will it scare squirrels away?
1849564
Not sure . Their are various frequency settings on it depending on the animal. Settings include deer, raccoons, skunks, rabbits, cats, dogs, rodents. The mount the device at the height from the ground specific to the animal you want to deter. Mine is mounted at the height of a walking cat, I still have squirrels in my yard.
1849565
So far the squirrels have gone elsewhere. They had taken over my attic, and trees. I put it on high and I'm having success. Their going somewhere else. I'm not seeing them...MO
1849566
No idea. As specified, our only problem was racoons and it did not work. There are different settings for different animal types, so something I can comment on is that most of the frequencies used ARE AUDIBLE. Some horribly so, some much less so. I do not remember where the "squirrel" came on that spectrum.
1849567
Yes. There is a setting dial that you can adjust for smaller or larger animals... or younger children.
1849568
I don't know because I've never had a problem with squirrels, only a neighbor's dog.
1849569
John, If you purchase a properly working unit, yes it will work on squirrels. I had a Coleman brand that worked excellently on everything;birds,squirrels,cats and people. Yes, even people. The kids out in the alley could hear my unit and did not like it. You should be able to hear it with your human ears. If the Bird-X YG sound is LOUD enough, it should work on most critters. Test it on yourself. At full blast you shoud be able to hear it AND IT SHOULD IRRITATE YOU. If it irritates you, it WILL irritate them (squirrels)! My cat would take off flying when I turned it on in the house. I wish you the best. John, If you purchase a properly working unit, yes it will work on squirrels. I had a Coleman brand that worked excellently on everything;birds,squirrels,cats and people. Yes, even people. The kids out in the alley could hear my unit and did not like it. You should be able to hear it with your human ears. If the Bird-X YG sound is LOUD enough, it should work on most critters. Test it on yourself. At full blast you shoud be able to hear it AND IT SHOULD IRRITATE YOU. If it irritates you, it WILL irritate them (squirrels)! My cat would take off flying when I turned it on in the house. I wish... » Read More John, If you purchase a properly working unit, yes it will work on squirrels. I had a Coleman brand that worked excellently on everything;birds,squirrels,cats and people. Yes, even people. The kids out in the alley could hear my unit and did not like it. You should be able to hear it with your human ears. If the Bird-X YG sound is LOUD enough, it should work on most critters. Test it on yourself. At full blast you shoud be able to hear it AND IT SHOULD IRRITATE YOU. If it irritates you, it WILL irritate them (squirrels)! My cat would take off flying when I turned it on in the house. I wish you the best. « Show Less
1849570
Absolutely. I've had it about 3 months, and have only seen 1 squirrel in the backyard. He was running for his life. I am having great luck with it. Before, the squirrels were eating through all of our chair cushions. Haven't lost a cushion since I installed it.
1849571
No, that's why I bought it. Picture a squirrel eating a corn stalk, sitting right next to the Bird X. That's what happened.
1849572
I'm not sure. We use it for problematic cats and to deter nasty neighbors from letting their dogs crap in our yard.Inside the repeller there is a mechanism to adjust the ultrasonic tone, depending on what animal you want to scare away. It shows you a range for cats/dogs, rodents, etc. I think you'd be able to do experiment until you found the perfect tone. If you have a county agricultural extension office you may want to get their advice on the frequency. But I think the device is pretty self-explanatory and it *should* work for you. I could hardly believe how effective it was against cats and dogs. I think once you get the right frequency you won't have any problems. I'm not sure. We use it for problematic cats and to deter nasty neighbors from letting their dogs crap in our yard.Inside the repeller there is a mechanism to adjust the ultrasonic tone, depending on what animal you want to scare away. It shows you a range for cats/dogs, rodents, etc. I think you'd be able to do experiment until you found the perfect tone. If you have a county agricultural extension office you may want to get their advice on the frequency. But I think the device is pretty self-explanatory and it *should* work for you. I could hardly believe how effective it was... » Read More I'm not sure. We use it for problematic cats and to deter nasty neighbors from letting their dogs crap in our yard.Inside the repeller there is a mechanism to adjust the ultrasonic tone, depending on what animal you want to scare away. It shows you a range for cats/dogs, rodents, etc. I think you'd be able to do experiment until you found the perfect tone. If you have a county agricultural extension office you may want to get their advice on the frequency. But I think the device is pretty self-explanatory and it *should* work for you. I could hardly believe how effective it was against cats and dogs. I think once you get the right frequency you won't have any problems. « Show Less
1849573
John, If you purchase a properly working unit, yes it will work on squirrels. I had a Coleman brand that worked excellently on everything;birds,squirrels,cats and people. Yes, even people. The kids out in the alley could hear my unit and did not like it. You should be able to hear it with your human ears. If the Bird-X YG sound is LOUD enough, it should work on most critters. Test it on yourself. At full blast you shoud be able to hear it AND IT SHOULD IRRITATE YOU. If it irritates you, it WILL irritate them (squirrels)! My cat would take off flying when I turned it on in the house. I wish you the best.
1212737
The pole is only about 2" in diameter. The baffle is wider at the top, maybe 5-6 inches in diameter, and tapers down to about 3". I definitely think it would stop raccoons since the squirrels can't jump high enough to get over the baffle. I doubt they would either. I've had this up since March of 2011 and nothing has raided it yet!
753270
Yes, but that would defeat the purpose. It doesn"t have a silent mode I bought it for squirrels. They wereally fascinated. Came right up to it no matter the volume. DOES NOT WORK. WASTE OF MONEY.
1253784
I don't have a squirrel problem so I am not sure. However, I placed this outside to keep the bird poop off my kids swing set... for the first week they stayed away.... then they just perched right next to it on the pole. After a week they knew it wasn't a threat.
1215003
I shudder at the thought, but I guess if your squirrels aren't too big. The ones we have here in Florida are not very large, I would assume they would. Try one.
1184441
You can try-but it did not work well for keepong squirrels away. I have detered the squirrels by using cayenne pepper & moth ball squares and so far NO more squirrels. Be careful with cayenne pepper-it will burn skin & eyes.
451294
I do not have any chipmunks around but I believe it would keep those out also, if not placing a squirrel guard around the pole should work.
418101
My squirrels are enjoying the hot seeds. If it doesn't deter them, I wouldn't be sure it would keep chipmunks away.
1359951
Yes. It works. We had a squirrel in our attic. I set the trap right at the opening and got him. Read my review.
1903213
No, I don't think it would kill a squirrel. Not enough power behind the shot.
571656
Yes! The noise this Sentinel makes will scare off animals! Place it where the plants are, pointing it forward to detect any animals.
1604189
Squirrels may be too quick to kill them every time but I expect it would work pretty well. I know cage type traps used to work really well for my grandparents.This one is just two metal plates on the bottom, if their front feet hit one and back feet the other it'll send out electricity for 3 minutes. Either the squirrel will get away in the first second after it touches the plates or it will die. I've had one or two mice set it off without dying out of about 10.
920769
It has an adjuster to make the stopper more or less sensitive to weight but I don't have any experience with squirrels
361808
Absolutely, this keeps deer out of our yard. Be careful with neighbors pets or your own pets This works great Crank it up on settings initially and use A/C power cord It will keep squirrels away from feeder as well
2275560
I believe it will, the openings on the bottom should be large enough, but I never tried peanuts. It has kept the squirrels out.
1359952
No, not on squirrels. I bought this to use on gophers but discovered that instead of gophers, I had moles. It doesn't work on moles.
1008759
Mine didn't repel mice or chipmunks... I don't think it will help with squirrels