"Stephen Wolstenholme" wrote ...

Martin wrote:

Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:

Pam Moore wrote:

Years ago I took part in an anti-slug trial for the Organic Gardening
magazine and was given a roll of copper tape. I had to put 2 strips,
one above the other, round pots. The day I found a slug on the side of
a pot between the two strips I gave up on that idea.
I've since discovered that the strips need to be close enough so that
the slug touches both strips as it crawls up and thus gets the
electric shock. I have not tried this however!

On a plastic or ceramic pot you need copper tape and steel tape. That
works like a battery cell and produces a tiny electric shock. I use a
similar method to stop squirrels stealing from the bird feeder. The
pole is metal and so sticking copper strips every few inches from top
to bottom produces a few volts.

Only when the pole is wet?


It produces the highest voltage after it has dried a bit it is still
damp. I actually extended my meter leads once so I could measure the
voltage. It was nearly 6 volts.

Most squirrels climb up the pole but
change their minds before they get up the bird feeder. There is also a
big plastic disc (LP) to get in their way if they manage to get over
the electrics. There is just one squirrel who can jump onto the feeder
from high up a nearby tree. It's so good to watch that I allow it a
few peanuts!

We bought a bird feeder that closes when anything heavier than a small
bird
tries to feed from it. We don't have squirrels, but we do have a large
number of
jackdaws. So far only one jackdaw has worked out how to get food from it.
http://www.amazon.com/Perky-Pet-339-...Z52RYPQZ547 0


I like jackdaws but we don't see many. We do get a raven occasionally
for a real treat! I am told ravens come here from Liverpool.

We also have one of these
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fallen-Fruit.../dp/B0047TZYY2

It works well too.

One of my carers brought me one those to try but I don't like the look
of it.


We have one of these and it works very well, the weight of the squirrel
closes the feeding ports but you can still have a bird at each of the 4
ports without it closing. The lid locks on too.

http://www.savethe.co.uk/squirrel-buster-classic

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Regards. Bob Hobden.
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