Is this a good option if I am trying to prevent woodpeckers from drilling into my home?
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The woodpeckers are searching for insects. Get their attention away from your house by placing the suet feeder away from your house. Put the feeder in an area that the woodpeckers can easily see it. If you have squirrels, use a Squirrel deflector on a metal pole. Or, use fishing line to hang the feeder from a high place. I use; Heath Outdoor Products DD-24 Woodpecker Suet Cake, Case of 12, on Amazon.
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Hey, Marissa. The squirrels chewed this feeder to pieces!!! So we've gotten a cage feeder that has no plastic parts, and that's working for us: downy woodpeckers and the occasional pillieated woodpecker.
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I don't know if this suet feeder would prevent woodpeckers from drilling into your home, I have several woodpeckers that feed from this feeder, but theyfly away after feeding and come back later, so you could try and put a couple of them out in your yard and perhaps they will feed from it and then fly awayand leave your house alone!.
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I have lots of woodpeckers and keep three suet feeders going, one of which is the tail prop suet feeder. My next purchase will be the one for the Pileated Woodpecker! Very occasionally I'll hear one pecking at the house but it doesn't stay too long.
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No, I don't think it would work. It helps the fight against pests, but it only helps the fight, it doesn't prevent them from coming in.
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Effective enough for scaring birds and keeping them from messing on our deck... but not sure about your boat. We used the sizeable hole on the bottom to slide it onto a piece of pvc pipe as far up as it would go. Winds have never toppled it... i think this method 'could' possibly work on your boat.
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I don't know, but I would not use it for that purpose. I use the tree guards during the winter to avoid having rodents eat the bark and girdle the tree under snow cover.
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Yea u can but I dont think they are going to stop intruders from c omming n ur house.if its animals I wud set traps & if its ppl I wud sit n there with my shotgun.
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This is not an answer. I just want to see DualScan respond to Pastii who noted that a raccoon did get through it. I bought the "regular" door and it presented no problem at all to a raccoon which is why it received a one-star review. This product was recommended, but appears to be just as useless at preventing raccoon entry. So, SureFlap, care to offer a guarantee that it keeps raccoons out?
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I have used this under my main feeder as a trap, but the birds do fling husks and seed so it is not a cure-all. I have put plastic garbage bags cut open, under the seed feeder to catch the debris and empty it at night. That works well. Keeps the rats and mice from coming in also.
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Yes! Absolutely! I set mine between the lawn and my woods, baited with peanut butter and birdseed. I read oatmeal works well, I have caught more with this trap than any other. I have 3 which is expensive but I am taking voles!
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It works great on squirrels. It should work for raccoons. I tested it by touching it and received a surprisingly strong jolt. Because the shock is intermittent, it doesn't harm birds or small animals. In fact, I used it to keep birds from building a nest on an antenna. One shock and they flew away, never to return. The unit is water resistant, but I did put a plastic bag over it just to be safe. You will need some bare aluminum wire, insulated stand-offs, wooden posts, and a means of grounding a unit. I clamped the ground to a convenient cold water pipe. If no grounding is available, you will have to drive a copper post into the ground.4 D cell batteries lasted all summer. It works great on squirrels. It should work for raccoons. I tested it by touching it and received a surprisingly strong jolt. Because the shock is intermittent, it doesn't harm birds or small animals. In fact, I used it to keep birds from building a nest on an antenna. One shock and they flew away, never to return. The unit is water resistant, but I did put a plastic bag over it just to be safe. You will need some bare aluminum wire, insulated stand-offs, wooden posts, and a means of grounding a unit. I clamped the ground to a convenient cold water pipe. If no grounding is... » Read More It works great on squirrels. It should work for raccoons. I tested it by touching it and received a surprisingly strong jolt. Because the shock is intermittent, it doesn't harm birds or small animals. In fact, I used it to keep birds from building a nest on an antenna. One shock and they flew away, never to return. The unit is water resistant, but I did put a plastic bag over it just to be safe. You will need some bare aluminum wire, insulated stand-offs, wooden posts, and a means of grounding a unit. I clamped the ground to a convenient cold water pipe. If no grounding is available, you will have to drive a copper post into the ground.4 D cell batteries lasted all summer. « Show Less
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That I'm not sure. I've got blue martins that always try and build a nest under the canopy of my boat lifts. So I hang one of these inside my lift to scare them away when they fly inside. So far it has worked. I use to have a plastic owl hanging inside the canopy, but a storm in June with 85 mph winds sucked it out and I've never found it. These were less expensive, so I thought I'd give them a try.. Sorry I can't help with the woodpecker question.
