Squirrels vs PVC pipe / Slinky Combo / How to keep squirrels out of your bird feeder

This is a HOW TO video. If you wanna see just the squirrel's trying to get into feeder skip to 16:20. I decide to try a piece of PVC pipe with a bungee cord attached to it and the slinky also . I set my camera up the following morning to see how it works and so far so good. If anyone try's it also let me know your results. #Howtostop #funnysquirrels #squirrels
This is a squirrel deterrent that has been 100% effective on my squirrels at two separate locations
I used a piece of 3/4'' PVC pipe cut in half so it would go around pole, because the pole is u shaped on both ends, then used electrical tape to hold together. Also a cheap, pretty weak bungee cord about 2' long and a slinky . Total cost under $10.00
Update video on how it's working • Squirrel vs PVC/Slinky...
Update to the update : I did change the bungie to a very weak spring from a hardware store. The bungie would only last a couple of months. After 17 months it remained 100 % effective on my squirrels
Disclaimer: I do not claim this is effective on all squirrels. Your little rodents may be different or conditions may vary. No animals were harmed making this or it's use.
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[@duanemiyagishima2381]

I've found that Mini-Slinky's work. About 1/4 the size of the regular slinky. I purchased mine in packs of 5 at Walmart. A combo of Mini inside a regular slinky works even better.

[@MrTerrymiff]

I tried your system and had a 100% success rate! No squirrels in the bird feeder! Of course it helps that there are no squirrels in Australia. ;)

[@HawkesVids]

It will work on roo's also. Lol

[@Amy.Georgia_]

Hello fello aussie

[@tomfisher9089]

No humor either.

[@rockhound7147]

Actually, the Palm Squirrel (introduced in the early 1900s) is still living in Australia and the Gray Squirrel (introduced in the late 1700s)lived there for years until that strain of the species died out. Learn about where you live before throwing random “facts” out there.

[@yliberal6355]

Genius design that no one else has thought of!!!

[@smartassist9700]

I put oil on pole and laugh at them sliding down! Lol

[@barbarasteed3966]

KY WILL WORK ALSO

[@smartassist9700]

KY?

[@brianmathew09]

@@smartassist9700 Vaseline

[@smartassist9700]

I checked out KY. I don’t need a huge population growth over night. Lol jk

[@wtopp345985]

You get an A+++ for Original Concept! The guy that invented the squirrel spinner probably started out like this too.

[@seriouslyreally5413]

Cheaper (in bird seed loss) less trouble to buy a spring loaded feeder at the garden center. Have mine 18 yrs and no squirrels. Hanging outside my window on 10ft T-bar galvanized 1/2 in. plumbing pipe cemented in a 2ft deep hole in the ground. They jump from the roof or the pergola onto the feeder and shut the door every time. They don't even try anymore. They do clean up the bird scatter on the ground instead which is great! I changed my mix and get even less of that problem.

[@filmtajm35]

They are persistent the small little creatures, you have to give them that. Lovely video and a very good contruction. Thank you for sharing.

[@HawkesVids]

Yes they are and Thank you for the nice comment filmtajm35.

[@billinator21]

I love how the bird at 17:25 watched the squirrel jump and miss. Lol. Birds on the bottom left of the screen.

[@HawkesVids]

your right , I never really noticed that ..lol

[@C_Hart]

Slinky! Awesome idea cant wait to see the thwarting begin

[@grandplans]

Cool video. It's always fun watching squirrels try to figure out a person's "anti squirrel" contraptions. Brings back memories of dad's battle with the squirrels, and the neighborhood cats for that matter. Was hilarious to watch.

[@HawkesVids]

My dad is still battling the squirrels for his pecans ! I guess lots of people are looking for a remedy and why this video has done so good . Thanks man

[@grandplans]

@@HawkesVids I would imagine pecan trees would be harder to protect. I wonder, you know how they have created devices that create sounds to keep insects away, and even small animals. Various frequencies for your various living annoyances. I wonder if something like that could be created for squirrels as well? But would it keep the birds away as well? Would the frequencies mess with the trees and other plant life as well? The thought just popped into my head so I thought I'd just spit it out. LOL! Mindless babbling. 😂

[@Meticularius]

You have my respect and admiration Sir. With your inspiration I may yet out think my squirrels.

