Plauged with squirrels.

Has anyone got any go ideas on how to keep these bushy tailed American rats off my bird feeders.
I did think of shooting them,
They've just destroyed 2 feeders that a friends daughter bought me.
Hopefully looking for some good ideas.

 

Try suspending the feeders on elastic, birds are light so it won't affect them but when a squirrel jumps on it it'll get pinged off

 

I've read that sprinkling a little chilli powder on the the bird seed deters Squirrels with no ill affects on the birds,they like it

 

As a keen HFT shooter I too considered shooting them. But I just cant bring myself to pull the trigger.. Though the scope they look like rats till you see the tail then the squirrel nutkin factor kicks in..Mmmmmm
My rifles are Target rifles and I do not and never will shoot wildlife !

 

put the feeders on a clothes line or similar

 

We're lucky and just have a couple of red squirrels that visit - no greys over here. I like them and think they're just as entitled to the nuts as the birds are

 

You'll have to move here there aren't any squirrels of any colour.

 

Found a bird food online called squirral off in contants chilli has @Lolimac said, £9.99 plus p&p

 

One important factor with squirrels is to watch they do not start nesting in your house. Up in the eaves is a favoured entry point into your loft or under the eaves into coved ceilings if you have them. The damage these creatures can do is incredible ! They actually love the taste of electrical cable ! We have quite a few dancing along the fences but so far none have been seen on the house its self. If they were then steps to cull them would be regrettably put into place ..

 

We only have two at the moment, last year i thought we only had six but they were eating so much food something had to be done, 48 bushy tails later and had some nice squirral pie lot of work

 

I've had problems before get one of these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cheese-STV076-Squirrel-Cage-Trap/dp/B000NWGJNW

Bait it with chocolate digestive or snickers bar, one caught you'll have to kill them or if you can't bring yourself to do it release them 5 miles away from your home