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Mammal Mayhem Spicy Bugs, Nuts, & Berries - Seed Cylinder 2 lbs

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Introducing the Mammal Mayhem Spicy Bugs, Nuts, & Berries Seed Cylinder, a gourmet seed blend crafted to attract a vibrant array of songbirds, while keeping pesky squirrels and raccoons at bay! Infused with hot pepper, this seed cylinder ensures that only your feathered friends will enjoy the feast, leaving the furry critters searching for snacks elsewhere.

How It Works: Birds' pain receptors are different from those of mammals, and they are not triggered by the capsaicin in hot peppers. This product works well deterring mammals most of the time. Rarely, a certain belligerent or desperate individual will decide it doesn't mind the heat and eat the seed anyway.

Best Use: Hot pepper bird feed products are best used when you are trying to "squirrel-proof" the existing feeder you already own and in landscapes with enough launching points to make baffled pole systems and hanging baffles ineffective. We recommend placing the item under a weather guard in a protected location to minimize degradation of the gelatin and movement of small particles from windy weather. Avoid using where pets or children might gain access to the food.

This standard 4-inch diameter cylinder has a half-inch hole down the center and fits in standard cylinder or seed log feeders for an easy way to feed the birds. The spicy flavor will keep the squirrels and racoons at bay, making the cylinder last a long time. To especially accommodate your cardinals and grosbeaks, try this seed cylinder with the EZFeeder and Weather Guard Combo, Recycled Large Red Cylinder Feeder and Weather Guard Combo,  or Little Bird Banquet Feeder. For woodpeckers and other birds that like to cling and to make it harder for European starlings and house sparrows to feed, try this easy-to-load Cylinder Seed Cake Holder with Top.

This mix is packed with a variety of delicious ingredients that songbirds love, offering a balanced diet of seeds, nuts, mealworms, and berries that cater to their nutritional needs. The Mammal Mayhem Spicy Bugs, Nuts, & Berries Seed Cylinder includes:

  • Coarse Sunflower Chips
  • Diced Tree Nuts
  • Shelled Peanuts
  • Mealworms
  • NutraSaff
  • Cranberries
  • Diced Papaya
  • Juniper Berries
  • Gelatin
  • Hot Pepper (Red)

NOTE: Change in Ingredients coming up! NutraSaff will be added to this cylinder in the future!

Attracts: Woodpeckers, Cardinals, Grosbeaks, Chickadees, Titmice, Nuthatches, Finches, Sparrows, Blackbirds, Jays, Doves, Juncos, Robins, Waxwings, Bluebirds, Buntings, Tanagers, and Siskins

Dimensions: 7.5" tall, 4" in diameter.

Guaranteed Analysis:
Crude Protein...................Min 24%
Crude Fat..........................Min 30%
Crude Fiber.......................Max 11%

Allergen Statement:
This product may contain one or all of the following allergens:
Peanuts
Milk Products
Tree Nuts
Soy
Fish, Shellfish, 
Wheat, and Eggs

CAUTION! Keep out of eyes and mouth and wash hands after handling.  Avoid use in areas directly accessible to dogs or other mammalian pets. 

Made in the USA.

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Anonymous
All my birds love thus mix of food

All my birds love thus mix of food.

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Pam Blades
Squirrel proof!

The birds love it, especially the woodpeckers!

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Sally Robinson
Squirrels

Squirrels won’t touch it which allows other song birds to come to the feeder. Convenient

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Anonymous
Birds seem to enjoy it

Birds seem to enjoy it. Squirrels left it alone for about a week but now they are eating it so don't know what changed.

Thank you for taking the time to review. We appreciate the feedback. We are glad to hear the birds enjoy the seed cylinder! Squirrels can be unpredictable. As stated in the product description, the spice in these cylinders usually deters most of the mammal population, but there are some individuals that still persist in eating it. Is it just one squirrel or many? We do have another brand of hot cylinder that they may not like as much (everyone's squirrels are different. Some won't touch one brand and will eat the other and vs vera). The other brand is call Mr. Bird Flaming hot cylinders. You may find that one works better for you.

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Momma Stone
Birds yes, squirrels no

The birds love them, especially the bugs for my bluebirds. Even the fledglings can have themselves a snack from these seed cylinders. And they do last a while. Bye bye squirrels!

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D.M.

Birds love it and the squirrel stay way

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Carrie Kuta
Totally convinced

I was skeptical of spicy hot seed products but these seed cylinders last more than a week. I’ve never seen a squirrel even attempt to take a bite!!!

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Vicki Moyer
Mammal mayhem

My sweet little birds love this seed! They asked me to purchase more!

