When we first move to this Hesperia desert, our girls were little and we would feed the poor hungry little GROUND squirrels for entertainment. Things got out of hand really quick so I ended up live trapping them but its against the law to relocate so I had to drown them. I really hated to do it, but it got a little easier every time I did it. I ended up getting 27 the first summer, 10 the next, and now maybe 2-3 a year. Common sense should tell us not to feed the wildlife...