butter (the only kind we eat ourselves) and some blue berries and they were totally having a feast. God bless you.
I use my phone - OnePlus Nord N200 5G.
Thank you very much for your kind words, God bless you too 😊❤️🙏
Because of your channel, I've started experimenting with my squirrels. Yes: Watermelon, grapes, avocado & every kind of nut and seed). No: Apples & zucchini. Sometimes Yes/Sometimes No: Cooked squash, strawberries, blueberries & melons. Trying out today: Mushrooms, and I bought the mixed nut butter from Costco that you use but I haven't tried it yet.
foot on the avocado 🤣🤣🤣
Lol 😂 Thank you for your comment my friend 😊❤️
Squirrels also love longan. It is expensive around here (Boston). One day I went to feed my Boston Common squirrels. I had longan with me, and they managed to steal some. They really liked it.
And my Boston Common squirrels NEVER refuse avocado. I would cut it up for them so they wouldn’t fight over it
My squirrels love to eat avocado as long as its at least slightly over ripe! If it's kinda hard, they usually ignore it as yours did!
He's standing on the avocado with his big feet. You should fit him with some miniature clown shoes, size 14 squirrel.
I feed my squirrels unsalted peanuts in the shell and black oil sunflower seeds I'm now supporting about 40 squirrels lol
Did you mean to say "now' instead of "not"?
@@Squirrels_at_the_window darn auto correct ty lol
Lol, but it's amazing that you care and support so many squirrels. I only have about 20 squirrels (+chipmunks, birds, raccoons and rabbits ) and it really takes a toll on our wallet. But the joy and laughter they bring us is priceless 😊❤️🐿️🐦🦝🐇
@@Squirrels_at_the_window I mainly have squirrels morning doves finches and Cardinals we get some Ravens and Blue Jays now and again
@@darkmessiah1883 Cool, I have blue-jays, cardinals, ravens and mourning doves too, and also woodpeckers, house sparrows and few types of black birds but I don't know exactly how are they called.
I am amazed how you can stand by your window and video I feed my squirrels every day but they freak out if I step out the door
It's interesting when I put out regular peanuts and also peanuts in the shell, the squirrels and bluejays will always take the peanuts in the shell first.
Mine love it!
Their feet are nice and moisturized now 😅
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Ok i dont have PayPal but I will get an account and send it sorry it won't be much as I'm not working rn but I love your show ao much I want to contribute as you have given me so much joy watching the Squirrels! 🐾
Squirrels "love" avocados when they're starving, but peanuts always trump and these little fellas never look truly hungry, thanks to their benevolent provider behind the glass.
the squirrels here, in Idaho, love avacado
I experimented with this too. No takers here!
Thank you for your comment and for sharing this 😊❤️
“Is you crazy, where’s da nutz” Don’t make me come in there”.
Perfect Beautiful avocado by the way.
The squirrels in Santa Cruz love the big overripe avocados. I wonder if squirrels have regional food cultures.
Bram! That's a great squirrel name. Had the look of what's this mum? Not sure about it 🙂
Thank you, I'm planning on introducing him soon and tell you why I named him Bram 😊🐿️
@@Squirrels_at_the_window 😯😃
❤❤❤❤hola ardillita
Give them some big round corn chips. The squirrel I fed them to was begging for food when I was at the park, so I tossed him some. He would take them to the tree and sit on a branch, and spin them as he ate them. It was rather entertaining ❤️🇺🇸
Our neighborhood squirrels like apricots.
Squirrels... given the choice between fruit/veggies or nuts... they'll always go NUTS.
Remy says Nuts! to avacado.
It's strange how picky some critters are compared to others. I've thrown bread out in the yard thinking something will eat it between the deer, squirrels, turkeys and other birds but sometimes it's there for days. Always worth a try though.😊💖
True, even among my squirrels I have some that are more picky than others, but in a way that adds to each one's unique personality. 😊🐿️ Thank you for your comment my friend ❤️
@@Squirrels_at_the_window 😊
I've tried many different foods on ours and they only really seem to want nuts. Nuts about nuts!
aww man, but that avocado looked so good! 😁✨
Edit: My ferrets only eat meat, but they go crazy for some avocado when I offer them 😊
I agree with your squirrels, I'll take the nuts Everytime. 😊🥜
I am sorry your squirrels didn't go for the avocado and give you an avocado eating show. For our squirrels it started slow too, especially when they are used to all kinds of nuts. I only buy them when they are $.99 each or 4 for $3.00 and I cut them up like you did (4 sliver lengths/half) and I will press unshelled peanuts, walnuts, pecans, hazel nuts and almonds into them as an attractant. This way when they remove the nut from the avocado, there will be some avocado on the nut and they will be introduced to the avocado and get a taste that way. I find 40-60% like the avocado and when the nuts are gone, believe me, they will eat the avocado and it is a circus show to watch. They will primarily go for the nuts fist, ALL THE TIME. Lol. Thank you for trying and sharing your experience. I hope you will try it again sometime 😀🥑😀.
Thank you as well for sharing this. 😊❤️ I notice in the comments that some say that some of their squirrels like avocado(like yours), but others say that is not good for them and it can give them diarrhea, so I don't know if I should try again because I wouldn't want to hurt them 😟 Especially since they rejected it, I don't want to force it on them. Were you able to observe your squirrels after they ate avocado, to see if it made them sick or not?
