If you're a bird lover that really enjoys seeing lots of your fine-feathered friends come to your backyard feeders, then you know how big of a "pain-in-the-butt" squirrels can be.
In many areas around the country, squirrels can be extremely aggressive, destructive, and even carry disease-ridden bacteria that can kill your birds, without them knowing.
Here's the deal:
- There is no internal mesh cage system to keep the bird seeds away from a squirrel's reaching hands and mouth.
- They don't include design features that make it hard for the squirrels to get traction with their feet, therefore its quite comfortable and easy for them to get comfortable and "stay awhile".
- They are cheaply made of ugly and easily-breakable plastic, not high-quality, rugged, and long lasting materials like stainless steel.
- Many are made in China or India, NOT in the USA, so there can be much lower quality control and the feeders can include toxic chemicals that, over time, can be harmful (or deadly) to your fine-feathered-friends.
- They are not made to be rugged and long lasting. Cheap feeders are cheaper for a reason. They are ONLY designed to last a very short time (especially in area's with extreme cold/hot/rain/snow, and then you must pay...over and over... to replace them.
If you truly want to protect your birds' food and keep them healthy, then you should definitely look to invest in a high-quality American-made squirrel proof feeder that will last you a lifetime.