Does The Squirrelinator Work? - Squirrelinator Unboxing and Review
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My wife got me the squirrelinator for Father's day and I am sure glad she did. I have never caught this many squirrels this easily. I have tons of young squirrels running around eating my chicken feed and baby plants and wreaking havoc. I really wanted to find out, "Does the Squirrelinator work?" It turns out it definitely does and it is less dangerous for my small animals and child than the other spring traps I was using. I just wish I had gotten one sooner. My chickens even have left over feed in the morning now:)
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The solid metal plates by the lift handles are there so when you reach for and grab the handle while it's down, you don't get bit in the fingers by a squirrel. They can be very nasty when trapped, like most animals. So, the plates are finger savers.
It's also a convenient location for the logo and .COM
I have 2 1/2 acres with over 50 fruit trees all different to add to the problem I have 30 acres of open land around me so the squirrels was getting all of the fruit . I spent a lot of money an air rifles , traps and bait and continued to loose ground and I was buying smoke bomb at Tractor Supply when a salesman told me about the Squirrelinator so I bought it and 5 LB. of cracked corn and finally their is happiness in the orchard it caught 67 squirrels in 3 weeks , sometimes multiple catches at once.
I wish I had 50 fruit trees but the couple I have had get raided by the rodents and birds constantly. It has kept me from being motivated to grow more. Here in the desert, everything is working against you because the stuff you grow is so much more appealing food than the rest of the desert brush:/
I'm in Fresno County that is almost desert you have to run drip irrigation and the squirrels eat it so that is a challenge to keep them watered plus eating the buds before they can produce. And I was able to solve all of thes problems with one trap and a 5lb bag of cracked corn, I forgot I got 2 more yesterday i just move it every couple days.
Can the squirrels eat pvc if you run droppers from that? I have problems around here with the rabbits and squirrels eating drip line too.
I have my main line on each row about 4 ft high on vineyard wire and when they eat enough holes in it I pull a new line in, they have eaten through 1 inch electrical conduit under ground and shorted my power out I'm lucky I have a Bobcat because at my age I would never be able to dig it out to repair it.
I have so many rocks it is miserable to dig anywhere. I am thinking about buying an old mini excavator.
Using sunflower seeds. Bought it with the plastic bin. Now working great! Caught 6 of them in a week. Will keep using it forever. Very glad I bought it ! 👏👏👏
Do you use the bin to drown them?
@@KetoKevin I didn't get the bin, I just filled up our wheel barrel enough to cover the cage, ONE interesting note, ALL but one gave up the Ghost pretty quick, BUT, I had ONE that kept swimming around and kicking up a fuss that showed he really DIDN'T want to die, so I felt sorry for him, pulled him back up, he just sat there having breathing issues, so I massaged his back etc, then pulled him out & placed him on the ground & you NEVER seen one run that fast, I wish I had of marked him because if I ever caught him again I'd let him live.
76 Thousand + views I guess I am not the only one with this huge problem!!! Thanks for posting.
Gotta keep this in mind when I do my garden next year.
Huge thumbs up! So happy the trap worked for you. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure! I love this trap. Though some dogs got in my heard the other day when I wasn’t home. My wife said they were trying to get the squirrel inside. They tipped the trap over and then the doors fell down and the squirrel got out. I hope they ate him.
I've had a squirrel problem since we bought this house. Now I have a solution thank you
your little puppy is so sweet! he may not be the best squirrel catcher but at least he's adorable
Thank you:) He is very cute.
I'm with you about using Explorer hood units of measure. I've never been too fond of either the imperial or metric systems.
Nobody puts Heavy in a box.
Got a Squirrelinator a week ago but it works so well that I had to modify it. It attracts and traps squirrels quickly and consistently. But what I found over and over is that, unlike in these videos, a second squirrel _will not_ enter the trap while there is one inside it struggling to get out.
So, what we did was, we cut out a 3" hole in the bottom (just have to snip a few of the cage wires), and attached a 3" PVC toilet flange and 3" pipe out the bottom, connected to a bucket full of water. What happens is that the squirrels try for 15 minutes or so to get out, then they get more and more interested in risking ducking into the pipe. Once they're in there, they slide right down into the bucket and drown.
