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Can you make a Squirrel Baffle? (1 Viewer)

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Chilt

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Ive got a Tom Chambers feeding station and the poles are a big 38mm thick, ive looked for baffles to fit but no luck. Ive emailed the makers and just awaiting a reply.

So i put Vasaline on the pole and it seemed to be working but this moring watched the little bugger climb to the top and start destorying stuff haha. So ive re applied to vasaline so hopefully that will help for a bit but i dont want to have to keep re applying it all the time.

So i was wondering if theres a safe a good baffle i could make for the thick 38mm poles?

Any help would be great!

Thanks
Chilt
 
This was suggested by another forum member - use two metal hanging baskets (as per attached pic). I have used this in the past to stop larger birds eating all the food and it works well.
 

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Chilt said:
Ive got a Tom Chambers feeding station and the poles are a big 38mm thick, ive looked for baffles to fit but no luck. Ive emailed the makers and just awaiting a reply.

So i put Vasaline on the pole and it seemed to be working but this moring watched the little bugger climb to the top and start destorying stuff haha. So ive re applied to vasaline so hopefully that will help for a bit but i dont want to have to keep re applying it all the time.

So i was wondering if theres a safe a good baffle i could make for the thick 38mm poles?

Any help would be great!

Thanks
Chilt
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I've always found it hard to make them do anything.......;)
 
Buy Monkey Nuts and feed the Squirrels - then they'll leave your feeders alone ;)

Well, the adults and non-pregnant/nursing females will. But the youngsters and pregnant/nursing females will sometimes go to the feeders too, but only once or twice a year during breeding season.

Oh, and put the Monkey Nuts in hard-to-reach places, and string a few together - then be entertained by the Squirrels (and the Jays, Crows, Magpies, and Wood Pigeons) that crack open the shells to get the kernels (apart from the Wood Pigeons, they swallow the whole Monkey Nut in one go).
 
Thanks for the suggestions guys! I’ve ended up buying a stainless steel mixing bowl, cutting a 40mm hole in it and will use it as a baffle, gunna install it maybe tomorrow with it resting on a hose grip, fingers crossed :)

Thanks
Chilt
 
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