Squirrels' reactions to dry mealworms
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They come to the window for fine dining. They are not interested in junk food.😂
😂😂😂😂 absolutely!❤
I love how Cutie was like, "Nah, I know you've got better stuff in there somewhere!" They obviously know their food source is secure if they feel they can afford to be so picky. Lol
They weren't the least bit interested in those worms 😂
The look on some of their faces was hilarious 😂
You should save the worms for birds.
They are winter life savers !
I feed birds, but the odd (red) squirrel visits my feeding tree as well.
The menu is peanuts, pine nuts, coconut with seeds and lard, walnuts, small sunflower seeds, and bird peanutbutter....
(No salt or sugar added).
My feeding tree is a small cherry tree, so dessert is also included !
Love from Norway 🇧🇻
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Squirrels are very underappreciated ! I have been ridiculed for saying that squirrels are my favorite animal. Even scolded by a dog walker for feeding the wildlife (squirrels) in my neighborhood. Let's keep loving ❤ and feeding our squirrels 🐿️🐿️, no matter what others say !
Squirrels are my favorite animal too. 😊🐿️❤️
I love them dearly! Let’s try to share this site so people have more information how they are just sweet animals trying to survive like every other animal! Including humans! We all need food shelter and love! 😊❤️
People can be and act very stupid. I love squirrels too!
They are so adorable 🥰
I live in a lovely neighborhood and everyone feeds the squirrels. I didn’t even know there were people who didn’t like them!
Squirrel inner dialogue ... "Hey squirrel lady, what is this in da bowl??? Worms, NO WORMS !! Show us the goods or we are out of here !!!" WE WANT NUTZ WE WANT NUTZ !!!
They don’t seem to like mealworms, haha! Spoiled little cuties!
Cutie understands the 2 almond system very well. She always gets her 2nd before going.
Yeah 😄
Well, I see the problem here. You're dealing with kids and they obviously think mealworms are vegetables...lol 🤣 Added Squint to our list. 🤗 Thanks for sharing. ❤🥰💕
Lol 😄
They all look so healthy and happy! The squirrels I feed can get territorial! Thank you for being such a great squirrel mom!! ❤️
You are very kind, thank you 😊❤️
Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to reply! I hope to pass on your fantastic videos to my friends and colleagues- hopefully you will gain more followers and squirrel lovers. I hope to stop the “ bad squirrel stigma” one person at a time! Thank you so much for what you do!!! 😊❤️
That was a great video! I loved watching and chuckling along to all of their reactions, quirks and their shenanigans 😂😂💜💜
When Splitty came along, his nose is so cute and how he looked at you after knocking the bowl over!! 😂💜
Absolutely adorable squirrels!
Bram is so clever and sweet.... 💜
Thank you, I'm very glad you enjoyed it 😊❤️
The reaction of your squirrels was clear: no mealworms, give us nuts and almonds instead. 😂
The way they look over at you, as if to say: what is this? So cute. 🤩
I also tried it with my squirrels, they didn't want the mealworms either.
Great video thanks for sharing 👍
Yeah 😄 I'm very glad you enjoyed the video 😊❤️
Chipmunks love mealworms.
Very interesting! I too use to ridicule for feeding Mourning Doves in Phoenix. The neighbors asked me not to feed them. My husband and I named them too. Then the Hawks came and it was a dicey situation to feed them bc of Hawks. I still did feed them until we moved. When my husband went to work the Doves would follow him out of the neighborhood, pretty cute ❤❤❤Joan will never forget that experience!
I'm very glad you fed them, I have mourning doves here too. 😊🕊️
They're precious! Love how they know what they like and what they don't! My mom would've made us kids eat whatever she cooked, like it or starve! 😂😂😂
Chipmunks would absolutely destroy those mealworms! Your experience is not unusual, as I also tried those with my squirrels. They ignored them too. 😊❤️🐿
Good to know 😊
So will mice. It's one of the foods I'm giving my furry uninvited guests while I live capture and relocate them (park 20 minutes bus ride away)
But it's very time consuming. And I don't want them starving while I'm doing it. So I set up feeding stations and do once a week poo clean up (worth it)
Lol!!! This is What mine do when I try to introduce something new to them, they’re like ‘what’s wrong with you? I don’t like this? Where’s my peanuts!’ 😂😂😂 You think they get tired of eating peanuts every single day, but it seems to be the staple favorite
That was amusing when the dish got knocked over. They know what they like. ❤🐿👍
Indeed 😊
4:37 Ragged Ear: "Mealworms? Are you kidding me?"
