Deter and minimize squirrels at your bird feeders

How to use cayenne pepper to help deter squirrels.

We spent the last few days testing out feeders with cayenne pepper. We found that sprinkling it on didn't do much at all. They could easily pick through pieces that didn't have any on it. We found when we mixed it in thick, really mixed, it helped dramatically.

It has been damp out, this will dilute the pepper which will lead to more squirrel issues as the day progresses. Some of the squirrels will pick around the edges to find some seed with little to no pepper. But they don't gorge themselves like they were.

Pepper we are using:
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