If you don't wish to kill them (in our state, that's your only option -- you cannot transport and release them(, you could simply use a larger cage at the end of the tube. But in any case, you really need to get them moved out of the Squirrelinator before you can expect to attract any others. It seems that when they see their colleague struggling they know to avoid the Squirrelinator.
Numerous times I have caught 3 or 4 at a time!
I caught many at a time consistently.
This is without a doubt the BEST trap I have ever had!!! Come to think if it this is the only trap I've had...oh well. I LOVE this thing....squirrels were eating my plants, chewing on rain gutters, destroying my patio furniture cushions, chewing through my watering system, etc. etc. I thought I had a couple of squirrels that were a problem, but oh no...I've caught 14 and #15 is coming around and I'll have him soon enough. I've lived in this location 22 years and never had a problem with squirrels. They have been destructive varmits for a year, well that is over! I'm the Terminator and I love it! Can't say enough good stuff about this trap, hell I could start a business with this thing!! Easy breesy, set the trap and they walk right in. Thank you whoever created this!
I have two of these and they work like a charm.
It works hallelujah! Ive got squirrels digging & destroying my yard.. laws suck but i live near a heavily wooded area.. ty for this🌹
The only problem is that the squirrels that get in there eat all the bait so I have to dispatch them and reload. Also, if you bait it overnight the mice will eat all the bait and then just leave because they fit in between the wires. I am thinking about making a rodent proof bait can so I can load it with peanuts and the bait sticks around longer. I will make a video if it works.
This Trap Catches Squirrels!!!! 9 squirrels caught in 2 days. Love it!!
I like it too. You do have to move it around and change the bait sometimes as they seem to get wise if it is redundant.
Thanks for sharing this video Kevin..
Well explained and great information given..
Do keep posting
Warm regards,
The UnknownManCub 👍😎
I'm not surprised the terrier didn't catch any squirrels. Not only are squirrels rather difficult for most dogs to catch, but that terrier has VERY LITTLE prey drive. It's clearly not from working lines, because his interest in those trapped squirrels is VERY mild. I'm glad the trap is working for you though! :-)
If you look it up, most all terriers were bred to hunt small vermin. No prey drive my arse.
WNM1228 If you had any real life experience with Terriers, rather than just reading books written by people who don't know what they're talking about anyway, you would know that the vast majority of tarriers are now useless pets who for the last 50 generations or more haven't done anything more than crap in people's backyards and lay on the couch......
WNM1228 - I'm pretty sure they were bred for the size, they still need to be trained. Owners spend time telling dogs what NOT to do, seldom give much effort to show them what they SHOULD be doing. Not everything is instinct.
The Heavy Truth - Thanks for the video!
WNM1228 Depends on the Terriers and bloodlines. Prey drive can vary. Mine would have gone through that trap to get to the squirrels in a heartbeat. They take on opossum, skunk, raccoons even try coyote (that we don't allow) and win.
Yes exactly. A working bred terrier and a show or pet bred terrier are night and day different. But ignorant pet and show people will swear up and down that their useless dogs who haven't been tested or bred for ANYTHING useful, are some how equal to dogs who have been carefully tested and bred for hunting qualities. The idea is ridiculous and defies all reason!
Really thanks for the info. Ordering 50 chicks, ducks and guinnie hens next week. Hate to feed the varmints
I think I will eventually make a new chicken coop out of hardware cloth or expanded steel and convert my dog kennels into goat pens. The chainlink is very secure against predators but allows too many rodents and birds to pilfer my feed.
Thanks! Thinking about this since I have a produce stand and the squirrels won't leave it alone.... So glad to find this "humane" trap so I can "relocate" the squirrels....
I use peanut butter in conibears. Drill holes in opposite sides of a milk cap. Bend trap wires at 90 degrees 1/2" up from bottom and run through cap holes and crimp if needed. Set trap on a board or log at 45 degree angle (trap hangs on two roofing nails). I use sunflower seeds in my sqirrelinator which works great. I tried almonds the first time and caught a medium sized possum.
We don’t really have possums around here but I wouldn’t know what to do with it. Lol. I did catch a rabbit once. He looked to big to even have gotten in there.