[@deaniemberry]

I'm so surprised how ugly people can be to one another, it doesn't have to be that way, like my mother always said, if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all. Hawke, I think you have got it guy, thank you for taking the time to help us, I certainly appreciate it.

[@HawkesVids]

jeanne berry Thank you so much for the nice comment. My latest video I talk some about the same thing you said about being nice.

[@tomfisher9089]

Why can't we all just get along?

[@barryelitchfield]

Use 4" PVC drain, waste, and vent pipe about 5 feet long around the support pipe. Slit only one side with your saw. Pull open the slit and slip the support pipe through the slit. Squirrels can't climb 4" plastic pipe. They can't get a grip. No bungie cords, no slinky. Just 4" PVC resting on the ground.

[@royhoco5748]

great idea. the best way I have seen to stop squirrels climbing a metal bird feeder pole is use a fence charger to put fire on the pole, doesn't kill the squirrels but it makes they look somewhere else for a snack

[@HawkesVids]

roy hoco I bet a little shock therapy would work ..lol

[@jbrisson007]

of squirrel and men, smart little buggers.

[@ShlisaShell]

This was fun. Thanks Hawke. 👊🤘

[@HawkesVids]

Glad u liked it . Thanks for watching

[@JamesJackson-qp9uc]

Love the slinky!

[@jaywade6443]

73 squirrels disliked this video!😂 nice video, good job buddy!!

[@HawkesVids]

Lol , Thanks ! You know some people are just gonna hate anything & everything . I see video's that look perfect to me and will have tons of dislike's.

[@cukedaddy]

Squirrel count is up to 262 now...must work real good...LOL

[@PaperToPetals]

Ah great work! I love the Cardinals! So pretty!

[@HawkesVids]

Thanks Debbie. Yes they are. I have some other video's with Cardinals if your interested.

[@smartassist9700]

Omg, simplistic way. 3inch chimney pipe. Cut 1 inch shorter than bird feeder pole. Open it, put around feeder pole, close it. He will never climb it.

[@masonbee2]

I appreciate you showing the trials and errors in creating this. Glad it's working for you, I'm going to give it a try in my backyard.

[@HawkesVids]

Thank You ! Hope it works for you also

[@jpdemer5]

I always wondered how flying squirrels evolved. Now I know.

[@HawkesVids]

When I was a kid, a friend & I found some babies in a rotten tree that had fallen and the parents had left. We took them and raised them , then let them go when they were grown. They were pretty cool .

[@jimtippens]

Love these video's I work at WB studios in Burbank Ca. Teamster Local 399 Driver's since 2001. This is a thousand times better than the crap thay try to pawn off on the public. Keep'em going. Great stuff. Ps: Love the Fender style Twangy Guitar Music. I've played Fender's for 37 years. Love the Twang.

[@HawkesVids]

Thank You !

[@tomfisher9089]

What does your work info have to do with the subject?

[@lorrainekuzen-stephens9560]

You’re a genius!!!

[@HawkesVids]

Lol , wow a genius ...Thanks

[@martinthatsall1518]

Great fun, but if you really want to thwart the little critters you need only to fix an upside down bucket or hard plastic domestic waste-bin on the pole. Cost: $2 or less. Time Spent: 5 mins Effectiveness: 100% How to: Cut off the rim and handle if using a bucket. I use a hard, rimless polythene waste bin that's is about 10 inches high and 8 inches across at the top. The pole passes through the center of the bottom. Drill or cut the hole to be a tight fit on the pole. I heated the pole and used it to melt out the hole giving a perfect fit. Push the bucket right up to the top of the pole, open end downwards. Fix a stopper on the pole, about six inches below the base of the feeder that you are trying to protect. I used a metal hose-clip but a few winds of duct tape will be just as effective but not as squirrel proof. Slide the bucket back down against the stopper and set-up the feeder in the usual way. The squirrels climbing up the pole end up inside the bucket unable to go anywhere but down again. There will be a few trial nibbles around the edge of the bucket after which they will give up. Problem solved! If you use a very cheap bucket then it will deteriorate over a couple of years due to UV and become brittle. My polythene waste bin has gone three years with no problem.

