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Hot Pepper Suet Cake – Squirrel-Deterrent Bird Suet with Capsicum
Sale priceFrom $19.99
Safflower Seeds for Wild Birds – Squirrel-Resistant, High Protein
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Peanuts in Shell for Wild Birds & Squirrels – Whole, Raw & Unsalted
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Critter Cuisine Squirrel & Chipmunk Food – Corn, Sunflower & Peanuts
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If you can't beat them, give them their own table. Squirrels aren't going anywhere, and a dedicated feeding spot a few metres from the bird feeder does more than any baffle ever will — they're lazy before they're clever, and they'll take the easy meal.
Corn, sunflower and peanuts for the squirrels and chipmunks. And if you'd rather defend the feeder instead, safflower and hot pepper suet are the two things birds happily eat and squirrels mostly won't.
Questions from the backyard
Will feeding squirrels attract more of them?
You may see a few more. But a separate feeding spot reliably takes the pressure off the bird feeder, which is usually the actual goal.
What keeps squirrels off a bird feeder?
Safflower and hot pepper blends, a proper baffle, and distance — at least 3 m from anything they can jump from.