How to Make ● a Humane PVC SQUIRREL TRAP (that works!)
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- DON'T MISS THE UPDATE VIDEO!! Make this simple PVC humane grey squirrel trap. Easy to build, easy to bait, easy to release and best of all, it's humane and there's no springs or levers to wind up or load! The squirrel cannot escape or chew his way out of this humane grey squirrel trap. The squirrel is not harmed in any way during capture. The squirrel remains very calm as you'll see in the video. It can be released calmly and easily without fear of being bitten. Simple operation makes this diy humane squirrel trap fun and easy to build and adjust for easy trapping and best of all easy release. Just use a few peanuts in the shell, or unshelled, to bait the trap. It's the best do it yourself humane live release squirrel trap you'll find! A 4" PVC pipe and cap and some plywood and a few other common items is all you'll need.
* Attention : Be sure to check with your local authorities in to see if squirrel capture and release is an option in your area.
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The wire tip is dangerous because a child can step on it and itch its foot. You should use a longer wire and bend it so that it is curved, so that it does not have a sharp point and thus it is not stepped on by a child, or by a blind old man.
@@7p598 Are you one of thous who need a sign "DANGER! HOT!" on a cap of coffee? :))
Were did you get that hinge door
*QUESTION: I realize this is meant to be a "humane" catch & release trap & I'm guessing it can't really turn around in there, so if I intend to later kill it to eat, do you have any suggestions on killing it safely, perhaps while it is still in the trap?*
I’ve caught 23 squirrels in less than 1 year with this type trap. They are so smart, sometimes they get the bait by stretching way out. I may lengthen the tube to
That's great! I'm working on another trap that uses a 6" furnace vent pipe. Stay tuned!
So, I bookmarked this like two years ago intending to build one but never got around to it. Then a few weeks ago they started eating my cushions on my porch swing and chairs, so I made one. Awesome man. In the last three days I've caught six squirrels and released them over at the city park about five miles away. I will probably incorporate the improved tips from your other video here pretty soon. Right on man.
This is sequential logic that should be taught in schools. It is a practical manner to introduce many movements including mathematics and computer logic in a manner of speaking as all the trap is, it is a computer that catches squirrels with its logic.
Many children are sick and tired of sitting in a class learning symbols of the alphabet with its artificiality. Many children like movements and logic and here is a unit that could provide interest to children.
* It teaches balance, torque. levers.
* It teaches geometry and trigonometry through the change of distances in the release mechanicsm.
* It teaches the shutting unit and the closing action where the momentum and conservation of energy would cause bouncing.
* It teaches how to damp the action through the magnets.
* I like the locking device where the shutter is locked by the barrier you included.
* it teaches the relation between circumference and a diameter and if measurements are taken even pi could be determined!
* It teaches about tangents to a curve
* As far as handling the material itself, its springiness, its moment of inertia as one notices the delay involved.
Schools should introduce such adventurous spirits in schools and so many more static and dynamic issues.
Congratulations, many teachers would not approve of this method of knowledge transfer, but it is to be considered as to its effect. Education should not be symbolic and for the convenience of the teachers, but for the good and interest of the students.
I could listen to you all day!!! You are right. There is a lot going on here and it could be turned into a big lesson. Thanks for commenting.
Carmel Pule'
Carmel Pule' I will sign up promptly for your class..👊
Traditional teachings produced great scientists and engineers with spectacular achievements like sending probes to distant planets, the Cassini spacecraft to Saturn, among others. The effect of US school system is already there. No other country, including Russia, was able to emulate US space exploration. "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Update to previous posting, made one of these , set it last night on my allotment , Caught the grey squirrel straight away -- Brilliant piece of kit -- better than factory produced traps.
How much did it cost you to make?
I made one of these traps about a month ago and have caught and relocated 19 squirrels and counting. My lawn and my wife’s flower garden thank you. Best trap ever!
That's great! Stay tuned. I am making another trap that uses a standard 6 inch furnace vent pipe and easier to make and uses a different type of door.
I appreciate this man its my senior year in high school and I have to make something. I chose a Squirrel trap. Its a graduate requirement. I owe you man. Thank you so much!!!!
That's great that it was a requirement to graduate!! Using your hands and noggin to build and create is a gift you'll use your whole life!
Hands down the best trap I’ve ever seen !
Well presented, not assuming that you don't know anything. ("this is a PVC pipe, used mostly for drainage, it has been in use by the plumbing industry since 1964," yada yada yada..." Thanks!
Should have patented and sold this one. Brilliant
I like this design, I would drill a 3/4" hole on the top, a couple of inches from each end, pellet or BB access point.
