Customer Reviews for Perky-Pet Squirrel-Be-Gone Squirrel-Resistant Metal Durable Wild Bird Feeder - 2 lb. Capacity

I was surprised how many of the perches are askew, how the acrylic feeder had scratches made from the cage going up and down and chips of paint missing. All this happened before I even received it. Not sure if I am keeping with so much damage.

See the photo. The squirrel seems really happy enjoying the food. I tried bending the lip of the base so there would be less room for the squirrel to rest on. Nope. They still figured it out. Hopefully you’re not going to tell me, as you’ve told others, to put it in an area the squirrels can’t reach. Duh! I don’t need a squirrel proof feeder for that. As my wife says, squirrels need to eat too.

There is a design flaw that makes it easy for squirrels to defeat the sorting mechanism. There is a half inch lip on the metal plug at the bottom of the tube. The squirrels have learned that if they put their feet on that lip they can then reach up into the holes and take the food. Simple fix. Eliminate the lip.

Can confirm this is absolutely NOT squirrel proof! In fact, the squirrels easily climb this feeder and love the taste of the plastic so much they eat it off so they can have easier access to the seed. I’ve found big squirrels little squirrels and chipmunks hanging off this feeder. Never trusting “squirrel proof” advertising again!! (Can you tell I’m salty??)

I did not get what i ordered. So dissapointed. Never has this happened. I order often

Not bad. Squirrel still found a way to get seeds out. Actually broke the feeder leaves that should be covering the food holes.

Squirrel is still able to get the seeds from the feeder, pls see picture

This feeder replaces a 12 year old feeder of the same design. The clear plastic eventually yellows and becomes brittle. The anti-squirrel function works well.

As quickly as birds are drawn to this new feeder, so are squirrels. The squirrels have not been able to get to the seeds so far. This feeder represents value for dollars spent. Similar squirrel-resistant feeders cost as much as four times the amount this feeder cost.

So at first this product worked well and I laughed as the squirrels fell off looking discouraged. However the jokes on me. The squirrels have been steadily emptying this feeder by doing exactly what the product says it prevents. Hanging on the side of the “cage”. The problem is the cage is not preventing them from getting so much seed out that other squirrels are eating excess seeds at the base while the hanging squirrel is robbing the feeder. Haven’t had any problems with my other feeder….

I bought 3 of these to prevent squirrels from the seed. One the bottom seed deflector came off so all the seed pours out. The second one as I disassembled it to clean it the retention tab broke off. Now the bottom won’t stay on.

Have not seen a bird on it for first week but squirrels love it.

Everything was fine for a month or so. Then one day it took an athletic chipmunk about five minutes to climb our tall skinny metal mounting pole, chew a hole through the flimsy plastic, and unleash a hailstorm of seeds which quickly emptied 80% of the feeder. Fastest $50 we ever wasted. PS: The "tip" to mount the unit far out of reach of any rodents is (a) impossible given that they can climb pretty much any mounting hardware, and (b) an admission that the device is not rodent-resistant as advertised. Better to buy a cheaper unit and spend the savings on extra seed.

The house finches love the this bird feeder. They come every day, eat and make lots of noise and spread seed all over the ground. It's fun to watch. However, at night the mice and rats come. I am pretty grossed out. They climb inside of it and eat and poop everywhere. I am disappointed that we need to get rid of it. There are too many negative problems with the amount of rodents it attracts to keep it.

Warning this is not what the item is. We bought one last fall and wanted to add a second. The company has changed the design first off the pirches arent secure. Theyre thin metal rods that are just hooked on the cage so they move. Second the pirches are considerably lower so might be hard for small birds to sit on pirch and reach opening. Third problem the outer cage is larger so its not sturdy Will rattle in wind. I returned and will look for something else. Overall quality not as good

Didn't even last a week before the squirrels chewed through the plastic casing

Within one day of putting this feeder out, squirrels got the top off and were inside it. Also stretched out the springs, breaking one off and have started chewing away at the top of the feeder. Save your money, look elsewhere. Unfortunately I did not save my receipt.

Squirrels love this feeder. Not for the birds. Birds do not eat from it.

I love how it looks. It works great, the squirrels can’t get the seeds. It’s funny watching them try.

The cage provides an excellent place for the squirrels to hold onto while getting their grub on!

This is the feeder adjusted to its lowest weight settings.

I really wish I had been more careful when taking out of the factory packaging so I could have returned this . It is a bird feeder so I did not even think of a problem . I replaced a round version that is similar to this one and it worked great for 4 years . Birds would empty the food from it in 3 days . Using feed from the same bag they will not touch this .There has to be something they do not like about the feed ports . It seems it is difficult to get their little beeks in there far enough .

I just recently purchased my second of these bird feeders - only because my previous one was getting old and cloudy looking. This is my favorite feeder of all time. It is quite attractive and the spring action is a very clever way to keep out the squirrels. I have no problems with them getting into the feeder. But they do gather on the ground under the feeder to eat up the leftovers from the birds. It keeps everyone happy!

The bird theater was great because it locks out the squirrels from getting the seeds

Like most people who feed the birds, I hate seeing a day's worth of bird food gone in ten minutes due to the fluffy-tailed tree rats! In all honesty, I throw seeds on the ground for the squirrels, but I like to have some available all day for the birds. This feeder works like a charm - the squirrels have simply quit paying attention to it because they cannot get any food from it. The grackles, which can eat a lot of food, have discovered that one grackle t a time can feed here, but if a second one lands on it, the baffle slides down, blocking access to the seeds. So, when a grackle is feeding here, they protest aggressively when a second one tries to land! The blue jays have left it alone. I have a larger sunflower seed feeder for the cardinals, blue jays, and grackles. This feeder is for the smaller birds. I back up to a preserve and during the winter have three pairs of painted buntings that come to this feeder, so I like to keep it stocked for them.

A finches head got stuck in this feeder. It was extremely traumatic. It doesn’t detach easily I had to break it to get it open. Photo is where finches head was stuck.

I bought one of these several years ago after losing two other bird feeders to the squirrels. This model was very effective against the squirrels and for a lot less $$ than the one at a major competitor's store. After 3 years of the elements, the plastic part dried out and cracked so I went and purchased another one just like it. The second one was so enjoyable that I bought a third one to bring even more birds to the yard. Now, my yard has become a bird haven. I enjoy watching all the animals get a belly full.

Nice and compact to fit in the tree and away from the squirrels!

This is my first feeder. The birds love it! It is so much fun to watch them. On the third day after I put it up, a squirrel got brave enough to latch on and stayed until he figured out how to hang on without closing the ports. He even knocked a piece of metal off. I don't know how much of a problem this will be. If it is only occasionally that would be okay. I just don't want squirrels eating most of the seed.

This is a nice bird-feeder, but definitely not squirrel proof. The squirrels are able to hang on the feeder and use their paws on the bottom ledge to push up on the spring and access the seed. :(