How High up Do I Put a Squirrel Baffle?
Make sure to install your baffle high enough above the ground, at least four feet, out of squirrel-jumping distance. Squirrels can climb the most slickest poles with ease so if your bird feeder is mounted on a pole, you will need to install a squirrel proof baffle below the feeder on the pole itself.

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Also know, where do you put a squirrel baffle?

Make sure you place the squirrel baffle on the pole so its top is at least 4' up from the ground, preferably right under the feeder itself.

Subsequently, question is, how do you make a squirrel baffle to hang a bird feeder? How To Build The Baffle

  1. Step 1: Drill Hole. Clamp the end cap firmly in a vise, or hold it with pliers.
  2. Step 2: Fit End Cap. Hook the stovepipe together, and fit it snugly inside the end cap.
  3. Step 3: Drill Pilot Holes.
  4. Step 4: Attach Screws.
  5. Step 5: Slip Baffle Over Pole.
  6. Step 6: Attach Hose Clamp.
  7. Step 7: Install Baffle.

Correspondingly, which squirrel baffle works best?

Top 5 Best Squirrel Baffles

  • Audubon Wrap Around Squirrel Baffle (our #1 pick of all the baffles)
  • Audubon Torpedo Steel Squirrel Baffle (an excellent runner-up)
  • Audubon Clear Squirrel Baffle (doesn't obstruct your bird watching)
  • Woodlink Wrap Around Squirrel Baffle (smaller version of the top pick)

What's a squirrel baffle?

A squirrel baffle is a contraption or device that is used to stop squirrels from climbing UP a bird feeder pole or jumping DOWN directly onto a feeder from above.

Related Question Answers

How do you make a squirrel baffle for a tree?

Make a metal squirrel baffle
Cut the metal larger than the circumference of the trunk. (Careful, the metal edge will be very sharp.) Don't make it too snug, allow for tree growth so it can be enlarged later when it begins to fit too tightly. Roll the baffle into a cone shape, tighter at the top than the bottom.

Can a squirrel climb a metal pole?

Squirrels are smart. I imagine if they can do that, they can climb a metal pole. Depending on the height of the pole, they could probably garner enough speed to make it up. Maybe their paws have a good grip.
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