I have squirrels getting on my roof via downspouts....would this stop them? They chewed in once already.
1471385
Not sure if it would work on downspouts, however it has kept squirrels and standing birds off the top of our bird feeder.
1471386
It might work depending on how you install them, but they are plastic and the spikes could break if a heavy animal put enough weight on them
608781
It will slow them down, or simply put some Vaseline on it, that will discourage them from future attempts, stopped out squirrels from going out on it
1058851
It stopped the squirrels in our yard. They did not try to break directly through the net. But you do have to pin it down to the ground or tie it off low or the squirrels will climb in underneath.
527636
We have squirrels and so far they have not done anything to the turf. They do eat bird seeds that fall from the feeder onto the turf, but I see no damage. Maybe my squirrels are not into damage.
2003777
rub the pole down with vaseline. protects the pole, and squirrels slide right off. lasts quite awhile too. now if they try and jump to your feeder, make sure it's squirrel proof, the best kind I've found are the ones that close the feed holes when the squirrel jumps on. My deck is 40 feet above ground, so if they're brave enough to jump on the feeder, they can't make it back, and that's the last time they try.
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So far I have not had any trouble with squirrels getting into the feeders. ButI would not go so far as to say they are squirrel proof. Mine hang on a metal pole away from trees where a squirrels could jump onto the feeder.
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Here's our answer for the chipmunk issue - they generally are not as crafty as squirrels, and will try to get at the feeder from the ground. So, a if yours hangs on a shepherds hook or pole, you can buy narrow tube like (look like rockets) metal baffles that attach at the pole level and stops chipmunks from shimmying up the pole. It works very well.
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The first one will. The rest won't go near it, unless you disguise it by scrapping it into crumbs and mixing it with other goodies. Then you have the problem of trying to get the squirrels to eat it but not the birds.
952803
No, that pole will not stop squirreled. You need to put a baffle on the pole.
608775
Honestly, I take my bird feeder down every night, so I haven't had any nocturnal visitors. I saw a suggestion to put oil on the rod to deter squirrels. I've seen 2 squirrels at different times on their way to the feeder, but I told them it wasn't for them, so they hopped off the fence and didn't try again. Strange story, but true.
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I'm sorry to say it does not work for me. The squirrels hang from the bottom reach in and pull out pieces of suet. I blocked the bottom and so they reached in on the side and helped themselves. I read a lot of reviews before I bought it. It got great ratings so maybe my squirrels are just smarter.
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I have squirrels in my yard that have always gone to their usual great lengths to get into feeders, but I have never seen one even attempt to climb the shephard's hook. I really don't think they can do it. Just don't have something else that they can climb, within 3-4 feet of the hook, or they may try to jump from one to the other.
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I have a medal post onto which I hang bird feeders. I used the baffle on this post to prevent the squirrel from climbing UP the post.I don't think it would work on a wire as well as it needs to stops the animal from going up. There are baffles which look like large hard hats that I use on wires hanging from trees. These baffles keep the squirals from climbing DOWN the wires.LRG
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We used it to keep squirrels out of our veggie garden. We built a metal mesh fence around the garden and attached it to the fence post. Then we bought plastic fastener to attach to the metal fence to hold the wire. We got these at the farming supply store. The ends of the wire attach to a post on the bottom of the unit. Then we attached the other end to another post and ran the extension of that piece to a ground post that we bought and installed. Hope it helps. It really kept the squirrels out of the garden without killing them Really freaked a few out though. Don't touch it with wet hands! We used it to keep squirrels out of our veggie garden. We built a metal mesh fence around the garden and attached it to the fence post. Then we bought plastic fastener to attach to the metal fence to hold the wire. We got these at the farming supply store. The ends of the wire attach to a post on the bottom of the unit. Then we attached the other end to another post and ran the extension of that piece to a ground post that we bought and installed. Hope it helps. It really kept the squirrels out of the garden without killing them Really freaked a few out though. Don't touch it with wet hands!
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having experience with squirrels inside my downspouts, I would say no, mice or rats (same rodent family as squirrels) would not be impeded by the plastic bristles; their ability to chew is incredible and indeed, they must keep chewing to survive, as otherwise their teeth would get too long. Also I could envision them actually climbing between the bristles with no problem...my advice is look elsewhere for your solution.
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Don't know. Mine keeps 98 percent of the birds off of my deck and porch, but every once-in-a-while I get a persistent bird that will try to walk around the spikes when its after a bug. Your squirrels might try the same thing to get at something that they want. I would say its better than having nothing at all though. Get a small box of the spikes and if they work you can always order more.
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We screwed a hook into the bottom of a horizontal tree branch, with no other branches around it and hung the feeder from there.We also bought one of those plastic domes that goes over the top of the feeder. It was actually kind of fun to watch the squirrels first try to go over the dome- with no luck- then they take a flying leap onto the perch which closes the little door.- They finally have given up and go elsewhere!