I have a bird feeder on a thin pole. Squirrels climb it. How can I stop them? Shooting is not an option.?

They make squirrel baffels that you can put on your bird feeder pole to keep them from climbing up from the bottom, however they are very resourceful and will look for other ways to get to the bird seed.


Feed your squirrels on the ground with some corn.I have a bird feeder on a thin pole. Squirrels climb it. How can I stop them? Shooting is not an option.?
Squirrels are a real problem.


The squirrel cones and baffles can keep them from climbing poles but they can jump than 6' up to get to something and sideways they can go even farther.I have a bird feeder on a thin pole. Squirrels climb it. How can I stop them? Shooting is not an option.?
Navies all around the world use a sheet metal cone on the ropes holding the ships to the docks. Called ';rat guards';, these are tied to the ropes. The sheet metal cone could be pointed down as not to collect rain. Or an non hardening coal tar, black roof stuff, on the pole or stick.
Get a piece of PVC pipe that is almost as long as the pole. Remove the pole and slide the pipe over it and replace in the ground. PVC is slippery and they cannot climb it.
I tried cones, vaseline, baffels, tied bleach bottles all over the pole. Nothing seemed to stop the little buggers. So I bought one of those elongated bird feeders, made of plastic, covered with fine screening, that has 12 ports for birds to feed. I hung it from a shepherds hook and never had a squirrel get at the feeder all winter. They're out there but they didn't get my bird seed this time.
Here's what I did once. And, it worked.





First, I got a metal bowl (about 18'; in diameter) at Walmart - it was only a few bucks. Next, I cut a hole in the bottom of the bowl large enough for it to slip over the pole. I then slipped the bowl onto the pole such that it would hang upside down when secured to the pole. I then supported it from underneath with a hose clamp on the bottom of it (I had to wrap a bunch of black tape to form a wider spot on the pole than the hole in the bowl when the clamp was installed).





The idea was that the squirrel would climb up the pole and be stopped by the bowl. If he tried to reach out and climb up to the lip of the bowl, his weight would cause the bowl to tip. This sudden drop and change in level of the bowl would cause him to lose his grip and fall to the ground. The bowl would then return to its balanced position to fend off the next squirrel attempt.





If that isn't feasible to do, you can also get a 4- or 5-inch diameter PVC drain pipe (about 4 feet long) to surround the base of the pole. This is too wide for a squirrel to get his arms around and too slippery for him to dig his nails into. Keep in mind that squirrels do jump well. So, you should also make sure the bird feeder is a good distance away from plants, tree branches, or even walls (they can dig their nails into stucco and other siding materials, and jump to a bird feeder).





Good luck.
put squirrel food on the ground level





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Put something like vaseline on the pole. Maybe that will stop them. I love them little squirrels but they do eat all the bird seed before the little birdies get any.
Make an inverted cone out of some sheet metal or plastic. It will keep then from climing the pole.





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