![]() ![]() Like the birds, they are also wild animals looking for their next meal. Squirrels comprise a vital part of every ecosystem like all living things and deserve the respect and compassion you reserve for species you favour. Whatever your view of the Sciuridae, you should never resort to violence, passive or not. For good bird health, remember to clean your feeders anyway regularly using a 1:10 mild bleach solution, making sure it is completely bone dry before filling it up again. This is known as the 5-7-9 rule in birding circles.Īlso, as above with the no-waste seeds, if you do use husked seeds then always incorporate some kind of tray to collect dropped husks, and sweep up daily beneath the feeders. Like birds, we know that squirrels love sunflowers, but they do not like safflower, nyjer, or white millet, which many types of songbirds’ love, so adding some of this among your regular seeds and corn can put them off. In that case, there are ways to try and make the food itself less attractive. Sometimes you just have no choice where you put the feeder. Let’s face it, though, you either don’t have that much room anyway or your particular squirrels have spent a few years at Cirque du Soleil up in the flyers. Placing “ spinners ” like PVC piping or plastic bottles with both ends cut off around the wire can help them lose their grip. Suspending a feeder using very thin metal or piano wire can be very effective, or hang the feeder using two wires horizontally between two trees, remembering to keep those 7 feet of distance from each end. If you have this sort of space, placing your feeder outside of those parameters usually solves your issue right away.
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