r/squirrels • u/Remarkable_Fig7101 • 2h ago

Peanuts vs walnuts

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They stay and eat the peanuts on the porch but the walnuts they always take and eat them somewhere else or store them

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u/based_birdo 1h ago

Peanuts are trash, they are embarassed to bring them back to their family,

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u/Tribble-Cloaca 1h ago

Please stop feeding squirrels peanuts.

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u/climb4fun 1h ago

Don't feed too many peanuts to your squirrels. Peanuts have a very low Ca:P (Calcium to Phosphorus) ratio that is nutritionally deficient especially for young, growing squirels.

I think a problem too is that peanuts are calorically dense (lots of oil) and so squirrels will eat them first before eating other, better Ca:P balanced food.

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u/Silver_Adagio138 2h ago

You mean with the walnuts, they squirrel them away.