Twirl-a-Squirrel Baffle, Green

I picked up one of these to try to keep my bird seed being eaten by the birds in my backyard instead of the greedy squirrels. (There is a squirrel feeder in the yard as well, but the squirrels still climb up and go for the more expensive bird seed.)

I give it 3 stars because it is a bit more finicky than I would have hoped for. According to the instructions that come with it:

1) Works on feeders up to 8 pounds - not 10 as described above in the description. My feeder is on the edge.

2) You can't hang it from a rope of anything else not rigid. My feeder hangs from a long chain and already has a rain guard over it. Due to weight if I put the Twirl-a-Squirrel above that chain and guard then I exceed the weight limit and the instructions say I can't hang it off the end of the chain so it is kind of limiting.

3) It triggers when it detects 1 pound of weight. Unfortunately this is sensistive enough to go off just from birds using the...Read more

I've had my Twirl-A-Squirrel for several weeks and love watching the squirrels get the ride of their lives. There is a very active squirrel community in our backyard and so it gets lots of use. I was concerned that the 3 D-cell batteries would not last long, but so far I've not needed to replace them. We use high quality bird feed in our feeders and the batteries are cheaper that constantly refilling feeders emptied by hungry squirrels, plus the enjoyment value of watching the squirrels trying to stay on is great! Get one for yourself, sit back and watch the show.

I was skeptical at first when I saw the video of this device, but I have to say it works like a charm. The Squirrels were chasing away all the birds and eating all of the bird seed in my feeder. After only a few days of them attempting to get to the bird feeder once this was installed, they left the feeder and birds alone.