@@Squirrels_at_the_window The ratio of avocado to nuts, seed, corn and other miscellaneous treats represents less than 5% of their diet I feed them. I give them on average of 2 avocados a week, so it isn't like you might think that I have or suggest feeding them avocado at the rate you are feeding them nuts. Way too expensive.
Also, to answer your question, I have never observed a squirrel getting sick or having diarrhea. All the droppings I have observed are moderately hard and dark in color. I have seen TH-cam videos of squirrels briefly choking on peanut butter and don't suggest feeding them that because they eat too fast, and it can get stuck in their throats. Always have water out for them when feeding as they need to wash down all of them nuts and to cool down.
Thank you for your answer 😊
@@Squirrels_at_the_window Our squirrels also took a little bit to figure out what avocado was too, but now they love it. I pressed a walnut into the avocado to show them it was food. Avocado is high in healthy fats, so if you can convince them to eat it (sparingly as the other commenter mentioned) it can be very good for them.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and observations 😊
Mine love nuts, sunflower seeds and blueberries ❤
Another cool video. I guess you gave up on the avocado snack for the 2nd Squirrel and also left him some nuts. I guess the Avocados have a nutty kind of taste, but myself, I have never tried them. I like how the 2nd Squirrel stands on the Avocados and eats all the nuts. At least the first Squirrel seemed to like the Avocado treat. Take care.
Try putting some in half a peanut shell.I got a couple hooked on peanut butter that way. So funny watching them trying to get it off the roof of their mouths. Squirrels are funny about trying food they have never seen before. Many avocado growers hate squirrells because they eat so many.
Thank you for your comment and for sharing this 😊 But some people say in the comments that avocado is not good for them and it can give them diarrhea 😟
@@Squirrels_at_the_windowThree years ago I moved to a 2 acre colonial farm site. It is loaded with very old oak, walnut and pine trees, I have been squirrel wispering since I got here. It is no surprise that pine cone seeds, acorns and walnuts are their staple food. Squirrels living in California on an avocado ranch will have avocados as a primary food source. I'm retired and spend every morning and evening on my deck having my cofffee and feeding my friends with various treats. I have 8 squirrels and 2 chipmunks that eat from my hand. In three years, I have never seen a squirrel deficate. I do not understand how anyone could know if a squirrel has diarrhea. I have countered numerious post that peanuts are bad for squirrels with the actual nutritional value which is quite good. People often post misinformation believing they actually know something, when all they have done is watch another video made by someone who is clueless.
That's true, the best way to learn about squirrels is to observe and interact with them. I've also been observing and interacting with them daily for more than three years now. 😊🐿️ But I'm surprised you never saw squirrel's droppings, they often leave me little "tootsie rolls" at the window as a thank you for giving them food, lol 😄🐿️💩
@@Squirrels_at_the_window I suppose mine are a little bashfull and like to go to the privy privately. They have 2 acres of grass and ground cover to find a spot LOL
Lol 😄 That's good though, I wish my squirrels would "do their business" under the bush or somewhere else because I have to clean the window daily, but it's ok, I love them too much to get upset ❤️🐿️ and I know they don't know better, plus is probably the cleanest animal droppings I've seen 😊 And I wanted to say that I totally agree with you regarding the peanuts, such a misconception. My squirrels love peanuts and you can see in the videos how healthy, beautiful and happy they are. But I always give them the dry roasted unsalted ones. Maybe I'll make a video at some point about this peanuts misconception 😊
Cute ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you 😊❤️
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Hello, I enjoy your Channel, just subscribed yesterday. So I'm wondering, do you not talk to these squirrels? I just started feeding my squirrels in the neighborhood, and I try to talk softly to them. Do you find it better to not communicate with them verbally? I appreciate your videos!
Hello, welcome and thank you for subscribing ❤️ I'm very glad that you enjoy my channel 😊 I talk to my squirrels a lot, just not on the videos, but sometimes you can hear me call them by names. I enjoy talking to them, and even if they don't understand, I think they recognize my voice and they can probably tell the difference if I change the tone of my voice. 😊🐿️ Thank you for your comment and question ❤️
@@Squirrels_at_the_window I will follow your lead, thank you for the good tips!
I love your videos, does bram let you pet him?
Not yet.
Love this, but I love u name them. My sons name is Remington, we call him remi. love u call one of them remy. I have many squirrels, I feed them everyday too, and my birds also. Keep up the good work. And see if they like the seed of the avocado.
Avocado pits seeds & peel contain high concentrations of persin a fungicidal toxin that is poisonous when consumed in large amounts now this article is different from a previous article I always look what I'm going to feed an animal to make sure thank you for your postings
They are saying why did you put this green stuff in the way of the nuts😆 I bet mine wouldn’t eat it either lol.
Lol 😄
The squirrels that like avocados come from Avocado Land.
I buy a Squirrel mix and have feed platforms they eat from. I have been watching diff videos and they suggest all the good things they eat that I can provide occasionally. I find they are more interested in the nuts than anything other than the mix.
Yeah, nothing beats nuts. I've been feeding the squirrels in my area for almost 4 years and I noticed that their most favorite are walnuts, followed by almonds and peanuts. And besides nuts, they like grapes, cherries and blueberries, in this order. 😊🐿️🥜 🍇 🍒 🫐
Remy making guac
Lol 😂 He totally is! Thank you for your comment 😊❤️
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Mine love avocado when its super ripe and squishy. Less so when it is firm.
First time watching your channel. I don't know if you know now that the skin and pit of avocado can be very bad for squirrels dogs and. I don't know what other animals.