How do I keep squirrels from eating my suet?

So here are some ways to keep them from eating your suet:

1. Offer plain suet cakes such as WBU Simply Suet.
2. Put suet in a cage within a cage.
3. Use a suet with capsaicin in it, such as WBU Hot Pepper Suet Dough cakes.
4. Hang your suet on a properly placed baffled birdfeeding pole.

Is there a squirrel proof suet feeder?

Audubon 7458 4 Lb Capacity Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder.

What repels squirrels naturally?

Squirrels have a strong sense of smell, which they use food sources and shelter. You can repel squirrels using scents they hate such as, capsaicin, white vinegar, peppermint oil, coffee grounds, cinnamon, predator urine, garlic, dryer sheets, Irish Spring Soap, and rosemary.

What smells deter squirrels?

White pepper and cayenne smells frequently discourage squirrels, for example. If you sprinkle your plants with flakes of cayenne pepper, it might keep unwelcome pests out of your garden. Squirrels also dislike garlic and black pepper smells. Raccoons share this aversion to the smell of pepper.

Does coffee grounds keep squirrels away?

While you might find the scent of coffee delicious, squirrels don’t. A light layer of coffee grounds around hibiscus plants can keep them from being the pests’ next meal. Just sprinkle some fresh grounds on the soil surrounding the plants to keep squirrels away.

Does hot pepper suet deter squirrels?

To repel squirrels and other mammals you can use the straight beef suet cake or the hot pepper suet cake. Most mammals will leave those two cakes alone. The hot pepper suet has Capsaicin as an ingredient. Capsaicin is the main chemical that makes chili peppers hot.

What is the best squirrel proof feeder?

All the feeders below will hold a variety of bird seed types such as mixes, sunflower seeds, cracked corn, peanut pieces, etc.. Brome is one of the best selling squirrel proof bird feeders and the Squirrel Buster Plus model has won the Best New Product Award from Birdwatch America.

How do you make a squirrel proof bird feeder?

Basically, use anything that you can easily thread through the wire that will spin if a squirrel attempts to walk the wire, preventing him from doing so. You can also use a squirrel proof bird feeder pole. Another way to stop squirrels from bothering your bird feeders is to make the food offered uninteresting to them.

How to squirrel-proof a bird feeder?

Squirrel Baffles. Squirrel baffles are placed above and below bird feeders,made out of smooth plastic or metal.