Squirrels can be fascinating to watch, no matter how pesky they become. On one feeder, the outside cage drops down when a squirrel tries to use the perches as paw holds. This feeder frustrates every squirrel – except one. A wiley beast – nicknamed Nutso – would make a hard jump to spin the feeder, then kick off to spin it more. Seed flew out of the ports. Nutso then went to ground and hoovered up the goodies. Have not seen another squirrel to that, so I guess Nutso did not pass its genes to a younger generation, thank goodness. However, its cleverness also helped the larger ground feeding birds, who can’t use the perches. Brought us more bird life to enjoy.
micromos, store mine in a metal trash can also. Had to put a cinder block on top because the raccoons would lift the lid off. Caught one inside and he just looked at me and kept eating as if to say “thanx”.
We found a great way to defeat them. We put the feeder on a wire that was threaded through PVC tube on each side of the feeder. The squirrels couldn’t get footing on the PVC tube as it would spin when they tried to walk on it. Never had a squirrel problem, but we did have to mount it high enough to keep it out of the bears reach. This was at my ex GF’s place in Northern Michigan.
littlejohn Premium Member over 5 years ago
So….Use wire next time. Squirrels teeth are sharp and tough. But not wire cutting tough.
cubswin2016 over 5 years ago
Elementary, my dear Watson.
Plods with ...™ over 5 years ago
Amazing grasp of the obvious.
jagedlo over 5 years ago
“Now whatcha going to do about it?”
dragonbite over 5 years ago
Should have hung it with electric fence wire… turned on (just remember to use an insulator between the wire and the bird feeder..)
sandpiper over 5 years ago
Squirrels can be fascinating to watch, no matter how pesky they become. On one feeder, the outside cage drops down when a squirrel tries to use the perches as paw holds. This feeder frustrates every squirrel – except one. A wiley beast – nicknamed Nutso – would make a hard jump to spin the feeder, then kick off to spin it more. Seed flew out of the ports. Nutso then went to ground and hoovered up the goodies. Have not seen another squirrel to that, so I guess Nutso did not pass its genes to a younger generation, thank goodness. However, its cleverness also helped the larger ground feeding birds, who can’t use the perches. Brought us more bird life to enjoy.
micromos over 5 years ago
It’s why I store my feed in a trash can.
micromos over 5 years ago
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hooglah over 5 years ago
You need a shotgun…..
braindead Premium Member over 5 years ago
NO EVIDENCE!
samfran6-0 over 5 years ago
micromos, store mine in a metal trash can also. Had to put a cinder block on top because the raccoons would lift the lid off. Caught one inside and he just looked at me and kept eating as if to say “thanx”.
Sharon Hayes over 5 years ago
Jimbo’s in short sleeves and it snowed hard here in NC earlier.
Airbender over 5 years ago
We found a great way to defeat them. We put the feeder on a wire that was threaded through PVC tube on each side of the feeder. The squirrels couldn’t get footing on the PVC tube as it would spin when they tried to walk on it. Never had a squirrel problem, but we did have to mount it high enough to keep it out of the bears reach. This was at my ex GF’s place in Northern Michigan.
bakana over 5 years ago
Time to buy a Chain, Jimbo.