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Bruce Neckritz,
Great squirrel deterrent

Winter birds seem to love this. Cylinder keeps its shape. Lasts about a week in the winter months when food is scarce for the birds .

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Christine Monette
Great seed cylinders

I love these cylinders. The spicy ones keep the squirrels away and now when I use another “flavor” of cylinder, they still don’t bother it! I get so many birds and a wide variety of birds. I would highly recommend!

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Seed hoop
Birds Love it!

This variety keeps the squirrels away and the birds really like it way too much, I’m going to go broke…lol…
I’m going to hang these out over the winter rather than filling the feeder and will up the cylinder size too.

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William Jensen
Buird feding done easy.

Super great service, birds love them. 👏👏👏👏👏🇺🇸🎅

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Beth Nolan
Squirrels hate it

Love that wee deed all the birds and the squirrels don’t eat it all.

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S Whiffin
Birds love it

Squirrels not so much. They used to hang upside down and chow down on the regular bugs & seed cylinder. But I haven’t seen them at all on the spicy ones. Unfortunately the starlings love them too

Thank you for taking the time to review! We are glad to hear this cylinder is detering your squirrels. Yes, it is difficult to feed some birds and exclude others. If the starling are becoming overwhelming it can help to take you feeders down for 1-2 weeks and let them move off somewhere else. We also have a barrier guard cylinder feeder that is made specifically to keep starling out. You can check that out here: https://nature-niche.com/products/copper-seed-cylinder-feeder?_pos=2&_psq=barrier+guard&_ss=e&_v=1.0

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Chere
I love it, raccoons hate it!!

I love feeding the birds, but at night the raccoons were stealing the birdseed, and sometimes the whole bird feeder! But this product works! My birds love it, and the raccoons don’t! It’s neater to use than seed too!

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Mark
Need to order more

I purchased three of the spicy seed cylinder's to see if the squirrels would really leave them alone or not and to see how the birds liked them. They work and I am about ready to put my last one out. Time to order more.

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Jeamie Price
Hot and spicy.

The squirrels do not like that hot and spicy. You should see him try to get it out of their mouth. Great product. Great customer service.

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Barry Bainter
Seed Cake Take

Bought the four packet of the seed cylinders. After two weeks I am halfway through my second one. The birds love it and apparently the squirrels and possums don’t, since the cayenne pepper is too much for them. I and the birds are very happy with the product.

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Melody

My Birds seem very happy with these!

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Lorraine Ostrowski
No more squirrels

Cardinals, finches and Blue Jay all love it.

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Lorie White
No more squirrels!

Love the cylinder feeders in general, and the squirrels take one sniff of the spicy food and run away as fast as they can! Happily, all the birds love it. I will definitely use these from now on.

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Guy Farish
Most popular mix!

Birds are loving this, cardinals, bluebirds, woodpeckers, finches, and mourning doves are the most frequent visitors. Fewer problems with squirrels, although they still try to nibble at it once in a while, but they don't seem to stay. Will definitely buy this again!

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Joye Cauthen
Spicy seed cylinder

I love all of your products that contain pepper to ward off squirrels. My greatest joy is watching all of the birds they attract.

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Daniel Albert
Birds are Lovin

Best combination of bird feed!!!

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Teresa S.
still working

Haven't had a squirrel go near the feeder since using the "spicy" varieties.

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Jeff Baldwin
Birds love it, Squirrel's not so much!

Bluebirds (yes in winter), Nuthatches, Finches, Hairy Woodpeckers, Titmouse's, the whole gambit loves this feeder. Problem is that it doesn't last as long as the former similar feeder!

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Barry A. Oster
My birds had no complaints

The birds in my backyard swarmed to the feeder and feasted on the Cylinder.

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Catherine Tibbetts
My birds love Mammal Mayhem Spicy Bugs Nuts and berries cylinders

My wild birds absolutely love Mammal Mayhem Spicy Bugs Nuts and Berries cylinders- so glad you introduced me to their goodness!

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Pamela Holden
This stuff works!

After constantly fighting with the squirrels to keep them away from my bird feeders, I decided to try this and it really works! I was afraid that the birds might not like it, but they do. When the squirrels first attempt to eat the seed, they quickly decide it's not for them and leave.

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Jennifer Leach
Birds Peaceful diner

I love feeding the birds year round. I really don't intentionally feed the squirrels however they need to eat as well. I call it The Hotty for the birds and squirrels stay away from the cylinder. I do have the woodpecker cylinder out and really don't mind the squirrels having their dinner. Enjoy watching them from kitchen window. Noticed more variety of birds stopping in to fill up especially before evening.

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