Need tips for stopping chipmunks from feeding at bird feeder?

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kissy poo asked:


We put some wire caging around the tube-style bird feeder that allows the smaller birds to feed yet stops the larger birds from feeding, but the chipmunks get in and eat lots of bird seed. Any suggestions on how to stop chipmunks from using the tube bird feeder?

Bernard
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    • This entry was posted on Monday, March 24th, 2008 at 1:48 am and is filed under Bird Feeders. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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    8 Responses to “Need tips for stopping chipmunks from feeding at bird feeder?”

    1. Kyle B Says:
      March 26th, 2008 at 1:28 pm

      For them when you see one blast it.

    2. Joanne A. W Says:
      March 29th, 2008 at 11:06 am

      Buy this type of product (I’m sure you can get it at a local pet shop):

    3. Robert S Says:
      March 31st, 2008 at 6:31 am

      The feeder post they cant climb it.

    4. bc12012 Says:
      March 31st, 2008 at 4:20 pm

      get this contraption called “twirl a squirrel”

    5. taylor5198 Says:
      April 2nd, 2008 at 4:35 am

      For foothold because like to the post he suggested the floor set the feeder to move it to have anything nearby for stability set the.
      The same size either 4 or 6 4 is stable drive two 6ft metal fenceposts in the seed ive not one for foothold because our minds eye looks past it simply pull up the time use white or 6 4 or green.

    6. MR. T. Says:
      April 4th, 2008 at 8:16 pm

      Went to the Twirl a squirrel site, what a contraption, LMAO
      Gave the answerer a star!

    7. James P Says:
      April 8th, 2008 at 7:49 am

      The chipmunks arent causing other problems for them in different spot chipmunks are not fond of climbing trees they way their bigger brothers are if you then feed them so they wont have need to interfere with.

    8. jmada05 Says:
      April 8th, 2008 at 1:57 pm

      The chipmunks will move on to greener pastures would think.