Squirrel Stopper Metal Standard Baffle Deters Squirrels and Raccoons (SQSB09)

Appears to be working great, haven’t seen anything but birds in the feeder since I installed.. I had previously used a slinky on pole but, squirrels had figured out how to get past it!

After years of watching my wife fix bird feeders and search for missing suet cages, I was about to give up on finding ways to deter our clever raccoons. Greasing the poles, various guard products--all failed as we would watch our camera feeds and marvel at the agility and dexterity of or four-legged opponents. I was about to give up on finding ways to deter our clever raccoons. Greasing the poles, various guard products, all failed as we would watch our camera feeds and marvel at the agility and dexterity of or four-legged opponents. I finally came across this product and bought one to see if it would work. The video footage shows the racoon try and try again—they were unable to get a purchase on the tapered tube as it would shift on the springs. Bottom line, months later, the bird feeders are exclusively being patronized by….birds! As a bonus, the squirrels are foiled as well.

Does the intended job of deterring squirrels, however, metal material is very flimsy (bends and gets misshapen easily; scratches easily). Furthermore, setting it up is a bit tricky. Lastly there is a design flaw where the screw holes don't align properly. However, shipping and delivery was very quick.

This is the second baffle of this type I’ve purchased. The first one was bought from the Canadian site & cost $69.00 CAD.

The second baffle cost considerable more since I was forced to purchase it from US. It was no longer available at Canadian site so I had to pay tariff fee, monetary exchange difference, & shipping cost- ouch! I really wanted a second baffle knowing how effective it is at preventing squirrels, chipmunks & raccoons from accessing the bird seed.

The baffle is very well made consisting of high grade metal (steel?) & high grade baked on paint to resist a harsh climate, fading, & chipping & support longevity & aesthetics in one’s garden! Now all the bird seed I buy is eaten exclusively by birds, as intended. I highly recommend this item.

There was one incident where a squirrel made his way up the pole, through the bottom & top hole of the baffle however, my husband plugged the hole with wire mesh & no further incidents!

It is very effective at keeping squirrels, chipmunks & raccoons away from bird seed .

Hopefully, this will keep the squirrels away from the bird feeder. Thank you for the quick shipping.

Works very well and as described

Really fast shipping. Exactly as expected.

Great product, I was very happy.

The shield stops squirrels and racoons. It has solved our problem. the critters cannot get to the bird food. Highly recommend.

This is the ONLY squirrel baffle we could find that was made to fit around a 2" pole - so we were really hoping it would work. What a delight to report that it does. It looks solid, and our crafty squirrels are completely stumped by it - they can't get up the pole that previously gave them no problems at all.

This is a product that actually works as advertised. We have a rather persistent raccoon that destroyed our previous, and not inexpensive, bird feeder that had also had a guard. It was great for squirrels, but hardly slowed down the raccoon. No so this one! I think he has finally given up and gone elsewhere, though not without having attempted to do its best. This is a great product, well-designed, with good instructions. Well done!!!

It stops squirrels and raccoons

Surprisingly it went well.

Great value. Easy to install.

Raccoons were my major problem with squirrel baffles not able to work. I put this on my pole and have had no problems since.

Thank you , thank you, thank you. I have a shepherd's hook pole and couldn't find a baffle to fit. I invested in two expensive squirrel buster feeders that the squirrels ended up using one for support while feasting on the other feeder. HOWEVER, there were problems: 1) the squirrels dislodging the top cap which enabled them to climb through the baffle. So, I had to buy Gorilla tape to secure the cap. 2) one **** was too short and wouldn't work3) had an issue with one of the springsA little quality control could solve these issues. Thank you for the speedy delivery.

The best I can say is that it appears to work...so far. Squirrels are quite baffled by it. They've tried going up inside is put their little paws on it only to have said paw slide off. Quite fun to watch. But, I had a bear if a time putting it together. The **** holes didn't line up without a struggle, the strip that holds it together is a straight piece trying to fit on a curved one which made it difficult to fit, and I'm a little concerned that the thumb screws holding the contraption on to the pole will loosen in time and I'll gave to remove the top (remember those pesky screws?) and replace and tighten them time after time. The only reason you're baffle is getting even a 3 is that it appears to work.

Doing what it's suppose to do.

Excellent did the job

For those of whom have trouble

Works well thus far, but was a bit of a challenge to assemble