Other favorites aren't exactly natural, but the squirrels love them anyway. These additional foods include peanuts, peanut butter, pecans, pistachios, grapes, corn, squash, zucchini, pumpkin, strawberries, carrots, apples, sunflower seeds and even snack items, such as Oreo® cookies.

Is it OK to give peanut butter to squirrels?

Yes, it is NOT toxic and they love it. Peanut butter contains heart healthy fats, and is a good source of protein that is beneficial to both humans and animals.

How do you give peanut butter to squirrels?

I take some peanut butter and smear it on a small piece of a broken terra cotta pot – it turns out that squirrels really do like peanut butter. I then place several peanuts on the peanut butter, which acts like glue.