Re: Rodents and Bird Seed Feeders.

This may be a bit extreme, but we are covered in rats here this time of
year, actually had one gnaw through our seed barrel a few weeks ago (since
upgraded to aluminum, try that you little rats!).  Usually 2-3 on or arond
the feeder anygiven time i hit it with the flashlight at night.  We went to
war!

The great and mighty duct tape comes into play, as does one large victor rat
trap....  Tape trap to feederpost (or on top of feeder in your case maybe.)
Then put one carefully measured fingertipload of cheap peanut butter on
trigger, and sprinkle a little birdseed on top of that.  Then carefully set
trap after your late feeding birds have called it a night and check it in
the morning.  If you got one, remove it and leave the trap sprung so you
don't get any birds, If you didn't get a rat carefully spring the trap,
again so you don't get any birds. (course i could care less if ours gets an
occasional sparrow, but i don't want to get a cardinal as they feed first
thing in the morning).




"A.Pismo Clam" <Alaininvc@'86DASPAMnetscape.net> wrote in message
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> What with the Southern California fires a month ago, I'd been having the
> above problem a lot. My bird feeder is on a 20' pole [above ground] with
> a clothes line attached to it. I hang my bird feeder from it and reel it
> in at sundown.
>
> Recently, it doesn't matter whether it's daytime or not; the rats are
> decimating the feeders contents. They jump from an adjoining tree to the
> feeder like a flying squirrel!
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> Short of utilizing a b.b rifle or cutting down the tree, I'd like to ask
> the group a question.
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> Does anyone have a rodent problem with their seed feeders? How do you
> deter/repel the varmints. If you haven't a problem, can you suggest a
> solution?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Alain...Paradise Mountain [Valley Center]
>