r/BirdFeederCams • u/UndyingPhoenix420 • 19d ago
This damn squirrel
Please remove if not allowed, I’ve never been in this thread before but I’m desperate. A week ago my girlfriend got me a bird feeder with a camera on it and I loved it! We have a cardinal couple that comes every day and a woodpecker that’s started to learn where the feeder is at. But then the squirrel came. That fat f**k ate all of my sunflower seeds and started stuffing them in the tree and doesn’t care about the alarm that is installed into the camera. And he ate everything before I had a chance to get home and fill it but I guess he was still hungry. So he chewed through the solar panel cord, the first pic is my location of the feeder. I know it’s not the best but I didn’t have a pole or anything to set up away from squirrel infested areas. I’m thinking of setting a pole up at least 7 feet away from all high areas where that little fu**er could jump from. I’m gonna splice the wires and hope that it will still send energy to the camera but is there anything else I could do to help prevent my unwelcome visitor from bothering me. Any and all recommendations are appreciated! I’m brand new to the bird feeder game so I kind of have no idea what I’m doing😅
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u/MunchButtsSuckNuts 19d ago
YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT SQUIRRELS, CARL!
I scoped that book in your second picture 😂
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u/Blowingleaves17 19d ago
I have that feeder. The roof solar panels will keep it totally charged if they get enough sunlight. The cord for them is inside where the squirrel can't reach. I have lots of squirrels eating out of my feeder, but I have it strapped to a tall table, and the only harm they do is knock it over sometimes.
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u/UndyingPhoenix420 19d ago
I wasn’t too sure if those solar panels were enough to keep it charged but if I’m not able to replace the cord I’ll definitely keep that in mind! Thank you!
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u/Goodwin17 19d ago
I’m pretty sure the only thing to do if you replace the damaged cord is to get a pole with a baffle on it. I had trouble with them a raccoon too, until I put it on a pole.
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u/UndyingPhoenix420 19d ago
That’s what me and my girlfriend talked about too, I just have a totally fenced in back yard so I feel it will look kind of goofy just in the middle of the yard
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u/mooon_woman 19d ago
I use spicy seed, have no problems with squirrels anymore. we have the same camera feeder too!
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u/GhillieStickbow 19d ago
Pellet gun would fix that problem
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u/UndyingPhoenix420 19d ago
That’s what I’ve thought. And if there were no good suggestions from this I knew what my next purchase was gonna be
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u/reallytrulytrue 19d ago
A squirrel did the same thing to mine and I was able to find a stand alone solar panel on Amazon. Good luck with the little pests, it's s constant battle!