[@HawkesVids]

Martin Halley Thanks for the comment. That sounds like a great idea ! My pole has ends that won't allow just to slide anything onto it without either cutting the bucket/trash can or cut the pole and reweld it . Right now this has been working, but thinking about another feeder and may try this . I've had several viewers give great ideas . Thanks for yours

[@mattbutler4904]

Martin Halley I did that.with a big can and it worked but they did like the other guy said and started to shake the pole

[@beatnik228]

Have had many encounters with these cute ,fuzzy rats with tails, if you have an infestation with them as I have, in my attic and other interior spaces (they come in winter), and you don't want to kill them, and you can locate their nest and isolate the area, easy off oven cleaner sprayed works like a charm but you must find their means of entry and plug it!

[@HawkesVids]

They can be dangerous in a attic . They like to chew on wire's . That can lead to a fire . Luckily haven't had that problem

[@tomfisher9089]

Flame thrower. Problem solved.

[@fredchopin2776]

Those little guys are committed!!

[@HawkesVids]

Yes they are Sharon

[@fredchopin2776]

Hawke's Vids I enjoyed your video very much! Squirrels love a challenge!

[@bub_lite_6361]

Hey Hawks Vids: I'm the guy who commented with plans to make the pole spin on your bird feeder. Did a little rethinking on pulley sizes. Unless I figured wrong, (good possibility), if you put a 1/2" pulley on the motor, (1725 rpm motor), and a 6" pulley on the pipe, you should get about 140 or so rpm. This should be enough to sling the offending squirrel off the pole. You can always increase the motor pulley size if it's not fast enough.

[@victorcastle1840]

They sell those umbrella's that fit around feeder poles that stop squirrels. Been using them for 10 yrs or more. Lot cheaper than the price of blackoil sunflower seed. Enjoyed the video with the slinky !

[@HawkesVids]

Thanks Victor !

[@frederickwise5238]

What really gets ya is when squirrels outssmart ya! LOL

[@HawkesVids]

It's kinda amazing that their little tiny brain can figure so much out . Thanks for watching Frederick.

[@frederickwise5238]

@@HawkesVids I keep hoping for "Ground breaking foollpro....err squirrel proof ideas".. You are right So clever for a brain the size of a walnut. LOL

[@Cindy2576]

Great idea! Thanks for sharing!!

[@HawkesVids]

Thanks for watching Cindy

[@PsYcoPink]

THE SQUIRREL BUSTER bird feeder(s) solved all my problems, highly recommended 😃

[@mlrp8505]

Yeah, well my 'Squirrel Buster' lasted about 2 years before they completely busted it. Had to replace some and bend other parts back into shape about once a week after they went into full attack mode, gerry-rig a few times after that before it gave in. Too expensive to buy another one and go through that again. Good luck with yours!

[@eddiejk1]

Just found your video after unsuccessfully trying with just a slinky, although it works some of the time. So I am definitely going to give your idea a shot, & let you know how it works for me. Thanks for all the "how-to" stuff-that's what I needed to know. If it works, I'll be able to watch all the failed squirrel attempts in my back yard lol.

[@HawkesVids]

eddiejk1 your very welcome . I made this video over a year ago and so far great results. Yeah let me know . Maybe u can make a squirrel video

[@perduk1]

We have a couple of squirrels getting into our bird feeder. My wife grease the pole with Vaseline and that was fun for a while but one of them discovered he could jump from the ground and land in the box. In reality he doesn't eat much and only comes around every few days. I think he has to travel from a few blocks over and has a few cats that would love to invite him for dinner.

[@HawkesVids]

Lol , them cats would probably love some tasty squirrel. When i made that video i had 5-6 of them all day long eating. It was getting real expensive

[@marleneaproff5291]

You have more patience trying to out squirrel them than they do!! Wow..

[@HawkesVids]

lol

[@barbnield7867]

Your workshop is immaculate! Could you come and organize my kitchen cupboards? You sound as if you live pretty far away but I could meet you at the ferry from Vancouver. We had to give up feeding birds because the squirrels drove our dog so crazy she was wrecking our hearing. Great gadget! And I love your dimple! Hattie.