Or a 120 volt probe!
My sister has had a squirrel issue at her home for a while. I found this trap to be my trap of choice to build. Thank you for the great presentation
A very clever trap. Thanks for sharing.
This is a really well thought out humane trap
That is a great idea, nicely done.
Just a couple of changes. Drill a couple of holes toward the back for air and light for the squirrel to see the peanuts. Instead of using a coupler you can use a short piece of the 4" and split it along the top. To avoid the door hanging open a little when the trap goes down cut the pipe at a small angle so that when it goes down the door will be vertical.
Watch the update video. I made improvements.ua-cam.com/video/7QoWJUEs5E0/v-deo.html
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I live in an urban area with many large oak trees and consequently many squirrels wreaking havoc on gardens. News that squirrels will possibly have an extra litter in 2024 is not good news.
Last year I built this PVC trap to the initial design but often found that curious squirrels would climb on top and trigger the mechanism without capture. Also particularly excitable captures could bolt out the flap before fully tipping. I resolved these problems by enclosing the end half with a hardware cloth structure and using magnetic catches to hold the flap. I also put a hardware cloth screen at the end of the tube to increase bait visibility.
Placing inaccessible nuts in the outer enclosure acts as an extra enticement. I placed the trap at the base of a heavily traveled tree and this Spring I usually have capture within a few hours. Now a very effective trap! Next project is building an owl house!
After making this I found a cardboard box covering the rear half keeps them from climbing on the rear portion
Sir, you are a prince! Thank you for this very clever solution!
My husband built one and so far we have 15 relocated, it's perfect!
That's great! Glad it worked for you!
I have a metal cage trap and have yet to catch a squirrel with it. I am wondering if this trap will be more effective? Perhaps with the metal cage, the squirrel can more easily run out of the cage?
Aaron Shafer Thanks for your experience shared. F’in squirrels are smart. Notap design is very well engineered, plus the above 15 catch!
Or you have 1 relocated, 15 times
Now have relocated 32 in 18 months , squirrels not to bright!
Really GREAT and well thought out trap for those little varmints!
I like the oldschool trapping how the first settlers did. This is the newschool and I like it too. Keep evolving
I built one of these recently. Caught my first squirrel in it yesterday. Thanks very much for the great design. Yes, I did add the mods from the updated vid.
Great to hear!
I’ve just made this as I have 5 pesky squirrels wrecking my garden and bird feeders, I just sit and watch them through the window as they dig up my spring bulbs and eat them…. it works a dream, I caught 2 and relocated them 10 miles away in woods away from houses, thanks Chris, genius build👍….. Update!, I have now caught 8in total, just one to go, added a 120gm weight to the door end so the squirrel goes to the very end of the tube as some have escaped as the tail has not gone in and kept the door open, still an amazing build!…..
update! caught 17 in total, as I catch what I think is the last another “moves in”… it’s now a hobby!
Glad it worked. I have another I am working on. It uses a 6" furnace vent pipe.
Perfect to build with the kids and for other small animals, thanks.
For the kids with the animals*
Just made one of these for a squirrel trapped in my house. Worked like a charm! Perfect solution for us City Folk who don't want to Kill, 🐿 or pay a Big Bill. 💵💵
$20. in materials went a long way!
Thanks a Million!!!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Still the BEST design I have seen !!!
I made this trap and put it out yesterday and today I caught a squirrel. Worked great, thanks.
This is ingeniously simple.
Brilliant. One thing I learnt is squirrels are smart. Had like 4 squirrels out back digging up my yard. Used a rat trap.. was able to catch one. When I went to fetch the caught squirrel, 1 other was trying to hep it escape and the other 2 up on the trees watching. After resetting the trap later in the afternoon one of the squirrels was approaching the trap but the helper squirrel ran quick and stopped the squirrel from touching the trap. Since, no squirrel has bothered to get the food from the trap...
Next week: A recipe for roast squirrel.
Fried with brown gravy, scrambled eggs and home made biscuits.
@@donniebrown2896 but not during botfly season!
You are BRILLIANT!! I have tiny tree squirrels in my walls…😳 going to the hardware store and Dollar Tree RN to get the supplies for this! THANK YOU!
This is a great idea. Also, your video presentation is well executed and informative. Thanks!
Ok now that I've discovered you (6 years late) I'm bingeing on you vids.☺️ Thank you for sharing your smarts with us!! Some of us need it alot more than others.☺️
Genius!
Thanks!
Thank you for such a concise and well thought out humane trap. This is one of the best videos I have seen.
