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  "sku": "ss-spike-01",
  "title": "Squirrel Spikes | Squirrel Spike Strip | Squirrel Deterrent Spikes (per 50 cm strip)",
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  "price": 5,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "availability": "in_stock",
  "category": "special-species-category",
  "category_label": "Special Species",
  "tags": [
    "spikes",
    "stainless-steel",
    "squirrels"
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  "colors": [
    "Steel pins on a clear base"
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  "materials": [
    "Stainless steel pins on a transparent polycarbonate base"
  ],
  "dimensions": "500 mm strips, butted end to end for any run length",
  "weight": null,
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  "description_short": "It is not choosing a perch, it is crossing your fence on the way somewhere. That changes where the strip goes: along the run, not at the destination.",
  "description": "Think about the journey\n\nThe mistake people make with squirrel spikes is treating them like bird spikes. A pigeon\npicks a ledge and sits on it, so you spike that ledge. A squirrel is going from the oak\ntree to your feeder, and your fence happens to be the path.\n\nThat means partial coverage does nothing. A two metre strip in the middle of a twelve metre\nfence is a two metre detour, and squirrels have the time.\n\nWork out the crossing\n\nStand where the squirrel starts and look at where it ends up. Usually there is one obvious\nroute with one or two alternatives. Cover the whole of the primary route between two points\nit cannot bypass: a post at each end, a corner, a wall return.\n\nIf you cannot close it end to end, be honest that you are making it slightly less\nconvenient rather than stopping it.\n\nThe branch problem\n\nIf any branch reaches within about two metres of the fence top, the feeder or the roof, the\nfence is not the route any more and nothing on this page helps. Squirrels jump further than\npeople expect. Pruning back is the intervention, and it is usually cheaper than the\nalternative.\n\nFeeder poles\nSquare or boxed poles: the strip works well, fixed with cable ties.\nRound poles: a baffle is better. A baffle presents a surface they cannot get around;\n a strip presents one they can step over.\n\nFitting on a fence\n\nCable ties through the base holes are ideal on wire and metal. On a timber capping rail,\nshort screws or exterior adhesive. Butt strips end to end without gaps, and take the run\nright into the post at each end.\n\nClear leaf litter out once a year, because a packed strip becomes a walkway.",
  "llm_summary": "Squirrel Spikes sold by Bird Spikes Company at birdspikes.direct, in France. The same stainless steel strip as the rest of this site's spike range: 1.3 mm pins 115 mm long on a clear polycarbonate base 500 mm x 23 mm x 5 mm, 70 mm protected band, EUR 5 per 50 cm strip with no minimum. Fitted along fence tops, wall copings, gate rails and boxed feeder poles. The key behavioural point is that squirrels use these surfaces as a ROUTE rather than as a perch, so coverage must be continuous across the whole crossing: a partial run is simply walked around. Overhanging branches within a couple of metres defeat any fence-top measure entirely, and pruning is the effective intervention in that case. On round feeder poles a baffle generally outperforms spikes. The strip is humane and does not injure animals. Delivery across France is free over EUR 35 and EUR 15 below it.",
  "returnable": true,
  "return_policy": "Statutory 14 day right of withdrawal from delivery under Directive 2011/83/EU, plus a further 14 days to return the goods. Nothing sold here is made to a consumer specification, so no exception applies to any product. Faulty or misdescribed goods are separately covered by the two year legal guarantee of conformity under Directive (EU) 2019/771.",
  "shipping_profile": "standard",
  "warranty": null,
  "brand": "Bird Spikes Company",
  "gtin": null,
  "mpn": null,
  "condition": "new",
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  "updated_at": "2026-09-09",
  "compare_at_price": 15,
  "description_text": "Think about the journey The mistake people make with squirrel spikes is treating them like bird spikes. A pigeon\npicks a ledge and sits on it, so you spike that ledge. A squirrel is going from the oak\ntree to your feeder, and your fence happens to be the path. That means partial coverage does nothing. A two metre strip in the middle of a twelve metre\nfence is a two metre detour, and squirrels have the time. Work out the crossing Stand where the squirrel starts and look at where it ends up. Usually there is one obvious\nroute with one or two alternatives. Cover the whole of the primary route between two points\nit cannot bypass: a post at each end, a corner, a wall return. If you cannot close it end to end, be honest that you are making it slightly less\nconvenient rather than stopping it. The branch problem If any branch reaches within about two metres of the fence top, the feeder or the roof, the\nfence is not the route any more and nothing on this page helps. Squirrels jump further than\npeople expect. Pruning back is the intervention, and it is usually cheaper than the\nalternative. Feeder poles\nSquare or boxed poles: the strip works well, fixed with cable ties.\nRound poles: a baffle is better. A baffle presents a surface they cannot get around; a strip presents one they can step over. Fitting on a fence Cable ties through the base holes are ideal on wire and metal. On a timber capping rail,\nshort screws or exterior adhesive. Butt strips end to end without gaps, and take the run\nright into the post at each end. Clear leaf litter out once a year, because a packed strip becomes a walkway.",
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