I'd like to express my gratitude for the channel. It has made me realise how nice creatures squirrels are, and I find myself now actually looking out for them. Yesterday I spotted one during my lunch walk. I stopped to watch him, but to my amazement, the squirrel started approaching me from 15-20 feet distance, until he was about 4-5 feet away! He looked at me for about 10-15 seconds, then climbed onto the nearest tree, and kept watching me for a bit from the tree. it was such a nice experience! From now on I'll make sure to carry a bag of nuts and try to feed them. I live in Sweden, this squirrel had a longer coat of fur, with a reddish colour. It seemed much less skittish, as if it knew not all humans are dangerous.
I'm very glad, thank you for your kind words 😊❤️
I love how they look at you. It’s so cute!! 😂 This was entertaining lol
Thank you, I'm very glad you enjoyed it 😊
The new visitor, Squinty? He looked real cute when he popped his head up to see what was going on, which reminds me, when you threw Cutie the almonds and she stood up tall, and spun around on her two back legs... what a cute little furry bear! 😀💓💓💓💓
Yes indeed, I love when Cutie stands on two feet waiting for me to throw her food. 😊🐿️❤️
I was going to say I didn't know squirrels ate meal worms - but evidently they don't!!!
@ 3:13 was super nice to see.
I wouldn’t want to eat worms either😂
They are all too precious❤
@00:40 - Squirrel (in sophisticated voice): "I do say...do you take us for mere peasants?!? We shall be expecting out nuts, peanut butter, grapes and almonds tomorrow, good day m'am" 🧐🐿 😆
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Squirrels are smart as well. One of mine came-in the house, my front door was open and he was hiding nuts here and there! He came back a couple of weeks later, began looking for them and was so frustrated he couldn't find them! Another squirrel scratches at my door hoping I'd give him a snack.
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I think these squirrels know that there will be nuts, so they're like, "eff those mealworms! show me the nuts!!!!"
MOM!!! That food has worms in it! Yuck!! LOL
I never knew squirrels would eat mealworms until a few months ago when I watched one climb up the rail of my deck and proceed to hop right up into the bird feeder and start going to town on mealworms. Maybe they only eat them when something tells them they need a certain nutrient.
If you have bluebirds around, they will annihilate those mealworms! 🐦
Yes, I think my squirrels get all the nutrients they need from what I already feed them, so they don't seem to want to try new foods which are not in the nut category. I haven't seen bluebirds around here yet, but I have starlings and they love those dry mealworms.
Relaxing and lovely to see. No war, no climate change, no cloven US. Positivity and trust.
I’m glad you said Libra had startled himself by bumping the bowl. I thought he’d caught a whiff of the mealworms and was like “Phewwww, awful!” lol
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You do great commentary! I love Squirrels 🐿️!!! So peaceful, my mom and dad get so upset that they “steal” the bird seed they put out. Blessings and Peace ❤️✝️
Thank you for your kind words. 😊❤️ Maybe tell your mom and dad that the squirrels need food too, and it's harder for squirrels than it is for birds to find food. Blessings and peace to you too ❤️🙏
@@Squirrels_at_the_window I shall tell them that! Squirrels are so cute 🥰, the way they scurry around! The way their tails flip!!! Thank you for returning the blessings! Have a blessed day!!! ✝️❤️
@@kmccoy1601 Speaking only for the squirrels in my yard, but they really seem to go after any sunflower seeds and occasionally corn, in birdseed. They leave all the millet, and grass type stuff that the birds tend to prefer. Which isnt to say the birds wouldnt eat all of it.
Lovely video as always, thank you…..our birds adore mealworms, I hate feeding live mealworms so I reconstitute dried ones in boiling water overnight (cold water doesn’t seem to soften them) then I drain them and feed them to our birds in Spring, it helps them feed their young, it’s fiddly and time consuming, but I love helping them out when they need the food the most xxxxx
I'm very glad you enjoyed the video and it's very kind of you to put so much effort in caring for those precious animals, I admire that. 😊❤️
Mealworms? Nah, gimme the good stuff. I know you got it 😂
The squirrels aren't diggin' the mealworms. 😄
so cute ❣️squirrels ! I love❤️ thanks for your kindness.😊
My box turtle, Hotrod, does not like dry mealworms either!
I put sunflower hearts in my bird feeder for the smaller birds but scatter mealworms around the grass for the larger birds to enjoy. Attracts a lot of crows, pigeons, magpies and the occasional gull. Obviously not to the taste of our nut-munching friends.
Yeah 😄
Cutie knew you were holding out with that almond!
Yeah, lol 😂
Well, I guess no mealworms for them eh? Give us nuts! give us nuts! Give us nuts!
They said "eeeewwww" "no thank you . "
Aww,, Hello little one's,, it's so refreshing to see them all doing well! God bless and thankyou for sharing with us, ☺☺❤❤🐿🐿
Thank you, God bless you too 😊❤️
Very cute and adorable!
Thank you 😊❤️
Cute
Squirrels: Mealworms? No way.
Me: Same here.
