Don't tempt them. Not all flower bulbs are appealing to chipmunks and squirrels. So one strategy is to plant bulbs they tend to avoid, including daffodils, alliums, scilla (Siberian squill), hyacinths, muscari (grape hyacinths), fritillaria, camassia, chionodoxa, galanthus (snowdrops) and leucojum (summer snowflake).

What animals eat tulip heads?

Squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits, mice, voles, moles and deer are just some of the animals that that like to snack on flower bulbs. Leonard Perry, an extension professor with the University of Vermont, says they are 'the perfect lunch box,' according to The Christian Science Monitor.

What animals eat hyacinth bulbs?

In this case, something is attacking from below ground. Voles, gophers, and mice are common burrowers that eat bulbs. Moles are often blamed, but these animals eat worms, grubs, and other insects.