[@HawkesVids]

Why thank you very much for such a nice comment ! Louisiana is pretty far I do believe..Lol ... I have a dimple in my chin also but can't see if for the hair .

[@plainwornout3964]

A 4" P.V.C. pipe 6' tall with feeder on top works perfectly as long as you keep it 10' or so from objects that the squirrel can jump from.

[@jellyduck100]

That is absolute great invented, Squirrels got no pain no gain! :D

[@HawkesVids]

It's still working and yes, no pain no gain .. lol

[@rockhound7147]

Metal plumbing band works better than the electrical tape for binding the pipe halves together. This concept works, though. Great video. Thanks

[@HawkesVids]

I moved to a another place back in January and there are a tons of squirrels here. So far haven't seen any in it here . See them looking and trying to figure a way, but none yet . Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@yliberal6355]

This is a great video! Plus your invention is great!!!

[@HawkesVids]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it

[@tomasaur]

Good job!

[@RayPublishing]

I hear you, brother! Wish I wasn't in the City and liked to eat Squirrel. Probably won't be any good eating with all that Grass/birdfeed. LOL😀👍🏽

[@BigDH28]

Them little buggers sure can jump!!!........ and fall from high heights! Lol! 😂🤣👌👍

[@HawkesVids]

BigDH28 They sure can

[@tomfisher9089]

When you fall it's usually downward and from some height above ground level. Especially true from High Heights.

[@jaylew8408]

It seems you have more squirrels attempting to commit suicide then you do attacking the bird feeder

[@lancebaker1374]

than

[@deniseview4253]

entertainment watching them try getting the feeders. lol

[@HawkesVids]

Yeah it is , they are persistent lil critters

[@clarencetuurngait7628]

Denise View why did you put a rapist and a fascist on your profile pic ?

[@kennethphillips5128]

If you have trouble with that PVC again just cut down one side of it then, try to snap it on around the bird feeder stand

[@Don.Challenger]

This is the way to do it - I'd say too.

[@chrisreeder2798]

Or pull the pole out of the ground and slide it on from the bottom

[@superque4]

Chris Reeder Some of them are forked at the bottom.

[@shanehanson6013]

I work in wildlife control and your making it much harder than it needs to be. First, squirrels can jump 5 to 6 feet straight up. To add to that, as you saw, they have no qualms with jumping from nearby trees or roofs. Second, in very rare occasions we do, what we call, a squirrel exclusion (this doesn't work for most houses), its complicated, but basically its a PVC pipe at a steep angle from their entrance. I mention it as replacing the entire pole with a good sturdy piece, of at least, 1.5 inch (the larger the better) PVC pipe would be all the deterrent you need. The simple reason it that it is too slippery to climb, and if kept clean they will never get up it. Do keep in mind that this will not stop flying squirrels, and at the moment I know of no humane method to keep flying squirrels from accessing bird feeders.

[@HawkesVids]

Thank you for your comment Shane

[@lancebaker1374]

Squirrels climb my balcony posts to eat flowers in containers. Can I find square PVC or something equivalent? Can I find a six-inch diameter Slinky? Not likely. Try another video.

[@tommyguardi1984]

Saw your video and got to work right away. Trying 2 of the small slinkys tied together, and it has real loose tension on it. Will add the PVC pipe if needed. Great idea sir, and really enjoyed your video and ideas. Thanks so much! Don't want to harm the little bastards now!

[@HawkesVids]

Thanks Tommy, greatly appreciated . Seems like I made that video a lifetime ago. Sorry you had to endure my pretty bad editing back then. Hopefully I've improved since then.

[@akbychoice]

Maybe just cut one side of the PVC and snap it around the metal.

[@kennethphillips5128]

If you made one connection at the top of the slinky and then made another connection at a small round plate that when the squirrel got on it it would bring the Slinky down connecting the circuit and shocking them you can use a dog collar for the shock or a bug zapper

[@MrCharlieBelle]

6" PVC pipe 9' high and 10' from any structure they can climb up. No squirrels in feeder for 2 years.

[@robertbee9776]

I have the way that works, an inverted large funnel and a smooth, steel wool rubbed and well greased and motor oiled steel pole. It is more fun to watch them try to climb up the greased pole and get onto the funnel and they never make it to the funnel. The funnel has motor oil on it as well, you will laugh your ass off as they try to hold on and climb to the top. They eventually will get smart enough to take over the world and grease our poles.

