My squirrel-proof feeder got a full raccoon family last night

So I'm in my yard in Cincinnati, watching the sunset. I hear this huge crash from the deck. My big tube feeder, the one with the weight lock, is on the ground. Not just tipped, but the whole pole bent. There's a mom raccoon and three babies just going to town on the spilled seed. I guess the lock only works for squirrels, not a 15 pound raccoon hanging off it. I had to wait inside until they left, then I brought the whole mess in. Now I'm looking at moving the feeder away from the deck rail and maybe getting a baffle for the pole too. Has anyone else had raccoons beat a weight sensitive feeder? What did you do?

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2 Comments

troy43915d ago

Get a baffle, they're basically raccoon slides.

maxm6315d ago

That's a funny way to put it. I've seen the plastic cone baffles, but do the metal pole-mounted ones actually work better? I've got a determined squirrel that just climbs right over my plastic one.