This entry was posted on 1/27/2007 10:45 AM and is filed under Articles by Scott.
Are squirrels eating you out of house and home? Following are a few ideas that might help.
Are you using a seed mix? Check to see if the birds are kicking out a certain seed as they hunt for their favorite. If they are, try a higher quality mix or switch to a single seed such as sunflower chips.
Install a squirrel baffle. We have several that mount over or under your feeder.
Put out a squirrel feeder. They may visit the bird feeders less often if they have their own.
Put out a squirrel resistant feeder. We have a few but the best are the Squirrel Buster Plus and Squirrel Buster Classic.
Switch to a suet that does not contain seeds. Squirrels do not like plain suet. You can also try hot pepper suet. The squirrels feel the heat while the birds don't
Try mixing Squirrel Away (a hot pepper product) with your seed. Or, try sprinkling Shake Away Fox Urine around your feeders.
Hang your feeder on a wire stretched between two posts or trees. You can run the wire through a few empty plastic bottles as they will work as squirrel baffles.
2/1/2007 11:50 AM
Nancy wrote:
Good info on squirrels! Remember, if hanging a feeder on a line between posts or trees, the average squirrel can jump 10 feet in any direction, so space the feeder accordingly. Reply to this
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