Heavy Duty Squirrel & Starling Proof Peanut & Pellet Feeder

The Gardman Heavy Duty Squirrel Nut or Suet Pellet Feeder features a strong metal cage that excludes unwanted garden guests such as squirrels, starlings and large birds. This feeder can hold approximately 530g of peanuts and refilling is easy, simply unscrew the top and fill with tasty treats. 

This squirrel proof feeder has a feedsafe biocidal coating that kills bacteria on contact to keep the birds safe and healthy.  A strong metal hook allows you to hang the feeder in a easily accessible location for your feathered friends, out of the reach of predators. 

Dimensions: 24 x 24 x 29cm 

*A Note On Juvenile Squirrels and Juvenile large birds

The feeders can only protect against adult grey squirrels and large adult birds such as magpies, crows rooks etc. which ultimately do the most damage. Some birds, such as a woodpecker, won't fit through the bars but could manage to get their beaks inside and access the food.

There is always a chance than an adolescent young squirrel could squeeze into the bars and access the feeder.  The young squirrels look very similar to adults but are actually far fluffier making them much more flexible!  Squirrels are normally born in March, April, July and August so there may well be a risk around these months. This is short term issue and will be the problem of any feeder that has researched the necessary bar spacing required.  You may also find that adolescent jackdaws, crows and pigeons may find their way in. The bars on these feeders cannot be made smaller to protect from adolescent or red squirrels as this would pose a risk to the birds.

If squirrels do manage to get into the feeders to prevent damage to the plastic tubes a dash of chilli flakes mixed in with the nuts or seeds will have no effect on the birds at all but will deter the squirrels.