I've watched a couple of this guys vids. I subbed. He reminds me of old skool kipkay.
Kipkay?
Thanx! I keep the ones I've caught in a cage for a couple hours so my grandson can get a closer look at them. And he helped with build to. Cool!
Genuis!!! I shall call it a see saw trap. See sa. Up and down hehe
For the cost of all this material and the time & labor - you could get a Havahart trap for squirrels - and chipmunks. I bought one for under $20.
Its a self loading squirrel cannon o.o pew pew
yes shelled peanuts are the best bait...but they are not cheap....not the amounts that the chippers and squirrels are munching them up
great video
is inside someone's house an appropiate release location?
Absolutely yes, add some potatoes, carrots to a pot. Release the skinned squirrel into the pot.... enjoy
Oh yeah special for Christmas time at your mother in law's house.
Small suggestion. Inside their empty garbage can on garbage collection day (remember to secure the lid afterwards). SURPRISE!...and slightly hoping they have an overly full badder at the time.
EDUARDO GOMEZ it worked in Christmas Vacation pretty well.
Inside their mailbox good too ;)
Clever use of PVC pipe! Recall reading that squirrels have a problem adjusting if relocated to another area,so it is cruel according to some. It wouldn't bother me to get rid of these troublesome rodents without killing them,however. I live near a river,and it is a short drive to the other side,where I could release them.
I feel the same way. I wouldn't want people to kill them.
Hmmm. Now I need a trap to catch gravy and biscuits and will have the perfect breakfast.
Bobby Minchew lololol love it!
Chris built the squirrel trap and it works fine except, when I tighten the clamp it binds the hinge so that the door doesn't shut easily. If I loosen the clamp so the door drops easily then the hinge and clamp isn't very tight.
I appreciate your efforts to safely relocate the squirrel . I am a hunter but if I'm not going to eat it I don't want to kill it. They are a nuisance when they take over the yard and bully the feeders.
Compassion show to a little animal like me. 🐿 I’m Cyril and I approve of this video! 🐿
Works great! Caught to two skunks, small opossum and a huge rat in just one week!
Thats amazing!! What did you use for bait?
Not sure if you saw my update on the trap. Here it is.......ua-cam.com/video/7QoWJUEs5E0/v-deo.html
Meow Mix, dry food. I put it near my chicken coop in the backyard. The Florida skunks are smaller here so this works great!
Yes I did, kind sir. I made the adjustments. Your video is clear, interesting and high quality. The only improvement I could think of would be to include a shot of a list of materials. My memory is not so good so I had to watch it many times before I could write it all down (I'm a 57 year old grandmother). Despite being a complete novice at making such things, I managed to make this by myself and I am quite proud of myself :). It was actually fun! Thank you so much! Now, with the varmints gone, I am getting more eggs!
I myself don't have a pet, but meow mix would work great! Dry food is best, no clean up. That is fantastic that you are a novice and that you were able to make it yourself. I'm proud of you too!!! Thanks for the feed back on the quality of the video and that it's interesting. I must be on the right track. Love to hear what else you catch with it when you do.
Brother, I reckon this is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. God bless you appreciate you.
Excellent video and detailed instruction.
Thanks.
Thank you so much! I was trying to find a way to get the squirrels out of the enclosure to clean it without them running all over the house. Almost everything that came up was a lethal trap for hunting, and that's definitely not what we wanted. Again, thank you!
Interesting. Are they rescues? How many do you have? How old?
We had a rescue from infant and released him after 2 years.
ingenious, simple and effective. great :)
Fast as possible and Well explained... Hope all youtubers are like this.
I try to do that with all my videos. Thanks! I will be uploading another squirrel trap soon made from a 6" vent pipe. I'm getting footage as we speak. Stay tuned
Awww, seen the thumbnail and thought it was a squirrel cannon. Gave you a thumbs up anyway.
After seeing your brilliant trap, I imagine a cartoon long movie with Chip and Dale caught together in this trap. Think about all the thrill, brainstorming, planning, teamwork and so on... "The Great Escape". Walt Disney could be proud on this scenario! LOL
0:25 Squirrel autocannon!
Alejandro Bello best thing ive read today!
Welcome to the future!!
Just finished making one of these the other day, and then had to make another with a 'window' on top so my wife could see if we had caught the richardson ground squirrel that was burrowing in our lawn, or the chipmunks we don't mind having around. Just finished setting the windowed one out when saw that the original had trapped something....so off we went....to a nearby green area... to release it....hoping it was the squirrel, and it was! So have set the windowed one up now to see if any relatives are still here.....THANKYOU!
How did you make the window?
