What is the best way to get squirrels to stop eating all of the bird food in my feeder?

The squirrels willnot stop eating all of my bird seed in the feeders and they also knock it down! Also if anyone know is there anyway to stop raccoons from doing the same thing.What is the best way to get squirrels to stop eating all of the bird food in my feeder?
Buy a squirrel proof bird feeder.





Many squirrel proof bird feeders use squirrel baffles to block squirrels from climbing up the bird feeder pole. Other hanging bird feeders use a different strategy. A mechanism is used that is sensitive to weight, so if something as heavy as a squirrel climbs on the bird feeder, the mechanism is activated and blocks the squirrel from eating the food.What is the best way to get squirrels to stop eating all of the bird food in my feeder?
get one of these bad boys





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We had a similar problem and solved it by hanging our 2 bird feeders (1 seed and 1 suet) from long, steel rods on the gutter of our garage. The rods we used were actually specialized plant stakes that we bent to add hooks at either end. They have a slick finish on them which the squirrels can't hold on to and the rods are about 30'; long - too long for squirrels to reach past. The feeders are too far from the ground for them to jump up.





We haven't had a single squirrel problem since doing this.
Here's the only ways that work.





1. Hang the feeder from a sheppard's crook pole.





2. Mount it on a greased metal pole.





3. Use those large ugly metal cone things above and below the feeder. The top one must pivot.





That's it. Nothing else will work.
CAYENNE PEPPER WORS FOR ME.PUT IT IN THE BIRDSEED IT WIL NOT HARM THE BIRDS.PLUS KEEP THE FEEDERS AWAY FROM TREES
Cayenne pepper. Birds don't have taste buds as advanced as a squirrel. The squirrel will not eat seed covered in cayenne pepper but the birds will. Had this problem down in Texas and this is what was suggested to me and it worked. My squirrels were so bad they'd kill baby birds in order to eat the feed.





I cant recall how much I put per cup but it was enough so that each seed had some pepper on it. I think 1- 2 tablespoons per cup might have been what I used
You can buy what is referred to as a ';baffle'; from any feed store or store that sells bird feeders. It looks like a big metal tube and you can attach it to the pole that your feeder sits on. That way the squirels can't climp up. I've also heard of people greasing the poles but this has to be done every couple of weeks. If your feeder does not sit on a pole, just make sure it hangs far enough away from a tree where a squirel can jump on it.
Shoot them!
Simple go get a BB gun.......thats what i do to them crazy birds......it works great give it a try..........thank you have a nice day...
Put the bird feeder where they can't get to it. You would need to put it up on a pole that is slippery and which they can't get a grip on (I'd suggest putting baby oil on it) or hang it from a looooooong string somewhere that won't be easily accessible for them. There are also certain types of bird feeders made that squirrels can't get into but birds can. Check your local feed store.
BB gun
squirrel poison, i hope it doesn't kill the birds! =) just kidding i duno that's a good question, just put more food out, squirrels are cute too.
Hot pepper seasoning are good, but the best way that I've been able to deal with this is simply a squirrel proof feeder. It's designed to close whenever the little furballs step onto the feeding section and is double latched so that they can't get into it. Runs about $35-$45





Now ... with the raccoons ... I'm dealing with this problem for about a month now.





As of last week, the raccoon that we had, learned to open our squirrel proof feeders (double latch, and they worked on squirrels) which let it and the squirrel feast.





Two things seem to have worked. The first one partially, which is a squirrel and raccoon repellent. I found it at AGWAY (I think it can be purchased online) It worked for a day or two, then seemed to ease up. I'm not sure if the pollen count or rain effected it or if it just wears off.





The second thing I tried last weekend and that was the hot pepper. I actually went a step further than Cayenne and added Chili seasoning and white pepper. It seems to work so far on the back feeders ... I have one front feeder that I didn't 'season' because it's close to the road (thought the critter wouldn't go near it because of traffic) and saw the little furball hanging upside down on it last night, so I'll season that seed tonight.





Hope this helps.
I had this problem. I put the feeder on a pole. The squirrels still got at it, so I greased the pole with Vaseline. That seems to be working.
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