Squirrel Trance

My new findings are amazing! Squirrels who feed on “peanuts in the shell” MUST take said peanut into seclusion, a place where they feel safe to crack the shell. If one ties some connection device to some sort of anchor to said peanut, the squirrel will to do anything to get the food. Biting thought the connection (string) or anchor material is the squirrel’s instinct and most effective method of getting a nut.

Squirrels go onto a trance when they grab on to the peanut making them brave. A traced brave Squirrel takes on the same character of a great white shark. MUST FEED. Even spraying them with water from a squirt bottle does not break the trance.

Here is what you need:
Area where squirrels are located
Peanut butter
Peanuts in the shell
Bright colored sting (strong)
0.5-pound weight that you can tie a string to
Anchor point A (steak, stick, or wrist)
Optional Anchor point B (steak, stick, or wrist)

Experiment timeline: 5 days
For the best results I have found 5 days to work the best.

Diagram
[Anchor A] [String] [Nut] [String] [Weight][Anchor B]
(I will have photos soon)


What to do:

Day One
Take a length of string and place it slightly balled up in the area where squirrels are located.
Take a peanut and put a small amount of peanut butter on the shell. (not to much)
Place buttered peanuts on the ground on top of the string. (not tied)
Wait.

Day Two
Repeat day one

Day Three
Repeat day one just use more food a lot more but tie the peanuts to the string.
See where the string goes

Day Four
No food
No string

Day Five
Tie one peanut to the sting and place in the area
Hold on to the other side of the string
Wait
When a squirrel grabs the nut make a little noise for it to run.
Lightly tug on the string to free the nut form the squirrels grasp
Repeat

With a second anchor you can tie the other end of the sting to a high branch so you can make the nut shoot up into the air and make the squirrel jump.







I have found other scientists having success with this experiment too. (images from http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~yaz/en/squirrel_fishing.html great place to visit!!!)
This proves that squirrel fishing can and does happen.

Video to come!