Great video!! I have my unit now woop woop!! What was the rock on top of the squirrelinator for? Did they initially get out of the trap before the rock was placed on top?
Squirrels tend to flip traps over.
excellent way to help feed your family if groceries weren't a option anymore. live food doesn't spoil so I might add a couple to my preps to go with my kill traps.
I see you took off the big shipping label, but you missed the little one UPS puts on the box, your address is visible in the video
Wish you had done an update! This is a cool contraption ;).
How many have you caught in total? Did you do a review on Amazon?
I didn't keep track but I probably caught over 50. Now they all seem to stay out away from my house and sheds. I am sure in the spring I will have to get after it again. I can't remember if I did an amazon review or not. I should do one if I didn't though. I like this trap a lot.
Metal plate to protect your fingers, so a squirrel doesn't bite the crap out of you when moving the trap
The metal plates are likely there so the squirrels can't reach out and scratch your hand when you carry the trap with them inside.
That makes sense. I hadn't thought about that.
My Tomahawk trap has a big handle on top of the cage, so no problems
they don't "scratch" they bite
Love my squirrelnator! Used pecans, shredded carrots and raw sweet potatoe as bait and 72 hrs later, my squirrel problem was resolved.
Nice!
@@KetoKevin I bet this thing would work well for rats also
The squeaks on the squirrels sound like TNG communicator badges. :P
Imagine hearing that crap in your yard ALL DAY LONG!!! They are so loud!!!
In a dry area like that you could also use the rat zapper ultra. If you’ve got $1300 the absorbers solution is the cheetah hand held carbon monoxide squirrel killer. You can take out a whole burrow in a 10min in the morning before they come out. I’ve eliminated ground squirrels from 40ac property and when they come back it does the trick.
I’ll check out the rat zapper! $1300 is a bit steep:)
What's the best squirrel bait to use in this trap? I have one and have probably caught about 12 squirrels but only the very young, the wiser older ones steer clear and they are the ones that I need to get to prevent more babies.
Would this trap work for the southern flying squirrels we have in our attic, or the mesh is too big and they’d escape?
Grain feed squirrels I would imagine have a great flavor.
The thought of a squirrel meal doesn’t excite my palate and I would never burden another by relocating those squirrels. What is your preferred form of execution?
Best thing I found for baiting squirrels of any kind and even chipmunks is peanut butter.
For my live catch traps I use a small pill bottle with , filled to the top with peanut butter. Poke a bunch of holes in the bottle so some peanut butter can ooze out. I wire the pill bottle with a small piece of wire and hang it behind the trip plate of my trap. I found this works better to trip the trap because they cannot just take the bait and run but have to work at it.
Also found the best way to humanely kill live trapped squirrels. You will realise pretty quick it's impossible to shoot then while they are in the cage.
I'd definitely check your local laws before attempting it, but where I am located it's perfectly legal to gas them with carbon monoxide.
Just throw the whole trap in a plastic tote that has a hole in the side. Plumb in a hose off a vacuum cleaner from your cars tail pipe to the tote, and let it idle for about a minute or two.
Much less traumatic for the squirrels. Where i live It is actually illegal to release squirrels after your trap them.
Nice. I just need a deerinator to go along with it.
Get some good meat that way:)
I tried to avoid having to exterminate problem squirrels that were causing serious damage to my house, which was located in a heavily forested area. After numerous live trappings and releases I realized that I was seeing the same squirrels returning to the property. Their ability to find their way home is remarkable. Even when released far away and across a lake, one particular squirrel showed up at the house less than 2 days later.
I’m impressed you could recognize them. But yes, they have to be exterminated.
I'm going to get this and release them 45 miles away at my job. If they make it back.....they are welcome to stay!!!
Better just to kill them.
shoot em
What if it was 10 miles away
No need to bother with traps. After installing Evictor Strobe Lights, squirrels leave on their own ( within 3 days ) and take babies with them. Attic must be totally dark.
The evictor worked for in one situation, but they went out and chewed the wires on a car.
Tractor Supply is where I got mine. Chicken scratch works well.
Good tip!
If you kill them, why waste the meat and the pelt? If the guts will increase egg production in your chickens, thats good too. No sin in that.