[@randy-tzu1624]

What pole you smokin?

[@CitizenPerkins]

+Robert Bee -- Well, record a few of those attempts and post a link to it.

[@ProBountyHunter]

Speaking of squirrels, have you ever heard them growl? We had a nest in a katalpa tree and these things growled like a small dog whenever you got close. Took 24 years of life before I ever heard that.

[@HawkesVids]

ProBountyHunter no, can't say I have. Maybe they had been smoking katalpa beans.. My brother and some friends got caught doing that many years ago. We had 3 of them trees in the back yards . Would fish with the caterpillars .

[@tomfisher9089]

Wait another 24 years and they will begin singing opera

[@paige7065]

Great video!!

[@HawkesVids]

Thanks

[@Geno2733]

Damn squirrels are jumping straight down off the trailer

[@retropixels3141]

that's just awesome ! :-) :-)

[@juangonzalez9848]

If you have a table saw just set the blade height to slightly over thickness of pipe. Then fabricobble a jig to hold the pvc while you push it through. Betting that the squirrels claws would have no problem finding purchase on that soft pvc though, regardless of any zip ties. Maybe something harder like a brass pipe? Or even just some generous lubing of the existing pipe?

[@kevinhayes3146]

Fabricobble...Do i spy another AvE fan?

[@NolimitTEXAS]

Awesome

[@margaretbenson-mccarthy5646]

I am going to try this! I will let you know!

[@HawkesVids]

Ok, good luck and thanks for commenting

[@tedheavy3441]

diggin the larry the cable guy thing you got going on...

[@HawkesVids]

Ted Heavy Git r done Lol

[@james0150]

Dang you beat me to it lol

[@Cindy1956ful]

It helps a lot if you grease the pole with either Crisco or Vaseline.

[@joemug4079]

I have found, after trying everything everyone else has!, you need a certain type of plastic the squirrels can’t scratch into. And pvc isn’t it. It is plastic used to bad certain dog food. I get Taste of the Wild. You cut a width wide enough to wrap around the pole a couple times. Tape/glue the top of the bag tight to the pole. The bottoms 3’ of the bag stays loose. It works.

[@HawkesVids]

Wow, that's awesome ! Thanks for stopping by and commenting

[@JustJudy]

You are now at 1.01k!!!!

[@HawkesVids]

yep , sure is

[@dozer1642]

I have found a slinky doesn’t have enough lead in it to dissuade the squirrels from coming around.

[@davidd.daigle3849]

17:28 is when he finally leaps .... I rigged mine up similar to yours .... Haven't seen Mr. Grey Squirrel since ....{ and I was really looking forward to it too .... } .. Course , I might have actually done a little more than just sting him , with a pellet , prior to my setting up this rig ......... Mr Chipmunk doesn't do much more than harvest bird -feed that falls to the ground now ...

[@amrannoordin1644]

Cool

[@5argetech56]

Try a thin-walled aluminum or stainless steel tube. So their claws can't dig into it also spray with silicone or Teflon lubricant super slippery can't get a grip.

[@HawkesVids]

Good idea

[@silentdeath9237]

Make an offset in the pole that has a metal disc on a bearing they will never get around the disc because gravity will throw them off and a disc has nothing to hold onto.

[@robertheinkel6225]

I just used a couple of 1liter bottles. Drill a hole in both ends, large enough to slip over your stand. Remove the label off the bottles. The bottles are too slick, and too large for the squirrels to hang onto.

[@wyoprospector]

Tried the slinky by itself, they figured that out in 2 days. May try this next or something electric.

[@lancebaker1374]

"Why are so many people disliking?" Simple: it is all real time, showing every second of this process.... z-z-z-z-z- Wake me up when he is done.

[@HawkesVids]

I'm giving this a big thumbs up ! I guess that's 19:08 of your life you will never get back. Just think of the good nap u just got though. Does this mean u won't be subscribing to my channel? My shit is super fun and exciting!

[@LS-kg6my]

wow! You may have cracked the Squirrel-Bird Puzzle for good. Congratulations! Get a patent!!

