I find that whatever type of feeding station, bird table, or style of feeders you use, all birds will spill food on the ground, especially if you have starlings. if you have a rat nearby, he will eat the fallen seed, and there is nothing you can do about it unless you clean up all the fallen seed every day, without fail. yes, rats climb.. Iam a member of most wildlife trusts inc. rspb. i did have two bird tables, six hanging feeders, until recently it upset me to take the feeders down and cut up the tables, on the tables were three rats which they were so big they looked like squirrels, in all the years i have fed birds i have never had rats squirrels yes, so on the advice of a. Amazon.co.uk: rat proof bird feeders. suitable for use in seed feeders on bird tables and ground feeding. natures market bf008s seed feeder with squirrel guard. by natures market. £7.99 prime. eligible for free uk delivery. more buying choices. £5.16 (7 new offers) 3.8 out of 5 stars 209..
Always place the bird feeder where access is difficult for small mammals such as squirrels and rats. this means the feeder should be placed at least 4 feet off the ground and 8 feet away from fences, tables, branches or any other object the rat could jump from to the feeder.. The key thing to note when trying to prevent attracting rats is to ensure that they cannot get access to food - prevent food from reaching the floor. use collection trays below hanging feeders and if you have a bird table its worth having a raised edge around the sides, again to stop food from being spilt onto the floor.. I have found a rat proof & squirrell proof bird feeder. basically it is a cage that allows the birds to get to the feeder (seperate but cheap) but not bigger birds or vermin. to reduce spillage i have cut some mesh to catch the spillage. the cost of the cage was £12:95 from the ferndale garden centre in coal aston nr sheffield..