Or ridding yourself of a nuisance, either.
GiGi W. I eat the animals I kill when hunting. So if I used this and was getting many squirrels I would eat them yeah but i would probably put some for coyote hunting bait.
Eating them sounds fine. Tanning the pelt sounds like a time consuming PITA since they’re so small. What would you do with it anyway?
Slippers
We have a mated pair of Red Shouldered Hawks on our property- would they eat my dead squirrels after I drown them? We have foxes too, would they eat the dead ones?
@@LD-dx1cw foxes would, im not sure hawks will eat something that they didn't kill themselves.
They might though
That works wonderfully.
It really does!
I got one of these and it works okay i guess but they are really really nervous about going inside. They try hard to reach in there and move the bait to the edge of the box. I caught a couple though. In my state you're not allowed to move them so you have to dispatch 'em. The drowning tray works fine for this purpose and it only takes a few seconds but still not pretty.
You must have smarter squirrels than me. They would go in without bait sometimes.
I got my squirrelnator today and was really excited. However, I was disappointed to find that they just moved the cage and ate the bait. Did you put a rock on it because yours were moving the cage as well?
I have always put a rock on it so I haven’t had that problem. I didn’t know they could move it. The only time my cage moved is when the neighbors dogs were trying to get into a trapped squirrel. You could drive a stick into the ground to hold it I guess. Of course your wonder squirrels may just pull the stick out.
I use small rat traps and have to put a 10lb dumb bell on top. Otherwise these little muckers will push the trap around and trigger the trap door from outside.
The metal plates are to protect your hands from the squirrels while you are moving the trap.
I guess they help people. I eliminate them before moving the trap so it hasn’t been an issue for me;)
What do you do with the squirrels once they have been caught?
Nothing like a big old pot of squirrel dumplins or smother fried squirrel and rice!🤤
I haven’t eaten them yet but if shtf I definitely will!
it is working for me. only had it for 5 days and I have caught 4 squirrels.
What are you using for bait? I use chicken scratch and I have caught up to 4-5 squirrels at a time, but we have a huge squirrel population.
Yes it w0rks quite well on California Ground Squirrels. My father would catch them and thendrive them to a distant location for release. I imagine if you kill them in the trap other squirrels will smell the death and stay away. The trap was used until two different Skunks were trapped. A professional had to come out at $250 a pop to take the skunks away
If you catch a skunk first put on some old clothes you don't care about, just in case. Then approach the trap holding a plastic tarp or heavy plastic sheet in from of you and gently cover the trap. Place the trap in the back of a pickup truck and haul him away. Carefully uncover just enough of the trap to open the door and get out of the way. Skunks don't want to spray unless they have to but inside a trap will be stressful. I have released skunks several times without them spraying.
Will it work on roof rats, and Norway (regular) common rats, or are they too smart? Saw comment below, not an answer. What’s the optional tray for, holding more hiding them, security or drowning them? Doesn’t say. I need a rat trap method see planks, but look like all mouse ones.
It won’t work for rats. They can fit out the wire holes. The basin is supposed to be for transport, but I would use it for drowning them.
I saw this video and figured what the hell I’d give it a shot. This thing worked outstanding! Better than your traditional box like traps!👍
I’m glad it worked for you! I love mine.
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Thank you for your video. If you cannot relocate squirrels, why did you nee this Squirrelinator for?
I kill them. It’s just the best trap I’ve used as the other traps get set off without catching them.
So how do you open it to release the squirrels? Seems like it's not too easy since they could be in any part of the trap.
I dispatch them while they are in the trap and then turn it upside down to shake them out.
17 so far ! Great invention ! Sunflower seeds work best for me. Will use it forever against these rodents. 5/28/21
Great bait. Their cheap in bulk at the tractor store too.
I relocate all mine to the freezer!!!
Mark S Absolutely!, the only mistake your'e making Mark, is your'e not cooking them up FRESH. Although sometimes i would occasionally freeze some if i had extra. And once again, in my opinion the only way to is SLOW COOKING in a crock pot for tenderness......the meat is semi - pink and you can suck it right off the bone. I was born in Michigan and when i grew up there i hunted them with a .22 rifle and i must have eaten them by the thousands. Some people just aren't aware how delicious gourmet wild game is. Piss on the objectors!
shawn Oneil please don't piss on people, it's not nice.
