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(42 customer reviews) 20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
worked for awhile,
October 10, 2006 moderate user (Kentucky) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Perky-Pet 337 Squirrel-Be-Gone III Wild Bird Feeder (Lawn & Patio)
Well, it seemed to work for a few months. Then the plastic inserts began to fall out and the seed won't stay in. I cut some plastic replacements from a milk jug and these worked for a month or so, but more of the originals keep falling out. Three are gone, and the feeder is not a year old yet. My feeder hangs under the house overhang and so is not rained on; no problems with the spring, though the "stop" that keeps the cage from going too far down fell out fairly soon (I just put a piece of wire in its place). Grackle can feed at this feeder well. Larger birds such as blue jays and a large woodpecker will occasionally hang onto it in some way, but they don't persist. Purple finch and gold finch like it; I get some cardinals even (with black oil sunflower).
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Short term effectiveness,
May 11, 2006 Paul R. Burton - See all my reviews
This review is from: Perky-Pet 337 Squirrel-Be-Gone III Wild Bird Feeder (Lawn & Patio)
This feeder worked brilliantly when it was new.
A spring of heavy rains rusted out the mechanism so severely that it stopped falling smoothly and my little furry friends figured out how to hang so the cage wouldn't budge.
Not effective after one season.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Looks good, limited effectiveness,
March 13, 2007 P. Grau "TLPLG" (MD) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Perky-Pet 337 Squirrel-Be-Gone III Wild Bird Feeder (Lawn & Patio)
Let's face it, squirrels are just rats with bushy tails. They can gnaw, thwart, ruin and get into ANYTHING. This feeder is no exception. It only slows them down...a bit. Our PhD squirrels learned how to just push the entire feeder sideways so seed just trails out...this after the weather/squirrel gnawing combo ruined the mechanisms that allowed the holes to close down. It looks pretty. Just don't expect it to be squirrel proof.