Perky-Pet 102 Squirrel Resistant Easy Feeder

While I like the look of this bird feeder very much: appreciate how much seed/fruit/nuts it holds: and am amazed at the amount of birds it attracts, (perhaps because of it's size and color) we're not crazy about what else it attracts. This product states that it's squirrel proof. Not only is it not squirrel proof (since we go outside to find squirrels hanging from the side of the feeder and emptying it quite quickly)but it also seems to attract and feed rats. cringe worthy, but true....we evidently have a rat family living underneath our pond. They climb up the tree, across the branches and hang off the side of the feeder as well, having no trouble eating their breakfast, lunch or dinner. They have good taste because we only use high grade nuts, fruits & berries in the feeder. At first we couldn't figure out how a feeder of such large size could be empty within 4 or 5 days. Perhaps the "cage" around the feeder needs to be moved a bit further away from the holes in the inner plastic...Read more

I initially purchased this feeder in Home Depot. When I went back into Home Depot, they were not stocking it.
I've had other similarly sized feeders but I especially like this design.
Other feeders you fill from the top, but in this feeder the internal plastic cylinder drops out.
I like the fact that the cylinder is removable. Additionally, since the cylinder has feet that mount into the cage, I can easily hang other feeders (small thistle feeder) off this feeder's plastic feet. No feeder is squirrel proof, even if they say they are. This feeder isn't bad, but I have caught the squirrels hanging upside down to eat out of the feeder. The clear plastic cylinder will eventually yellow, so I replace the feed every 2 years or so. This is a great feeder at a great price!

Unfortunately, when I received this feeder, one of the pegs at the base was broken. I returned it not only because of this broken peg, but because it is very, very large and the plastic piece in the middle was scratched up terribly.