the squirrels in my garden bury the peanuts i feed them..do they remember where they are after hibernation?

Question

i always feed squirrels in my garden and i have been watching them bury the peanuts in the lawn...do they actually remeber where they put them?

Answer 1

i used to wonder the same thing growing up (right next to a forest), and I was surprised to learn that they don't remember the exact spots. they can usually remember the general vicinity of the nut and keep digging until they find one.

i was kinda disappointed... i thought they had super powered memory skills :-)

Answer 2

I actually have executed it many cases and there is even an eagle's hotel in yet another city close by on a golf direction that has peanut stands set up so u can feed the squirrels. yet i recognize a sea coast close to the position I stay that squirrel is getting exceptionally fat with each and every of the vacationer feeding him peanuts now. He lives the existence of riley.

Answer 3

As mentioned above, they only remember half of the time.
I feed ours the dry corn cobs and last spring I had 4 corn stalks grow in the backyard where they buried the kernnels!
For laughs, look up the Squirrel bungee online. I got one and they love it now that they're used to it! Lots of fun...

Answer 4

Actually squirrels really only remember about half of the locations they bury stuff in, lol.

Answer 5

They only remember the general area, not the specific locations. Between this, a good sense of smell, and dumb luck they will find enough in early spring to stave off starvation - usually.

Answer 6

Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. When they don't, this is when nature supplies them with more peanuts.

Answer 7

yes they will remember.