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Re: Non-avian Suet Feeders



RANDY . . .

Putting out suet and then trying to repel things that come to it 
seems to be a contradiction in terms. :-)

I suspect the nocturnal culprits at your suet feeders are Raccoons 
and/or Opossums, both of which are strong enough to drag feeders some 
distance. Like Gray Squirrels, all Raccoons are born with Ph.D.'s in 
engineering, so they are pretty good at outwitting us hapless humans.

Perhaps the best way to make the feeders less accessible to mammals 
is to hang them from a plastic clothesline strung between poles or 
trees. If squirrels begin to walk the clothesline, you can hang a 
flopping plastic disk above each feeder to help keep these arboreal 
rodents away.


Cheers,

BILL




>Over the past two weeks, I've had unknown creatures eating the suet from my
>two squirrel-proof suet feeders during the night, all of the suet!  At first
>we thought it may be deer, but decided against that as a couple of times the
>feeders were pulled down and dragged varying distances.  We tied them to the
>tree supports and whatever the animal is, simply devoured the suet anyway.
>Does anyone have any ideas as to what might be doing this, raccoons,
>opossum, etc.?  What can we do to try and repel them?  Thanks.
>
>Regards,
>
>Randy Dunson
>Hillsborough  NC

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