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#180265 02/19/05 07:37 PM
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Does anyone have any ideas on how to keep squirrels out of suet cages meant for the birds? This is such an ongoing problem here; I am at my wits' end...I recently bought a supposed squirrel-proof suet cake. It's bright orange (quite vile-looking) and is said to contain stuff the squirrels hate. It's been 24 hours and so far, no squirrels. But no birds either,

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#180266 02/20/05 02:50 PM
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I tried those, too, and the birds didn't like them either. I believe they contain a hot pepper substance that the squirrels don't like. I was never able to keep the squirrels off of my suet feeder, either.

#180267 02/20/05 09:07 PM
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I have my suet cages on a shepard's hook. I tried everything - slinky on the pole (worked for about a week), hot pepper spray (have to continuously reapply it, too much work), and even some aluminum dryer vent piping (worked until the squirrels figured out how to get a running start and sort of bounce off it to get to the suet).

I eventually broke down & bought a $30 baffle. I put the baffle just underneath the suet cages and it works like a charm.

You also want to be sure that your suet cages are a good 20 to 30 feet away from anything a squirrel might jump from to get on that suet cage.


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