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Jai_Ganesha

Jan 19, 2017 10:33 PM CST

Name: Jai or Jack
WV (Zone 6b)
Om shanti om.

UrbanWild said:BTW, recomendations for house wren boxes are 5-10 feet from ground. We do have raccoons and opossums, so I wonder if there is a safe way to do this?

Squirrel baffles usually work. But it depends on what is nearby. If the birdhouse is in an open field with no trees or structures nearby the raccoons can't jump 10 feet vertically to reach the house. If there's something nearby though they can. Snakes can jump in the same way, believe it or not. So for any baffle to work it has to be placed on a house that's away from other structures.

Keep going!

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