Keep up the suburban behavior research! :D
I am a black walnut nut farmer and the tree squirrel knows this particular nut shell because it is the hardest substance above the Earth. The squirrel can crack it open , but it takes time. I can send you a box this Fall
I appreciate your intention, but I can't receive any mail for privacy reasons.
@@Squirrels_at_the_window no problem, if you want your animals to feast buy Black Walnuts in shell they are big and the squirrel runs with it ,
Awesome video, thank you for sharing 👍🏼💯
4:35 "Are you okay? Why are there a bunch of worms in with the nuts this time? Did something happen? Are you having a hard time and so you had to buy nuts with filler? If you can't afford to feed us, that's fine. Take care of yourself first."
I swear it seemed like that's what he was trying to say.
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Great video thanks
I'm very glad you enjoyed it 😊❤️
❤❤❤❤hola ardillitas
I guess meal worms are not their favorite treat. One Squirrel says give me more walnuts.
Oh well, can't please them all the time.
There like feed the meal worms to the birds 🐦 we the squirrels like the real deal
Yeah, nuts and only nuts 😄
They dont want no worms just the good stuf. Nuts, either whole, shelled or smushed seems to do the trick.
The birds will like to eat the mealworms!
They do, the starlings especially liked the dry mealworms.
I bet your new chipmunk friend would love all those mealworms
Give the worms to the birds they’ll love them
They were certainly disappointed in the daily special 🪱
Yeah 😄
Thank you,, a lovely few minutes in my day! One squirrel will come to my front door and snap his tale if peanuts not out. I have to be careful because while it is illegal for your cat or dog to be off you property without a leash or restraint, my neighbors let cats out and they try to ambush squirrels and birds. I very much like bats, not around where I live now, but previously putting out hanging small fruit in trees was an excellent way to feed the bats, especially the mothers who carry their young with them until weaned. I try to make sure there is no obstacles for the bats to hit and fall to the ground, bat cannot fly off from the ground, they 'drop' into flight. Again, cats attack bats, so placing a box over a bat on the ground and calling a rescue (not animal control! They will kill them).
I'm very glad you enjoyed it 😊❤️ I guess it depends on each animal, because here the neighbors' cats get along very well with the squirrels, but some of the neighbors' dogs are out of control chasing my squirrels sometimes. One pitbull almost got my precious Smoothie once, I can't explain to you how scared, angry and upset I was, but thank God she took cover under the bushes and I managed to scare that dog away.
Try walnut halves and pieces. My guys ( Scamper , Rascal and the kids ) really love 'em.
My squirrels love walnuts too.
It is wise Squirrels, they don't want the disgusting mealworms. Maybe the birds want them.
Thanks!
Thank you very much for your kind gift. 😊❤️
Squirrels visit me every day.
That was a nice experiment! It tends to confirm that squirrels are indeed really into nuts and seeds, primarily. Sure that if those run short, our friends will find alternatives. I'm not sure, but I think I heard or read somewhere that squirrels enjoy mushrooms (!) (I would never have guessed that, to be honest ^^) I'll have to have a look at that, but I assume that it too would be a nice experiment 🙂
Thank you 😊❤️ You're right, nothing beats nuts for squirrels. I've heard about mushrooms too, I'll look more into it to see if I should try it.
@@Squirrels_at_the_window excellent! 😁👍 Very curious to see how they will react to🍄🍄🍄😂
Yes, Bram reacts to your voice!
Awe, 🐾🐾🦫💕 HI Cutie. Was wondering how that would go ty. Was going to that for my birds, but didn't want my buddies to eat them all🦫💕
I'm very glad it was helpful 😊❤️
loved the very end well at least the birds were happy with the mealworms
They are spoiled by nuts, and don't seem to like avocados, grapes or mealworms. Happy the birds did though!
Another channel shows a chipmunk who prefers mealworms over anything else.
Squirrels around Los Angeles loves palm nuts from palm trees. I wonder if they would love it too.
I think meal worms have to be a regular food they find in their habitat for them to eat them, there is a chipmunk channel where they're chipmunks just love meal worms and mine turn their nose up to them.
Maybe a nut bar with seeds and honey would go down well.
Do yours plant the nuts? If I put too many peanuts out there, they will plant them, the first year I lived here I had a whole bunch of peanut plants sprouting up in all different kinds of very interesting and unusual places. Lol!! At first, I didn’t understand what happened, then I figured it out 😊
They hide nuts sometimes, but that's what squirrels do, it's in their instinct and I enjoy seeing them dig and cover the nuts, it's pretty funny and entertaining. And they find a good amount when needed.
The squirrels may not be interested in the worms, but the birds (especially Robins) love them.
Interesting experiment. Thanks for the great videos.
I'm very glad you enjoy the videos. 😊 The starlings really liked the mealworms.
