I once succumbed and bought an uber-squirrel-proof feeder that shut down the seed trays when the squirrel's weight landed on it but it was a serious pain to keep clean (in the chronically wet, snowy, icy weather we get), messy to fill and empty, the seed was so enclosed it always seemed to mold faster, and the birds never seemed to use it much. When I moved I didn't even bother to take it along. So far, using the capsaicin oil and giving my dog free rein to keep the squirrels in another tree is working.
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