Green Metal Wild Squirrel Feeder - Garden squirrel feeding for wildlife, Discourage squirrels from raiding and damaging bird feeders by providing them with their own dedicated feeder.

Well designed and made sturdy, lasting and robust from good quality materials - I can see this feeder holding up to the rainy UK weather and endless daily hours of Squirrels climbing and sitting on for a very long timeSOLUTION FOR A FALSE BOTTOM!The 1 litre ‘The Juice Company’ bottles of Orange or Apple juice from Aldi are the absolute perfect fit to push/slide into the Perspex tube and cut off the excess with a Stanley blade or similar and poke holes for the screws with a bradawl from the inside out - in order to make the feeder shallower, making it easier for Squirrels to reach the food that would otherwise be too far down in the tube

This is a really robust-feeling squirrel feeder. The metal it’s made from is thick and sturdy, and thickly coated in the green finish - which seems to withstand weather well, and should help to prevent corrosion. The standing platform is generous. The feeder tube is made from thick, clear plastic which allows the feed levels to be checked at a glance.The couple of small negatives I have found to this both relate to the lid. The lid only opens to about a 45 degree angle. This is fine for squirrels feeding, and seems to deter other creatures, but makes the feeder a bit awkward to fill without spilling bits on the ground. The second small niggle is that the lid hinges are quite stiff, so this doesn’t close itself terribly well after it has been used, though the lid design still keeps the contents dry.This is used regularly by the squirrels visiting our garden. The existence of this feeder definitely doesn’t deter them from visiting the bird feeders too, but since peanuts and sunflower hearts seem to be their preferred feeds, by keeping this well topped-up with these they’re less likely to go for the general seed mix I put in most of the bird feeders.

These are the best Squirrel (Red - in my case) feeders I have tried. I've tried three makes. I live in a damp part of the country - so I've started giving mine an extra lick of paint before I use them. The manufacturer's paint will flake off, and the feeder will rust, if used for long enough in damp conditions. Hammerite works well. Treat the thing like it's going to be in situ for a long time because nothing else is going to go wrong with it.They're the best - but they're not perfect. To make them perfect - they could do with another couple of affixing holes at the bottom of the back plate (either side - matching the top). Some of us have to try to attach them, using bungee cords, to tree trunks. Four holes would be better than two. Secondly - unless absolutely plumb the lid sometimes stays open after the Squirrel has left. Now, before painting, I glue a little bottle cap to the apex of the lid. It would be better if the apex was molded with a bump on it. Thirdly, it might be because I've fixed it so that the lid can't be opened beyond the point of no return but sometimes the nuts at the bottom moulder. Perhaps the addition of a removable false bottom to raise the level where the bottom nuts are would help. Right now - I'm cutting out discs of foam to do the job but it can look messy when done at home. Ideally, I need to find a plastic tub that fits perfectly and I can put that in upside down to use as a platform.I noticed people were asking about how to clean it. YES - the tube does detach but you'll need a small phillips head screwdriver for the two screws holding it in place. Don't over tighten them or you might crack the perspex.Other than that - they're great. They're far superior to the wooden ones with the plastic windows. I'm currently modifying/preparing my third for deployment and number one and two are still in use. Number one was bought in 2011!

I noticed the squirrels were constantly attacking my bird feeders, especially the one that holds nuts (as you would expect) and noticed that they were starting to tear the metal apart so I started looking for a squirrel feeder - to be honest I spent way too long looking and reading reviews. While the wooden ones with the plastic sliding front do look nice the overall reviews I was reading was that the squirrels ultimately end up destroying it.So I wanted a decent metal one so I purchased this.The construction feels solid, it's pretty heavy and feels good. I had to get my own screws as none were supplied but that wasn't a problem. So I grabbed my electric screwdriver and had it installed within a couple of minutes.I waited a day and noticed that the squirrels were still going to my bird feeders so I removed the nuts from the feeder and today I noticed the squirrels actually starting to use this! I will add the nuts back to my bird feeder but I hope they'll use this instead because it's easier for them and no acrobatics are required!

I am very pleased with this product. It is well made with robust metal, with holes to attached to tree/post etc. It has a clear circular tube to contain the food which is easy to clean. I have a band of squirrels who are constantly knawing their way through numerous nut feeders. The squirrels chase the small birds away and so I thought the best solution was to give them their own feeder which can't be destroyed. It took a week before they clued up on how to raid the feeder by lifting the lid, but once accomplished it is great fun to watch the antics of feeding by dipping in and sitting on the metal sill, or diving down upsidedown to grab their favourite morsel. I have located the feeder far enough away from the house so I can watch, but far enough away not to be a nuisance, as another purchaser mentioned, the lid does make a noise when clonking back down. It keeps the squirrels occupied while leaving the birds free to eat in peace.