Perky-Pet 23T Bird Feeder Foam Cleaning Mop

This is a very good item for helping to keep your hummingbird feeders clean---an absolute must for the health of hummingbirds. You can insert this mop cleaner into the feeders that have bottlenecks and it will help get out the mold that inevitably forms. Be sure to rinse the mop thoroughly after cleaning. I find that these mops usually last for a season or two, but graduallly they will come apart and need to be replaced. Overall they work very well. Another good item to get is Droll Yankees PLB Perfect Little Brush. These little brushes are the best for cleaning the holes of feeding ports.

I had looked a long time for a decent way to clean out the skinny-necked hummingbird feeders I keep. When I bought the Perky-Pet 23T, I hoped my dreams had come true. Imagine how my dreams crushed to the ground like bits of broken black-oil sunflower seed when on the second use -- the 23T fell apart, like clouds separating in the wind.

I do give the item one star, since I used it successfully once. But the design is embarrassingly ill-configured: a metal hoop into which the spongy is just stuffed. Or at least that's what I could tell when the two pieces fell apart upon the second use. I hadn't jammed roughly, hadn't bashed or jumbled or crushed or any other harsh actions. On the second occasion -- I pulled the thing out after gently washing, and the sponge and the metal holder were in two unrelated places.

Not to be totally negative, I plan on tying a piece of cotton onto the remaining metal "hook" and making do from there. Maybe I'll call it "rag on a...Read more

The feeder brush is the best for cleaning. Since it is a sponge, it easily goes in the bottle and also in the bottom holes. I tried a lot of actual brushes, but nothing works this well. Have used them for years and they last a long time.