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Contech SQRTSCTR002 Squirrel Scatter Bird Feeder | 
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| Brand: Contech
Category: Lawn & Patio
Buy New: $89.95
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 204751
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.7
Dimensions (in): 8 x 8 x 19
MPN: SQRTSCTR002
Model: CTE002
UPC: 059463002137
EAN: 0059463002137
ASIN: B000HHMFE0
Release Date: August 21, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Squirrel proof | | • | Includes 6 spill-resistant feeding stations | | • | Holds up to 64 oz (2 litres) of birdseed | | • | Operates on two D-cell batteries for up to three months. | | • | Safe and harmless to squirrels and birds |
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Product Description
The SquirrelScatter squirrel-proof birdfeeder accommodates birds while keeping squirrels out. While birds feed undisturbed, the SquirrelScatter keeps any squirrels away with a brief electrical pulse for a safe and harmless -- yet effective -- deterrent. Ideal for gardeners and bird fanciers alike, the battery-operated SquirrelScatter provides a simple and efficient way to feed the birds without attracting wasteful and destructive pests to your garden. The SquirrelScatter squirrel-proof birdfeeder combines an efficient spill-resistant design with a harmless, yet effective electronic squirrel deterrent. Birds can stand on any of the metal feeding stations and eat undisturbed. But when a squirrel standing on the base or roof tries to eat from the SquirrelScatter feeder, it will be surprised and repelled by a brief electrical pulse. Squirrels learn to leave the feeder alone - and birds can enjoy the food you provide them. Setting up the SquirrelScatter is easy. Just install two D cell batteries, add your favourite birdseed, hang the device from a branch or pole (out of the easy reach of squirrels and other pests), and switch it on. When it's time to refill the SquirrelScatter, switch off the device, add more seed through the hatch in the top, and then switch it back on again. The SquirrelScatter will operate for up to three months on a single set of batteries.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Works great! December 22, 2008
RickD (NY)
This thing really works. The wife says I shouldn't find humor in it but I can't help it, it is freakin' hilarious! I shocked myself to show her it doesn't hurt that much. The squirrels kept trying at first, but eventually they gave it up. Now the birds get to feed while the squirrels wait on the ground for scraps, the reverse was true before. The feeder stays full for much, much longer now.
 Good but not perfect February 14, 2008
Terrence L. Thomson (Independence, MO)
This is an update as of November, 2008. The electronic part of my feeder stopped working. I called Contech customer service and told them I had purchased the bird feeder in January 2008 and it should be covered by the two-year warranty. After a few questions and confirmations, they agreed to send me a new bird feeder. I would put Contech to the top of my list as far as good customer service. I have had two Contech Scare Crow units for five years and the electronics on them still work perfectly. So I hope to get some years on the bird feeder replacement.
The bird feeder has absolutely stopped squirrels from getting on the feeder when the electronics are working. The only real con is that the design of the lid is flawed. It took my backyard squirrels no more that a few days to figure out they could pull off the lid with their teeth and chow down while sitting on top of the bird feeder. I called Contech customer service about this and the fellow I talked to admitted that the easy-to-get-off lid was a design flaw. He suggested I duct tape the lid down or put a bar across it. The duct tape works but is ugly. I finally went to Home Depot and got an expansion spring short enough that I could stretch it across two sides of the metal hanger and then push it down across the lid. That way when I need to fill the feeder I just work the spring up to the top of the hanger so that I can get the lid off. When the spring is pushed down across the lid the squirrels can't get the lid off (at least so far). Now the good news. Once the squirrels found that they couldn't get the lid off, they hung off the top of the feeder to investigate the feeder openings and they completed they electrical circuit. They got a taste of the electrical shock. That caused the squirrels to quickly jump off the feeder. We also were having problem with a raccoon that tore up the previous feeder trying to get it open. That problem apparently also has been solved.
This Really Works! October 11, 2006
William H. Becker (Lancaster, PA USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
We live in New Hampshire and cannot have most bird feeders in the summer because they will be destroyed by the black bears. This is the first bird feeder that we can hang high in a tree and not have it emptied by the local red and gray squirrels. Before we got this we tried the usual approaches:
Red pepper - Spraying the feeder with an oil and pepper mix didn't work.
Cage-type feeders - This works for gray squirrels, but any cage with a small enough mesh to keep out red squirrels will also block the birds.
Baffles - A regular feeder needs to be 8 feet from any branch or the squirrels will jump to it. This is impossible to arrange in most trees.
This Squirrel Scatter feeder is a very simple solution. We have it hanging on a branch outside our second-story window. It only takes one or two experiences with the shock from this feeder and even the most determined squirrel will leave it alone. Every now and then a squirrel will stop back and very carefully attempt to eat from the feeding ports. The mild shock immediately sends him scrambling away. The construction quality also seems quite good. Highly recommended.
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