Matt Pope You're right,.....my apologies
SuperGoldnut Mmmmm!, an all natural marinade!
Mine get fed to the hawks and ravens, lazy hawks and ravens! LOL
This morning I didn't catch any squirrels...presumably because there was a small rabbit in the trap. Maybe it would work well for them too. They don't cause me problems...so he got let go:)
The Heavy Truth because that piece of trash was made in PRC - people republic of China. kakakaka
Jack Nguyen almost everything is.
Google User, Vietnam. Nguyen is a Vietnamese name. It’s pronounced “wen”
Tomahawk traps are Made in the USA , I have model # 103 for squirrels, but slightly smaller model 102XL works great too. I also bought the separate remote control so I only catch squirrels, not songbirds. Plain old cheap peanut butter behind the spring plate is all you need to attract them as peanut butter has a much stronger smell than nuts and squirrel use scent more than visual to search for food.
What do you do with the squirrels
Do you release them and if so, how far away from your property? If not, how would I dispatch them?
.177 pellet gun, or drop the whole cage in a water tank til the bubbles stop
I wouldn't release them, there just going to destroy someone else's property, exterminate them, they are not a endangered species!
I used a pellet gun.
My squirrels love peanuts!
Does this work with southeastern tree squirrels and flying squirrels?
I don’t know. I only had ground squirrels 🤷🏻♂️
Do they make these in bigger sizes for larger invasive species?
I don’t know l, but I Cauchy a rabbit and I saw someone catch a skunk.
Yes it works I’ve caught five at a time
It works for me consistently.
I like mine, but I do feel a bit uncomfortable carrying live squirrels through the living room on the way to the garage from the patio where I feed my birds. 🙂
What's the rock on top of the trap for? Thanks!
I put the rock on it so ravens don’t drag it around.
You may have already answered this question, but I could not find it in the comments. How do you kill them after you catch them? Or do you relocate them somewhere else. I have a bunch of ground squirrels/chipmunks tearing up my yard, but if I catch them all, I don't know what to do with them? I don't want to relocate them and give neighbors the same problem I have.
Did you figure it out? If you buy the one with the plastic bin you can fill it with water and dunk the whole trap in there.
I set it up tonight. Using peanuts for bait. Trying to get ground squirrels. I will see if it works.
Good luck!
No luck. Actually we didn't see any ground squirrels today, so wondering where they went. But certainly none went in the cage. The peanuts I scattered around were happily eaten by birds.
Mice can come overnight and eat them too. I bait in the morning and then catch the squirrels during the day.
Update. I got one ground squirrel today. We were all gone from the house, maybe that made the difference. I'm hoping to catch the other ones soon.
I hope you catch them all. They are so destructive!
Aha! Those look like California ground squirrels. I love eating the gray squirrels, but the ground squirrels are so nasty they will nest under an outhouse!
Might work well with ground squirrels. Not so much with eastern tree squirrels.
Makes sense. Make a board with conibears lining it for them to run up and get trapped.
Was working just great, then the squirrels , all of a sudden stopped going in , any ideas? Thanks
I move it around so it’s in a different spot every few days.
I just now put water and seed in a 30 gal can. Half of my tomatoes gone in two days! Drastic measure for a drastic situation!! I will report success or failure. I have a larger can full right now, will use if the smaller can is a failure. And I thought deer were a problem! Enjoyed the humor in the comments!
I hope it works out for you. I never got around to doing it and I cut up my barrels for dog waterers so I don’t have a spare to use right now. It sounds messy too. Getting rid of dead rodents floating in a bunch of water.
bait will get the squirrel drunk lol
Kevin, I have a family of fox squirrels in my attic here in Texas, fairly big they are, can they fit in this traps door. Thanks man
Yes..they'll fit easily
Can you go inside the attic? If you can, get a blower and blow them out, do as many times as needed, then, block all the entrance holes.
@@HsingSun I bought the trap, worked great
Hey guys! What's the best way you've found to dispatch them? I'm a new homeowner and they're what's keeping me from gardening and moving toward food independence.
I use a pellet gun.