I tried mealworms for my birds, but ended up with an ant invasion! Lol the ants devoured them.
What city/town is this? Love the videos!
I guess it's for the birds 💙
I’m happy they didn’t want the mealworms. 😝Are squirrels vegetarians? It seems so!! Very cute how they were a bit confused by this unusual stuff 😅
Squirrels eat mostly nuts, but they can also eat bugs and worms. My squirrels weren't interested in mealworms, but other squirrels might.
They’re definitely not having it with those mealworms!! I can imagine them going back to their dreys and gossiping about the weird menu on offer today! 😂
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Perhaps smothering meal worms in some nut butter will do the trick !
Dried meal worms are delicious and taste nutty. Sadly, those grown for humans are still a bit too expensive. Truly, my favourite treat though. But for the squirrels, guessing they don’t smell like nuts, and they certainly don’t look like nuts!
You’ve spoiled them to the squirrels’ caviar: almonds! No tomatoes, no grapes, no water, just nuts, preferably almonds... and maybe a peanut or two.😁
They deserve to be spoiled. They do like almonds, but their most favorite are walnuts. And I always give them water, and sometimes even fruits and other things they like.
My backyard squirrels won't eat dry meal worms. Even the birds won't eat them. I tried hydrating the worms but still a no-go.
Squirrels go by smell, so obviously the mealworms didn't smell appetizing to them!
How you get them to come to your window ? My squirrels are way to wild ( I live near a big park and my back yard is open ) I love how your squirrels are cautious but trust you
Have you tried giving your squirrels Osage orange fruit? Squirrels are known for eating mealworms (both alive or dead). Some mealworms carry parasites but the ones you gave your squirrels do not.
Funto watch. Perhaps they would be interested in bits of chopped veg ad fruit like celery, apple, cabbage, carrot etc. ?
Not really, I tried many veggies but they weren't interested. And it makes sense because they are tree squirrels, so their diet should be mostly nuts.
I’m surprised they didn’t like them. They certainly eat insects. As well as bird’s eggs and even the nestlings
Heh he! Well, now I know...don't bother with mealworms! I was curious. Looks like a NOPE for them. I think we'll stick with peanuts, corn, filberts and nutbutters. None of our fox squirrels seem to care much for almonds or walnuts, which has me rather baffled. Those are some yummy nuts! Oh, and macadamias are o-u-t! Crazy babies won't even touch them!
Yes, still trying to catch up on all the old videos! 😊💕
Gotta try pistachios, too! It's hard finding unsalted ones, though.
My squirrels wouldn’t touch meal worms.
I guess they don't like mealworms
we want nuts too cute
I was just thinking are dried crickets different to squirrels
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They're only noodles Michael
Odd that they wouldn't even try them. I guess squirrels are not omnivorous then. If it was a vole or another rodent species, they'd instantly snarf them down.
Hi - I have a question- what can I do in the winter to help keep feeding my squirrels? I live in an apartment where I am not allowed to feed animals or I will be evicted so every day I go to the property line and hide stashes of nuts. We get tons of snow and I am disabled and use a cane or walker. Does anyone have any ideas? Thank you to all the squirrel lovers!! ❤️
So is it ok to give them unsalted almonds? And other nuts? What’s in the treat you give them that looks like peanut butter? I love these sweet creatures!🥰
Unsalted nuts are the best food for squirrels. 😊
do you know if splitty has gatherd any walnuts for the winter...........
I'm not an expert but I do know that squirrels not only feed on nuts and seeds alone. They also feed on insects, snails and larvae. But I believe they do not see dried insects as food. They only see living insects as an edible food.
There are all kind of opinions out there regarding what squirrels eat, so one of the reasons I'm making these videos is to find the truth. So far I've learned that nothing beats nuts, but they have different preferences and some of them like certain foods and others don't.
@@Squirrels_at_the_window I hope I didn't sound rude? That wasn't my intention. English is not my native language and I'm not even living in the USA but in Europe. I only wanted to share my (very small) experience with you 'cause I've seen squirrels feeding on insects over here although seeds and nuts are preferred. But it's great that you try out different options on feeding these squirrels.
@@wernerpoeschl0510 You didn't sound rude 😊 Funnily enough, I'm also from Europe, but I've been living in the US for almost 5 years. In the country I lived in Europe I never saw squirrels, so I was very happy when I saw them here, and by interacting and observing them daily, I learned a lot about them. 😊🐿️ Do you have grey or red squirrels?
@@Squirrels_at_the_window I'm from Germany. Mainly we have red or brown squirrels. And sometimes you find a melanistic squirrel which is completely black. Can't remember that I've ever seen a grey one like those that are seen in your videos.
I didnt see anyone else ask;: why mealworms?.
Mealworms are packed with important nutrients and protein, and other rodents really like them.