Get a pellet gun and shoot them or get lemons and they get scare
How Do I Keep Squirrels (tree Rats!) From Eating My Tomatoes?
Use dog hair and sprinkle it around the perimeters of the garden once every week. Tricia from wildwood, mo
Finely ground-up cayenne pepper, doesn't harm your plants but will definitely run the "tree rats"...may have to apply again after a rain.