Perky-Pet® Squirrel-Be-Gone® III Feeder - 2 Pack - 8 lb Seed Capacity, Each

I liked this feeder and got it. for my birds last year. It took two months for the squirrels to eat away the plastic inside each feeding port. Thus due to ease of reach for squirrels, bird food lasts less than a day.

I received my first Squirrel Be Gone feeder as a Christmas present. Within a month, the squirrels had gnawed around many of the lower plastic openings where the birds feed. This caused the feeder to just dump seed out, as the shielded part of the opening had been destroyed. Perky Pet sent me a replacement. I epoxied thin copper washers to the outside of the feeder openings. The squirrels then began to gnaw at the bottom plastic of the feeder, so I cut some sheet metal to cover that area. After reading other poor reviews, I wish Perky Pet would reinforce their product. It sounds like they have reduced the quality of it over time.

So far the squirrels have demolished 4 of these. I have one left and just waiting for them to chew through the plastic and all the food falls out.

Purchased this product through Amazon, received it on January 3, 2020. I am extremely disappointed as the squirrel that I was expecting it to deter has already chewed through three (3) of the plastic feeding station shields destroying them. My feeder will no longer hold bird seed. This plastic is way too cheap to be a match for a determined squirrel. This was a poor purchase due to inferior materials used in the construction of the bird feeder.

This is my second one of this model. the first broke when a squirrel successfully pulled it down. I believe there is a design flaw in how the lid attaches to the body because when the first one broke, there was an almost one inch metal cap attached to the screw that must have come from inside the upper attachment piece. I really like the design but the leaves let the squirrel hold on and circle the feeder, thus loosening the lid. When this one fell, at lease I could reattach the lid and hanger.

Have have had these bird feeders for many years now and only feed sunflower seeds. I have mine on a galvanized pipe, (a pipe screws into the base ) the smaller pipe slips inside the larger pipe for removal as we also have deer. First, grease the stationary pole with axle grease, second push all the metal leaves in tight so the squirrels cannot chew the plastic seed baffles when the frame has dropped down, third adjust the springs so that they drop when a squirrel is on the feeding rack. I have made an outer perimeter chicken wire "fence" that is installed on the feeder to keep out the pigeons. The sparrows and small birds can go through the holes. This is a circular piece of wood, a hole, drilled in the center same size as the cap nut. The wire is stapled on the rim of the 1/2 inch wood. Wire hangs down full length of the feeder. Outside diameter depend on what size birds you allow at the feeder. Base of the feeder is about 5 feet high due to deer. Red Wing Blackbirds can get in it but they don't like it due to the wire they would just as soon eat the fallen seed below with the squirrels. Although seasonal, Gross Beaks are notorious for sloshing the seed out of the feeder onto the ground. That's OK, that limits the amount of seed for the the squirrels, blackbirds, doves and quail. At the peak of the season, I need to fill this every 2-1/2 days. Every 3-1/2 days now (in February).

Have been feeding birds for over 10yrs and this is the best bird feeder ever. Had the small version for apx 5 yrs so was very happy to find the large version. I have very aggressive squirrels that have destroyed many different styles of feeders but this manages to keep them out.

Within minutes of hanging the" squirrel be gone wild bird feeder, " it was raided by a squirrel which hung upside down on the feeder and had a feast. I have photos as evidence. I gave two stars only because the concept of a squirrel proof feeder is a good one and the feeder is reasonably attractive; however, this one is definitely quite ineffective. Perhaps the squirrels here are more intelligent than those used to test the effectiveness of the feeder.

This is the first bird feeder that I have ever owned that I cannot open - the cap will not unscrew!

This is a great feeder if only the seed ports could be made of metal. the squirrels can chew on and finally open them and pull the feeder sideways to let the seeds fall to the ground. then there are chipmunks that are not weighty enough to cause the openings to close so they also chew out the ports. fix them with hot glue but they can eat it away. I get many birds at the feeder, In fact I fill it every two days with 6 qts of sunflower seed. Cardinals, yellow finches, house finches, chick-a-dees and nuthatchs all come to eat.