[@HawkesVids]

Lol. Thanks

[@lincqimiq5265]

Best to installed 4 in pvc and 2 steel rod for top for hang 4 feeders

[@rupe53]

Gotta admit the slinky is a fun idea but a few lengths of 6" galvanized stove pipe is quicker and you can snap it into place around the existing feeder pole. Squirrels can jump 4 ft so do at least 6 ft worth of that stove pipe and they just can't get a grip even if they do a flying leap part way up.

[@HawkesVids]

rupe53 my dad did that around his pecan trees . Worked great while they were smaller but now they can jump from other trees . They really like munching on his nuts !

[@erniemays41]

STP works great on the pole.

[@HawkesVids]

Hi Ernie, Thanks for the comment. I'm pretty sure STP and other oils and grease isn't very healthy for them . They will have to lick it off and probably not real good internally. Birds may get on feathers and not good either. I wonder if there is a food product that if they ate it wouldn't hurt them, but is real slick.

[@kingmike40]

I rather scare off the birds and feed the squirrels. The squirrels don't shit on my car.

[@Mugwart1]

How about a small electrical pulse periodically applied to the Slinky, much like an electric fence for cattle? You effectively isolate the Slinky from the pole (i.e., electrical ground) when you surround the pole with PVC.

[@HawkesVids]

They probably wouldn't try it more than once or twice would they ...Lol

[@denniskazich7559]

I think hanging pipe from bungee cord is definitely a plus to your design.

[@HawkesVids]

yes, definitely. I tried just the slinky and it took them only about a day to get past it. I up-grated to a using a spring from a hardware store after a month or so, because the bungee just wore out. After 4 years , I have never had a squirrel get to the feeders. Even where I live now. Every year the new little ones, fresh from the nest will try. Then you just see them looking up at the birds for a few seconds, then they go back to eating what the birds knock out to the ground.

[@ChiefADFP]

whats stop them getting ontop of the moble home roof to jump to the birds feeders?

[@HawkesVids]

Chief Adfp nothing really other than the distance and if they have the balls to go for it I guess . I've never seen any try it . That building is a 12 x 20 office building and I've never heard or seen any on top of it . Thanks for commenting

[@jamesfreud1]

How do you get your grass to look that good? Mine is full of weeds.

[@HawkesVids]

All I do is mow it

[@jamesfreud1]

Hawke's Vids Oh well you're lucky then. It looks really good. Maybe i just need to plant St. Augustine.

[@HawkesVids]

I filmed this in May and we had had a wet spring and a lot of sun , maybe that's why it looks good

[@carolv8450]

I heard if u now it a lot then you keep the seed heads down then no seeds

[@HawkesVids]

I mow every 2 weeks from about the end of March until around the first of November. I also cut it on kind of a medium height on my mower

[@lukekendall2484]

If you use the cleaner then the clue that will work and holding it together

[@brendadale852]

A jig saw may have been easier to use than a reciprocating saw for slicing the pipe.

[@HawkesVids]

Hi Brenda Dale, First thanks for watching and commenting and your right, probably would have. My old jigsaw is one my daddy gave me probably 30 years ago and he probably had it 30 years before that and it wants to shut off after about a minute and you have to wait for it to cool off . I thought about my circular saw, but the recip worked better .

[@fowlwinds]

I’d like to try this fo my birdhouses. Snakes are becoming a real problem. Thanks.

[@HawkesVids]

Not sure if it will work for snakes, but give it a try

[@buzz25]

So this is what Larry the Cable Guy has been up to......

[@HawkesVids]

Ha Ha.... Yep

[@jamesjahoda1613]

A little tickle of electricity through the slinky?

[@SuperVoxman]

LIKE THIS.

[@whos_a_goodboy7401]

This is the best kind of make shift.

[@HawkesVids]

Thanks Kyna . Thanks for subscribing !

[@jtc1947]

why NOT get a piece of PVC pipe that would slip over the feeder pole from the ground to the feeder? Could the squirrels grip the slippery plastic??

[@jimmowers7675]

Yoou can always put a little axle grease or motor oil on the pole

[@donkeyearrs]

I'm glad to see that you are having fun screwing with this squirrel instead of just going out and shooting him.

