Aspects 182 Super Dome

A good squirrel baffle actually serves two purposes being directly over a feeder. It most of the time keeps the pesky varmints that its designed to deter away, and it also serves as a roof in keeping rain away from the seed portals and helps them stay dry. There are people that buy baffles as protection from the weather even if they are fortunate enough not to be bothered by squirrels. The Aspects dome is certainly big enough to do both jobs. But it is no more effective than any other baffle of the same size and design that is much cheaper. If one sets out to buy a baffle just about anywhere of the dome variety, they will get a swift and severe education as to how expensive they are. You will come to believe that all baffles must have uranium in them somewhere to be so overpriced. The only exception to that rule that I have found is the dome that can be found at a local Tractor Supply company, or at the Tractor Supply website. They sell a full 15" gray plastic dome squirrel...Read more

There are a lot of squirrel baffles out there. Most of them don't work.

This is for the simple reason that a squirrel can hang onto the center with his widdle back feeties. Then he stretches wayyy out over the Dome and sticks his widdle front footies over the edge.

They let go of their back feet and the dome will flip their back side over. However, their front feet and head will effectively drop straight down. Unless you have a long skinny cylinder feeder, they will be able to grab your bird feeder's ledge and swing themselves onto it.

Many feeders are 14-16 inch diameter, which is a 7-8 inch radius. Even adjusting for a bit of curve, the average squirrel from back foot to front paw is sufficiently long to pull off the trick above.


This baffle beats them. First, the 9 inch radius combined with the significant curvature means they cant get their front feet over the edge of the Baffle. Hence, when they try to let go or...Read more

This is an excellent squirrel baffle! I have a "squirrel proof" feeder - one that closes all feeding ports when a squirrel climbs on it - but the squirrels were still determined to chew on it until they got to the premium bird food inside. After reading other Amazon reviews, I decided to try this particular baffle for its quality and diameter. This squirrel baffle has kept them away. A couple squirrels have tried but I've watched them reach over the edge and slide right off the baffle missing their target completely. Luckily, they land on their feet! I forgot to take down my feeder one night and the raccoons managed to knock the feeder and baffle to the ground. I was shocked to see that the baffle survived the 12-foot drop. The plastic is sturdy and the provided hardware is quality hardware. Yes, it is expensive compared to others but well worth the investment. After a month of use, the plastic has yet to show any discoloration. I imagine I will have this for many years to...Read more