"how to make a squirrel launcher" 0:27 :D
Nicely done !!! (a suggestion: to box-in the pipe, to eliminate them tipping the pipe from the top or other end)
Brilliant! Thank you
Wow, gambar , penjelasan dan cara membuatnya sangat bagus, kami ikut teredukasi, terimakasih tutorialnya.
Can't understand people who dislike these videos??
The wire tip is dangerous because a child can step on it and itch its foot. You should use a longer wire and bend it so that it is curved, so that it does not have a sharp point and thus it is not stepped on by a child, or by a blind old man.
Idiot. There is no humane squirrel trap to relocate them - you mess up nature’s balance and can relocate mother squirrels and their babies starve. People are so stupid and cruel
Catholic Alien I would hope you are more responsible than that. You would not put out any kind of trap knowing that children are playing nearby.
Cobradove please be more positive and help educate everyone by having a back and forth dialogue. Name calling does not help.
I'm a little embarrassed that it's been at least a few weeks since I made this trap and successfully caught and released my varmint, and I still come back to be amazed by this video and gloat over my achievement. 😌😉👍🏼
Саморезы под квадрат у нас таких невидел,русскоязычные наставьте лайков пусть басурманы думают что я что-то дельное написал😉
Вот скажи друг, что мы взрослые люди делаем на этой странице где эти дикари белок ловят !!!!!
@@user-mg9kq5yk5n я вообще не понимаю как это ко мне в рекомендованные вылазит
Да я вообще не понимаю, чё они от белок то так прутся, что эти белки им такого доставляют?!. 🙄
The adjustable collar will maladjust door stop. Next upgrade should include an adjustable door stop to compensate for any collar adjustments. Great trap and good engineering for minimal production materials.
Awesome video! I'm totally going to make this !
It does work really well. Make sure you watch the UPDATE. It has 2 more small improvements. Here it is: ua-cam.com/video/7QoWJUEs5E0/v-deo.html
FROM NORTH AFRICA THANK YOU HHHH SIMPLE TRAP SO PROFESSIONAL
hmm... You could turn this into a less than humane squirrel air cannon...
You're the second one suggesting that!!
This is something I could support.
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
to je perfektni !!!
A squirrel bazooka :D
Great video. Easy to follow. No nonsense or waste of time! Great invention!!
Glad you liked it!
Live food never spoils.
There is always somebody with brains that can figure out how to get the job done. Once this pest is in the tube you can transport it 20 miles from your house and release it. I guess you can keep doing that until you are satisfied your squirrel problem is under control. I have seen others just electrify their feeders. They definitely respect electricity.
hahaha.... This is AWESOME!
Could use a clear tube or a window so you know what is inside b4 you open it. Could be a snake?
great idea
Whatever gets in it is gonna be relocated.😂 I used leach line 4" with air holes already in it. Lighter weight and a little cheaper! Also used small Folgers plastic coffee "can" instead of PVC cap that was $9! Kind of defeated purpose of building one cheaper than you can buy. Also, you are able to remove it easily if needed. Seems to work, setting it out in the morning to see what happens!
Brilliant! I respect people who use their brains and come up with ways to deal with things. It doesn't take any brains to pull a trigger or set a snap trap to kill squirrels. These people get no respect at all.
Well done!
Thanks.
This is clever. Damn.
Dude it worked like a charm, less than 48 hours I caught him
What bait did you use, and where would you recommend putting it?
I am so tired of these squirrels, I waited a week for my plant to grow and this morning they were all gone.
You should sell these on line.
That is awesome. Ill eat like a king when society collapses.
Best meat in the woods and you let it go. I've eats lots of squirrel and squirrel gravy.
ingenious. I have a squirrel in my chimney now. Fell in I guess. It drops down inside the wood burning stove. I put the screen on, so I can see the squirrel and it cannot get into the house, but the squirrel is able to jump up through the flue trap, even closed, when I get close. I'd prefer not to set and bait a trap to kill it, so this looks like a good solution.
He may not be able to get out. The best option is to drop a rope down the chimney so he is able to climb up something. it may take a day or 2 for him to leave. Once you know he is gone, get up on the roof and use some 1/2" or 1" mesh to screen the opening off. Good luck.
Brilliant! Now combine this with a potato gun, and we can have some fun :) That way you don't have to drive to the release location.
