Keep Squirrels OUT of Your Bird Feeder Cheap and Easy - HOUSE FIX With Rick e103
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2019
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My squirrels figured out how to clime that in the first day
I have the slinky up but feel its just a matter of time before they figure it out . They stare at it and their little brains are coming up with ideas .
I actually have pictures of the squirrels doing the same thing😜. Hopefully you don’t have overhead trees-electrical wires-or other close items they can use to “launch” from.
Hope it keeps working-if not you got a fun slinky to play with!
I love your channel!!! Thank you for making these awesome videos!!!
I had to try it myself before I believed it! It WILL work & thanks for your feedback! I’m here to help!
Awesome idea! The squirrel actually broke my new small wood bird feeder right out of the box. I will try this out next spring.
I definitely want to try the slinky.
Thank you!!!
Great idea! :)
Worked for 2 days and they are back in the feeders
They can just jimp right up to the feeder. They do it all the time.
Hi Rick
When I saw your video about using a slinky to keep the squirrels away from my bird feeder I thought that it was a great idea. Squirrels were having a field day with my bird food so I couldn’t wait to try it out. The first day was great! I got a real kick out of seeing the squirrels try climbing the feeder pole only to be knocked on their butts when they grabbed the slinky. Our squirrels must be more intelligent than yours because the second day they were devouring the birdseeds. They managed to get their paws through the coils and climb right up. Today I am trying a piece of 4” PVC pipe. I got the idea from another RUclips video.
Thank you for trying my idea!
My slinky fix is still working for me. I know squirrels are VERY clever, I think my situation has been helped by my 2 small dogs (I call them pretend dogs😜) that I let out on occasion to chase them away.
My son tried this as well, but had squirrels jumping from a nearby fence-then from a storage shed, and ultimately from a huge pin oak tree overhead. Placement of feeder is key-or maybe some pretend dogs-or-non bird catching cats!
Thanks fir watching!!!!
I’ll bet greasing the pole just one time would work as a “double threat.” Either tactic in isolation might only deter, but together... Also I think it’s more difficult to deter established squirrels that know what’s up there, but if you could just get to the next generation. They may not be as persistent to defeat the double threat.
@@Stricklandia1 Vaseline works like a charm. They hate getting it on them. They try it once and that's it. It's a simple and cheap solution that most already have. You just have to make sure they have to climb the pole to get to the feeder.
Just smear some Vaseline on the pole and be done with it. Re-apply every few months. They hate getting that stuff on them. They try it once and they're done. I've been using it for 30 yrs. The only time they ever get up there is if I forget to re-apply it for, say, 6 Mos. The great thing is, they don't constantly test it like with these other devices. It's only when a young squirrel comes along and tries it when I haven't re-applied it for awhile. 5 mins later I'm good for another few Mos.
I tried this and that squirrel slid down the pole like a squirrel stripper and took off. It was pretty funny.
@@AB-bc9tf Glad it’s working for you! You really don’t need anything fancy.
The slinky does not work,so this is bullshit. In fact, it made it easier to get up there.
@@robertanderson5334 try the squirrel stripper things. Lol I don’t think the squirrels are even trying anymore after sliding down a few times from the petroleum jelly.
I am trying this today. I'm done with this.
They figure it out
I would think they can jump from the ground right up to the bird feeder, bypassing the pole and slinky. Not sure how this would help.
Raw peanuts...give them something too... Mom squirrel brings babies to my house there funny as heck to watch
3inch aluminum pole does the trick!
I attached the slinky yesterday. I just watched a squirrel run right up the pole with the slinky on it. I guess I will try a baffle next. Oh and I have a super soaker water gun arriving today.
Yes, I’m sorry it didn’t work out for you!!! Those pesky critters are very smart. I find if the squirrels have become “regulars” at a feeder, it’s almost impossible to keep them away. I know we have a couple of noisy “pretend” dogs (about 10 pounds) and we let them out to bark when a squirrel is around as well as the slinky. I think it is that combo that helps! Good luck with the baffle and water cannon @ thank you for watching my channel!
@@RickWolf can this work with hummingbird feeders because i have squirrels always drinking all the nectar and always want to know how you keep squirrels out of the hummingbird feeder
@@lucasfriedman1730 you sure can try. It all depends on how the squirrels have access. If the pole is too short or they jump from a nearby tree the slinky wont help.
I find best results if you have a pet you can let out every once and awhile when they are “figuring out” the slinky obstacle!
@@RickWolf can squirrels still reach it if you use a metal slinky
Hey Susan, just smear some Vaseline on the feeder pole; works better than anything else. They hate getting that stuff on them, they try it once and they're done. It doesn't hurt them. You just re-apply every few Mos or so. Make sure they have to climb the pole to get to it. The only time I ever see one even try it is with the young ones. They only try it once tho. Then they're relegated to just hanging around the base getting the seeds the birds scatter 😁👍
Ok
Any ideas for feeders hanging from branches though?
That is a TOUGH one. Squirrels are so smart and problem solve well. My thought would be utilizing a large squirrel cone and add to it with something unstable extending from the edge of the cone?
They need a toe hold or some platform to jump from. If you can put small 3”x4” tin cut outs hung to extend from the cone with possibly fish string? You could try attaching a slinky on top of the cone to make it an unstable platform??
I also find keeping any of your house pets focused on the squirrels and let them out when you can this all makes your feeder less desirable than another good source. Good luck
Under your tree put a solar powered ultrasonic squirrel repellent..they make noise as soon a critter approaches.
This is the only solution, nothing else works. Squirrels are quite intelligent creatures, they outsmart us most of the times 😊
Can you show us how far down you attached it & how the squirrels were deterred?
I attached it on the bottom of the feeder (I used a screw and crimped the wire of the slinky under the screw head) and the feeder pole is a little less in diameter than the pipe I have attached to the feeder. It allows me to simply lift the feeder up to remove it-I don’t have the actual feeder fastened to the mounting pole.
Doesn't work.
The squirrel figured it out on second try
I’m sorry Nicole!! I have truly had mine up for a couple of years now and they are working. I think a big part is nothing around for them to jump from & I have two small dogs that keep an eye out and bark a lot when squirrels come around. So, it might be good to combine the slinky with another detourant?
The feeder is too low. Attach a plastic road cone like the DPW uses. The pole might fit inside the hole in the top. Install a stop on the pole to hang it from. Cut the base off the cone. Pop rivet aliminum flashing to the bottom, cuz they will chew the plastic off.
Do you think it would work with raccoons?
Probably not😩 I’m afraid they are big enough to pull the slinky down and climb around it. It might be time for you to get a dog and stake him near the bird feeder😜
@@RickWolf except I don't want my dog hurt.🤕
Rick it don’t work they’ve learn how to reach in between the slinky
Sorry Wayne! I have two small dogs that bark a lot. When the squirrels come around a combination of the threat of my little dogs and the challenge of the slinky are still working after 2 plus years!
Guess my Squirrels are smarter than yours hahahahahaha
@@RickWolf I have two dogs also that run the them off too. But what i did to stop them for the time being is I cut a hole in a two gallon plastic bucket 🪣 and cut the handle off and any of the lips around the bucket so that there nothing for them to get there claws on so when they climb the the aluminum pole they have to go up in the bucket then there stopped and they can’t figure out how to get passed and they try to grab the out side of the bucket but it’s to slick and plus it moves and want be still. Fun to watch them try to figure it out.
Didn't work.