[@HawkesVids]

Lmao

[@Soulcolector7]

I would just do the second

[@bigooman2396]

Funny squirrels........Question about your shed in the background how did you build it wanting to build one just the same. 😀

[@HawkesVids]

This use to be where I had my shop. Those were storage units. Were about 50 of them, Didn't belong to me, but I did rent them for the owner. He had some that were build by a company. Those he built. They were just framed with 2 x 4s, , metal siding and roof. The roof had maybe a 10'' pitch from front to back. Those had a 4' overhead door. No electric. They were on concrete. I build a building at my house up on blocks with a treated wood floor, Has wood siding and a tin roof. Thanks for watching and commenting Andrea

[@bigooman2396]

@@HawkesVids thanks I live in Jamaica 🇯🇲 moved from 🇨🇦. My storage unit currently is old and needs to redo been on KZbin but didn't see any I liked until coming across your video. Going to show my husband your suggestion and see if we can incorporate it. Thanks.

[@HawkesVids]

@@bigooman2396 Wow Jamaica ! That's awesome ! Sounds great, hope you can come up with something.

[@gyrlgeorge]

Thanks for the informative and amusing video. Hilarious! Please help me make something to keep raccoons off feeders! We’re lucky here in the PNW as we don’t have squirrels, but nightly raccoon raids wreak havoc

[@cherylcentenioblessedvirgi3241]

One individual placed oil on the pole and the squirrel slides downward to the ground.

[@alexsummersell3567]

Larger diameter pvc pipe. Cut down one side with table saw. Metal pipe/rod can be pushed through slit. Squirrels can't grab one inch or larger pvc pipe.

[@rupe53]

++ Alex Summersell.. Been there, done that with 2" PVC and the critters shimmy up like a native climbing a palm tree. They even learned how to put their claws into the cut like a rock climber grabbing on a fracture line. Next step was a couple of 6" stove pipe sections. Nothing to get a grip on and too large in diameter to hug / shimmy!

[@a2ndopynyn]

A couple of questions and an idea. First, use the fast-forward function on your video editing software to zip through the repetitive parts, if you want to show the whole process in videos like this. (I think you just use the mouse to "squeeze" the video track, make it shorter on the timeline, but editors are all a bit different.) Now, questions. Wouldn't it have been easier to take the feeders off the pole, pull it up and slide the pipe on it? Does the pole have some sort of stabilizing 'foot' that sticks out, or is it just a straight pole? Actually, it would have to be a straight pole, or how do you get the slinky on there? I'm not trying to bash you like some others are, and certainly not about the squirrels themselves - little thieves. Just an idea and a few questions. Good luck!

[@HawkesVids]

Hey, first off, thanks for the comment . Ok, the editing , yep you're right , it's pretty bad. I made this over 3 years ago. I was just learning. Of course when I made it I thought it was so well made. Lol . I think I've gotten better since then. I mostly make comedy / vlog stuff now . Check some of them out if you like . I did start a wildlife channel recently , Going Wild With Hawke. Will be putting outdoor/ animal stuff on. The pole , yes it has a foot bracket welded on , that keeps it from turning and stability I guess. I put the slinky on by separating it a little , and working it around the pole , then I just wired one end at the top . I still have it set up where I live now. Like I said in a update video I made after that one . I had to change the bungie to a spring so it would last longer . Thanks again, and sorry you had to endure it . I actually re-edited it without the how to part several months after this ones . It's on my channel somewhere .

[@parrotbill9072]

Don't try to deter squirrels, use the Squrrelinator and eradicate them. I pressure cook them and feed them to my dog. Now I don't have a squirrel problem.

[@tomfisher9089]

Just a mental problem.

[@GospelTruth37059]

Bravo bravo clap clap clap clap!!!

[@ncplantdoctor]

Those bushy tailed rats do seem to be able to think.

[@tomfisher9089]

Really? Animals have brains? Well I never!

[@Harloha]

I used to have a bird feeder, I still do but now I just call it a squirrel feeder, I mean a squirrel has got to eat too.

[@HawkesVids]

lol

[@eltigre249]

Have you tried a clear glass jug with water in it set next to the pole? My grandmother said that worked for her.

[@HawkesVids]

really ? first time i've heard that

[@theseinspirationalthings]

Why/how did it work?