Will this keep squrriels away???...or what will scare them away, outside?
1401232
I bought mine for pigeons and it does not work very well. and I found one of my dogs with a squirrel in its mouth the other day, so not sure if it will scare them away.
1401233
William..........I use mine as a lawn ornament now.................it is worthless for scaring birds away OR squirrels or ANYTHING, birds never ever were deterred from eating my cherries no matter if I moved it in different locations so they would not get used to it !
1401234
I doubt it. I'm not real sure it keeps anything away. More of a conversation piece than anything. Good luck.
2047140
Gardening--squirll repelent--works great to stop them from digging up and eating bulbs like tulips etc.
17495
Don't know about raccoons, but we bought it so birds wouldn't fly over our pool and drop "presents" in it...will let you know in the spring if it works...great conversation piece regardless! We based our purchase on someone else's review for the same purpose, and they had success! It IS noisy, so that fact might deter raccoons.
361221
I would suspect dogs wold be what keeps the squirrels and raccoons away from their food. My dogs are in a kennel, with auto waters and the autodine feeders. I had to put wire around the feeders to keep them upright. They work fine. Hope this helps.
571655
I can only advise that my experience with these units have been good. I have 2 setup in my backyard and they have effectively kept the raccoons and deer away. I suspect they would be effective against possum, as well.
830117
I use it to deter a raccoon. I put it by the fence where he enters the yard, and it has worked wonderfully.
2242705
I wouldn't recommend an airsoft gun for scaring away raccoons, yes it might work on a young one, but an adult male would likely get mad. I would suggest an air horn, or making loud noises to scare it off.
608777
Now having one winter behind, my answer to the raccoons is "no" it does not deter them. They sit on the rail, grab hold of arm, swing it toward them. Have ended up taking the feeder in at dark EVERY nite. Found is does not freeze at 0 temp...arm moves freely.
568515
I never would have thought of that use!! I guess you could, it is loud enough to scare them away! It would have to be enclosed I would think so it does not get any moisture in it. I am interested to know if it works!!
1965154
My experience says it won't keep anything away. The deer stroll right up and eat my fuchsias. The squirrels still dig holes in my garden and planters. As for birds, they still empty the bird feeder three feet away from the unit.
1471837
Oh dear this stuff is such crap! Please do not waste your money. You might try an electronic repellant that plugs in to an exterior outlet, or moth crystals which can be found in laundry dept at Walmart and scatter those in areas where you don't want snakes or lizards. Good luck!
1105191
I doubt that it would keep animals away from a large area. It keeps cats away from marking our back door and stored feed in the shed, but they still come close.
1830005
my first suggestion for you is to move immediately! As for this mesh it is tight like a screen. If anchored reasonably taught and embedded in the dirt consistently across the bottom, I se no reaso it wouldnt keep out snakes. I do not however know the strength or diameter of such reptiles as "babies" and I assume if they are persistent enough they might be able to nose though the fabric's weave. My suggestion is to double up the fabric, pull it taught and bury the bottom a few inches in the ground. Good luck.
1253784
I don't have a squirrel problem so I am not sure. However, I placed this outside to keep the bird poop off my kids swing set... for the first week they stayed away.... then they just perched right next to it on the pole. After a week they knew it wasn't a threat.
853192
I strongly doubt this would stop squirrels or chippies. I did get 2 squirrels caught up in mine and he couldn't get out. So MAYBE they would get frustrated, but I doubt that. They are relentless. I suspect they'd just chew thru it.
608780
If your feeding birds with it, then I'm sure raccoons will try to get it. I have them here in the Pacific Northwest, and they DON"T get into them.....Just keep it up high and mount it on a side of a building. Something slick on the sides. THEY ARE A GREAT DEAL FOR THE MONEY,BOUGHT 4 OF THEM....
1212737
The pole is only about 2" in diameter. The baffle is wider at the top, maybe 5-6 inches in diameter, and tapers down to about 3". I definitely think it would stop raccoons since the squirrels can't jump high enough to get over the baffle. I doubt they would either. I've had this up since March of 2011 and nothing has raided it yet!