Squirrel Houdini

[nickdub]

Yes ripen fine - I think its the warmth - the main thing is to let air get to them, hence the holes - they'll definitely go rotten if there's not enough ventilation.

[BUFFS]

If you want to deter squirrels from your strawbs then all you need do is coat a couple of sacrificial strawbs with a tiny amount of cooking oil and lightly dust them with paprika and place them separately to give the squirrel a ready chance to find them,he might try a second time but not a third, he is not that daft and will then avoid the fruits, this will not affect birds as they have no tongue as mammals have, you should see the faces the tree rats pull after tasting the affected fruit..