That is a great idea! That would be like the squirrel-a-pult except better!
too funny
onjoFilms 😂😂😂😂😂😂 omg yes!!!
or a half full bucket of water
badass design!
question, what is the purpose of a humane trap. the purpose is to rid pests, not free them elsewhere to return later
so people wouldn't b*tching about animal cruelty at the comment section sir
+Sabastian Anugraha You can always eat them...
catch and release rats at your favorite lawyers house
^ he just gave a very good suggestion
Mice serve as food for birds of prey, snakes, tarantulas, and large centipedes. They also use to spread grains via feces..but now that we mass plant everything, they aren't useful there
Good design. Straight forward and cheap to build. Thanks for posting.
haha. silly squirrel :3
Your an absolute genius 👏!!!!!!
Шляпка под саморез в квадрат, впервые вижу
This, my friend, is genius.......something I have been working on myself, but as a pack-rat trap that protects the contents of my barn instead of a squirrel catcher, but nonetheless..... a breakthrough!!!! I have tried everything from poison to sticky-pads and they avoid the poison and turn the stickies over so they stick to the concrete.............without getting caught themselves..... Thanks for the finishing touches.........Bravo!
Thanks for that!
Chris great idea,however you need a different door hold so when you adjust for the squirrel weight you do not have to adjust the door hold on closure. Other wise very good idea.
The door hold actually works great since it is only 2 screws to remove, adjust and re-fit. I wanted it to be as simple as possible to make for the average person.
Sounds good. You could make the door hold out of 1x2 or 1x3 and router out a slot on either side to give you a little play, but you would need a router or a dremel.
Humane traps are ok but we need to eliminate them. Do you have a kill trap?
just throw it into fire, done.
lmfao
Use poison peanuts or rat bait.
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Tree rats, my neighbor was feeding them as they are,, cute, they thought. The squirrels got into my truck's hood and chewed up wires to the tune of $1400 and got in there three times in total. Used repellents, and other methods till
I got onto the Ultrasonic repellent generators, and this finally put a stop to it. For now., but have to see what happens next spring.
"This is a capture and release trap"....unless you're hungry lol. Nice work sir!
maybe this is a rat trap as well.
thumbs up.
it could also catch birds cats dogs and other small animals
Yeah, you could make them in any size. To catch all the animals in the alphabet, from Alpaccases to Zebras. Heh-heh, a Z-Bra. I make myself laugh.
So, still working good. I've removed about fifteen squirrels from my neighborhood, but I did find an issue with the design. So, I did use a piece of metal with plenty of perforations in it for the front trap lid, but, yesterday it was really hot. Well over 100 degrees, and I caught a squirrel but was away and didn't get back to the house for about an hour. I knew there was a squirrel in it because I could see some of the hairs from it's tail sticking out the holes in the trap door so I headed out with it immediately for the city park to release it but when I got there, it was dead. The heat in the tube must have just been too much. So now I've drilled a number of half inch holes throughout the body of the tube to afford better airflow and so far the last two I've caught in very hot weather have been fine.
Weird though, they won't do like in your video and just run out when I open it. I have to literally dump them out by orienting it upside down and shake them out. Otherwise, my window screens, dogs and outdoor cushions are feeling much safer now. LOL.
11 "thumbs down"..... Hello PETA.
+TheJurnalyst You did see the word "humane" right.
+Chris Notap Okay and so? What has it to do with my comment about the eleven people that inexplicably gave this video a "thumbs down"??
Sorry. I misunderstood your position!
+Chris Notap Mm-hmn.... Happens to the best of us.
I'd like to put "peta" people inside that tube and release them from a plane at 30,000 feet.
So simple it’s pure genius.
I have another trap that's almost finished. Uses an easy to find 6" furnace pipe. Coming soon.
I like this trap. I want my squirrels DEAD. And all I have to do with this is toss into a bucket of water for five minutes and another dead one.
The bucket must be deep enough, so the squirrel would not jump out of it.
To much people making the same trap on youtube, but your video is a good video.
Thanks for that man!
I like the idea of this humane squirrel trap, so many squirrel here by the North East side of Thailand & i need to trap them & release them by the mountainside jungle near the Mekong River boundary of Laos, this animal live by my giant tamarind & consumed all the fruits
Bravo.......clever........need a camera inside......cheers
Put something over the back end to form an arch to keep the squirrel from standing on the outside and prematurely tripping the trap. Maybe a much larger PVC split in half. I'd also make the whole thing out of transparent material so you can see what you've caught.
The thing was to make it cheap so anyone can make it. Clear pipe would be cool but very costly. The piece over the back isn't really necessary if you fine tune the "balance" of it. The sliding part makes it easy to do. At first I had mesh screen on the rear of the pipe, but they'd see it and start pulling at the screen and jump on top, but ever since I went to the white cap on back, they don't climb on it anymore.
Good job sir... thank you .... im from india. Kerala