Can squirrels and raccoons figure out how to also drink the nectar from this type of feeder?
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We don't have raccoons where we live but do have plenty of squirrels and so far they haven't got in to it.I really like it, its easy to clean and fill.
1843020
I went to one of the big box hardware stores and purchased a metal rod type hanger that sticks in the ground and is normally used to support hanging flower baskets. You can find these in the garden department. Since the hanger is made from a metal rod, squirrels and other animals cannot climb up to the feeder. Just be sure to put your feeder far from a tree or other structure that squirrels might use as a platform from which to jump.
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Raccoons can hold it with their cute little hands a take a sip. Just depends where you put it. I've never had a squirrel get in one. My feeders aren't where raccoons can get to them, but I have had raccoons "bottoms up" a hummingbird feeder for a nice long drink.
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If they're smart enough to pull the red top off the clear bottom and tip the bottom up to their mouths to drink, then yes, but I really can't see that happening...I've tipped it over and so very little drips out, they'd get caught before they could get anymore than a drop or two.
884391
I don't know because they have not used mine. Mine are shared by a squirrel and the smaller birds. My husband was feeding the squirrel before we got the bird feeders and still likes to watch him too.
1867592
We use the No/No Bronze Hourglass Bird Feeder and feed primarily black sunflowers, occasionally we feed millet and other seeds. We live on a farm and have witnessed raccoon, squirrel and chipmunks try to get into the feeders without success. We have all size birds year round feed. This will be our second or third season for this type of bird feeder and love it.
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It says to start with three parts water to one part nectar early in the season and then later in the season increase water a bit. As season cools, go back to original three to one ratio. I can't really tell you how well it's working. There are only a few hummers around here. They like it and will come through the day every few minutes. Then for several days, something will spook them. I'll clean the feeder and re-fill etc. and eventually they return. I have never had the experience of hundreds of hummers, and I don't see them in our area.
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Thanks for your question. In response, yes, we absolutely do. If you do a search on amazon for the product id B00MEVCD6W (we can't add direct url links in our responses) you'll see our feeder that is specifically built to address larger birds like grackles, etc. It's also made from durable stainless steel, and has all the same great features / good looks as the ORIGINAL "Skinny Squirrel" feeder, but will be a better fit for your needs..Hope this helps. If I can be of any additional help, just let me know..Have a blessed day,Mark
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We have a lot of blue jays that come around and I haven't seen any of them attempt to get into the feeder. They would have to lift the cover of the feeder to get access, and I think it might be to heavy for them to lift. We do put out some loose peanuts where the jays can get to them, but I don't know if that is a deterrent to them trying to get into the feeder. The only problem we've had so far is that raccoons come during the night and raid it. We have combatted that by putting fewer peanuts in the feeder so they are mostly gone by the end of the day.
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We have had this type of feeder for two years and no birds or squirrels or any other creature has been caught in it. The squirrels eventually chew through the cap enough to get into the tube from the top and eat the food that way.
1986205
I have never seen a chipmunk try to get food out of a bird feeder, and we don't have chipmunks, so can't say. However, yesterday my wife asked if I would buy her another bird feeder. We are both enjoying all of the birds that have now discovered the feeder. The biggest problem I see with these bird feeders is all the bird food you have to buy to keep them full to feed the birds!
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Probably not. The guard tips allow only a thin beak from a humming bird or Bullock's Oriole (several feed from it) to reach the nectar. Without the tips, the opening is large enough to let a bee access it.
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use a spray bottle to spray any extra left outside of feeding hole by hummers, bees cant reach the nectar but the hummers will drip a little outside from time to time, they dont mind a little water either
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I'm not sure as I no longer own this one - the squirrels got it almost immediately. Go for the Squirrel Buster instead - it's been hanging up over a year and the squirrels are still perplexed. I wrote up a review on Squidoo.com. If you go there and search "The Squirrel Buster Bird Feeder. Bye, bye, Squirrels." you'll see the full review.
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a little, i've not seen a squirrel do it just to spill it as i have seen on some other feeders
1988112
This product works well for birds, not so well for squirrels. I double it up and make sure the edges are secure and it might keep squirrels away. They are usually looking for a source of water. Thats why they just bite into tomatoes and not eat them .. Try putting a water source or even a food source ( their own tomato plant, or cracked corn) away from your desirable plants.
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The hummingbirds are accustomed to narrow openings and will still drink the nectar without the flower. I agree with an other respondent who said it is cheaper to replace the feeder, though save the top part because it will come in handy.
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They drink from the small plastic "flower" feeder at the bottom....however I've seen more CONFUSED hummers than drinkers. They seem to want to drink from the flowers in the pattern on the holder. I'm not sure I can recommend these unless they change the pattern.
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If your feeding birds with it, then I'm sure raccoons will try to get it. I have them here in the Pacific Northwest, and they DON"T get into them.....Just keep it up high and mount it on a side of a building. Something slick on the sides. THEY ARE A GREAT DEAL FOR THE MONEY,BOUGHT 4 OF THEM....
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No nectar in the trough. Only accessible thru the holes with the slender beaks of the hummers. Pretty sure there are feeders available designed for Orioles.