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I hope my husband's plan works because we have lots of squirrels and rabbits around here. He is going to buy screening and furring strips (pieces of wood) and build large screened boxes to fit over each of the 3 units we bought. He said he was going to buy some L joints to rididize the structure and use stainless steel staples to attach the screening to the box shape. These will be light enough for us to lift them off the unit when we need to weed (or pick vegetables). He is also researching organic insecticides so we'll probably use a home-cooked method like cayenne pepper, garlic, and onions. Good luck with your garden. I hope my husband's plan works because we have lots of squirrels and rabbits around here. He is going to buy screening and furring strips (pieces of wood) and build large screened boxes to fit over each of the 3 units we bought. He said he was going to buy some L joints to rididize the structure and use stainless steel staples to attach the screening to the box shape. These will be light enough for us to lift them off the unit when we need to weed (or pick vegetables). He is also researching organic insecticides so we'll probably use a home-cooked method like cayenne pepper, garlic, and... » Read More I hope my husband's plan works because we have lots of squirrels and rabbits around here. He is going to buy screening and furring strips (pieces of wood) and build large screened boxes to fit over each of the 3 units we bought. He said he was going to buy some L joints to rididize the structure and use stainless steel staples to attach the screening to the box shape. These will be light enough for us to lift them off the unit when we need to weed (or pick vegetables). He is also researching organic insecticides so we'll probably use a home-cooked method like cayenne pepper, garlic, and onions. Good luck with your garden. « Show Less
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depending on the "predator" you are hoping to deter, instruction guide will give specifics as to measurements on a location. i am trying to keep racoons away. it says to put on all sides for best results, but that could be pretty costly. i put mine on the 2 sides most apt to be entered. so far so good. i really cant give a definite answer as i dont stay up all nite to watch for. but they are very bright and really do seem like they would do the job. i just put mine up with nails, as it has a place on it to hang them. sorry cant be more of a help....
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It will work, birds will be scared away from the sound and light coming from the box. You need to leave it on the sound mode and in the area that has the most bird problem.
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I think it is. The holes are really small. I use it in the wisconsin north woods and it's kept every thing out from that region.
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Sharon, No need to worry for your house cats if you decide to try one of these units. Here's a brief explanation why. First, Ultrasound is very much "directional". So if you place the units outside and pointing away from your home (but in the direction from where the offending animals enter your property), no sound should be directed at your home. This means they won't be able to hear it. Second, ultrasound doesn't penetrate vegetation well let alone manmade substrate like wood, cement, etc. In other words, even if you had the units outside pointed directly at your house, the only way the sound would get inside the home would be if you opened windows and/or doors in direct line with the sounds path. Lastly, the sound these units emit are designed to disturb or make non residential animals uncomfortable because this is not their territory. So for your pets, they would be curious about the sound but once they inspected the source (if they could get to any of the units), the sound would not affect them in any way because your home is their home. But to invading animals, the sound is a "warning" and this type of sound will many times cause them to go elsewhere. Hope this helps. Cheers, Jonathan Customer Care U-Spray Bugspray
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They work well for chipmunks and squirrels and with modification work great to keep away deer and prowlers: https://youtu.be/MqUv3dzBdN8
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This unit is small, I have a 25 x 12 garden and it works fine for that. It keeps woodchucks and rabbits away. I don't know if it would keep deer out.