Hot take: My $40 squirrel-proof feeder from last fall finally got its lid chewed off this morning, and I'm debating whether to buy a new 'armored' one or just accept that the squirrels won.

I watched a determined gray squirrel hang upside down for 15 minutes to pry the plastic lid off my 'baffled' tube feeder in Denver, so should I invest in a metal caged model or just start putting out extra peanuts for them on the ground to keep them away from the songbirds?

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clairepark2mo ago

Is the metal cage really any better, though?

the_phoenix2mo ago

My last one lasted eight years, Clairepark. The plastic ones crack in the sun after maybe two seasons. What are you trying to keep out?

reese_perry625d ago

8 years?? Mine cracked before I even got it in the ground.