This really pissed me off this morning! (Page 3): I use Vaseline in the summer on my hummingbird poles in my garden. It seems to work.

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

robertjerl wrote:

I have seen several videos of people keeping a coating of vaseline on the pole. They can't climb it, and its not good to eat. Just renew the coating every so often. At least that is what they claimed. I don't have squirrel problems with my bird feed. Something to do with an 18 lb Jack Russell mix and a 22 lb Shin Zsu in the yard. Even the opossums and raccoons have stopped coming to vist in the yard. Strange, Tara and Toby will generally play with anyone.

I use Vaseline in the summer on my hummingbird poles in my garden. It seems to work.

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

Haydon wrote:

Line the base from the bottom to the top with a single piece of PVC pipe. That's seems to work well for some people.

The thing is all rusted now. The bolts and stuff hang out to far. I would have to use a 6" diameter pipe. My wife will not go for that! Too bad, good idea.

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

Flyerace wrote:

For years I had the same problem. I built a feeder... (show quote)

Is it electrified? Lol.

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

mndschmidt wrote:

I am convinced that they study the situation for a Few days and then just go for it! buggers!

I will do something about it tomorrow.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

tainkc wrote:

Here I was, just the other day bragging about how the squirrels do not climb up my bird feeder. And now this!

I even banged on the window to scare him off. He didn't care.

I think a step up transformer @ about 240 volts @ 15 amps for the first couple of feet ought to do it.

remove the basket at the bottom then grease the pole.
If that don't work a 20ga should do the trick.
8-)
Also a piece of metal in a cone shape around the pole will help.
But the little bastards are persistent and will eventually get past almost any thing.

charsupe Loc: Bethlehem, PA

One squirrel would chew through the cord and then the rest of them would steal the seed, they are sneaky.

neds Loc: southbury ct.

I tried vaseline on the pole and it works for about a week until they wear it off trying to get to the seed

hj Loc: Florida

You've got help...

jwt Loc: Texas Hill Country

tainkc wrote:

Here I was, just the other day bragging about how the squirrels do not climb up my bird feeder. And now this!

I even banged on the window to scare him off. He didn't care.

I think a step up transformer @ about 240 volts @ 15 amps for the first couple of feet ought to do it.

Great shots Tom; have you tried the inverted funnel squirrel guard? It works for me; the yard is full of squirrels but they've given up trying to climb and just eat the seed that falls to the ground.

rhyde Loc: Little Rock, AR

Put Vaseline on the pole and the get out your video camera!

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

Maybe he jumped from the chair! I put a six-foot piece of aluminum ductwork around my feeder pole and that keeps the squirrels off. I don't know how they did it, but the raccoons were able to boost themselves up..... maybe they made a little ladder.

jamitjim73 Loc: Franklin,Tn.

SheriB wrote:

I'd rather have the grey furry rat ..now if it is a surgicIally altered one thay no longer marks it's territory ..I HATE the smell of cat pi$$ .
But I hate grey furry rats too. Twice I have had them chew through fuel lines and they started on my brake lines last time. The shop told me that the stuff they coat the fuel line with to make it resistant to cracking..it's made from soy oil ..like saying "Here ..chew on me"

I just spent $275 on our fusion, because a furry tailed rat ate the wiring harness and the transmission went in to safety mode. Now I have a 12 ga. next to the door.

blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area

He looks like one of the same gang that steal all the walnuts of my tree.

GregoryD Loc: Eden Valley MN

The best way I have found to stop squirrels from raiding the feeder is to install a cone as in this picture. They can jump up onto the bird bath but can't get past the cone on the shepherds hook. Good luck Tom.

tainkc wrote:

Here I was, just the other day bragging about how the squirrels do not climb up my bird feeder. And now this!

I even banged on the window to scare him off. He didn't care.

I think a step up transformer @ about 240 volts @ 15 amps for the first couple of feet ought to do it.

ediesaul

tainkc wrote:

Here I was, just the other day bragging about how the squirrels do not climb up my bird feeder. And now this!

I even banged on the window to scare him off. He didn't care.

I think a step up transformer @ about 240 volts @ 15 amps for the first couple of feet ought to do it.

We no longer use anything made of plastic and wood. Feeders in my neck of the woods must be metal.