Use a .177 cal pellet rifle. Otherwise dunk the trap (with your catch) into a container filled with water.
Are these ground squirrels? I have to deal with larger gray and red squirrels...don't think it would work with those tree rodents.
Mike Howard yes, these are all ground squirrels.
I have a Tomahawk trap model # 103 and 102XL, never had a single one escape yet. You can get a remote control trigger if you want to be "in control" of the trapping or like me, who do not want to accidently trap songbirds, only squirrels
I put the bait right on the ground like it said, but instead of the squirrels going into the trap to get the bait, they dug under the trap to get the bait. How can I prevent this?
Put the trap on a piece of plywood
May 26, 2021 -- Current price on Amazon using his link is $71.99. At my local Tractor Supply it is $49.99. My 9lb Terrier mix has killed 8 gray squirrels in her 11 years of life but her prowess isn't enough to deter the nasty vermin, so...
I thought I had a golden retriever that was killing them, but she was just tricking me by stealing them from my traps before I found them.
Squirrels are a nuisance, even out here in the desert, they tunnel under homes, chew up the wiring in cars and make a mess. Eliminating them sometimes seems like a full time job. We've been using the the live traps but have to reset it after each catch so maybe this would be better. I have found that peanut butter is about the best thing for all rodents including squirrels.
Question.. is the rock on the top of the cage used to keep one of the doors down?
No, they have latched. I just put it there to hold the cage down so rabbits and ravens can’t move the cage and steal the bait I have in it.
The Heavy Truth gotcha.. ok thanks for replying.. 😀
I baited some live traps for squirrels and they didn't work. I'm overrun with squirrels and they are tearing up a lot of things.
Maybe use bait they are already eating around your place.
Nice job squirrelinating
I still have more to do though! Lol
03-06-2022: Wow $48 4 years ago, they’re $80 bucks now!!!!!
Wow!
Has anybody ever heard of Aguila ammo ? Check out the super colibri .22 long rifle, very cheap, makes way less noise than a pellet gun. Don't think 550 fps is not enough velocity either I have eliminated 17 Ferrell cats in my neighborhood, the next door neighbors can't hear it even if their outside and 50 feet away. At 50-70 ft they are super accurate but not good for long shots, if you have an auto you will need to load one at a time as they will not cycle, I use a bolt action single shot w scope
I used to think that Squirrels were cute, that was a few months ago, not they are running around in the ceiling and chewing I can't get to them. I live in a city with no plans to take them for a drive anywhere once they are in the cage.
First try - used cat chow as bait- they ate it all out the next day - do I have a mutant strain of squirrels? No catches
Maybe you have mice or rats. They can fit through the holes.
If the door is to stiff, continue to "play" with it untill it loosens up
I have had a squirrelinator for many years its called a .22 or a shotgun both work great no bait needed.
You sad lonely little boy.
Corey Rosenthal you poor jealous brain dead fuck! 😂😂
Does it come with the squirrels?🤣🤣🤣
I don’t need any more!
Also works as a diving cage for them ;)
I live in Georgia we have gray squirrels years ago i was given one similar I tried it for weeks i put cracked pecans fire ants ate nuts never caught anything your squirrel must be different they dig hole’s live in ground
Yes, they are ground squirrels. For tree squirrels I would set up a 2x4 against a tree with a line of conibears going up it.
Yes these work very well. Put even more dry whole corn. And the cheetah gas machine kills many at a time in their burrow.
I’m going to have to look up the cheetah gas machine. Sounds great.
The plates are to keep your hand from being bitten by the angry squirrels as you carry it.
I suppose they would work for that, though the handles hand above the plates and the top is just wire. I’m sure now that was probably the idea but I doubt it is too effective if that’s the reason.
The ones I've caught have all tried to bite me and that plate has kept them away from my hand, it's for when you're picking the trap up and the handle is resting against it.
I don’t pick the trap up while they are alive. I shoot them before I move it. I’m glad it’s protecting you though. Do you eat them?
No, I dispose of them. I shot the first one I caught, but it bled all over the trap and ground underneath which I thought might deter other squirrels, so I decided drowning was a cleaner solution.
I want to buy a meat grinder and feed them to my chickens. If I do, I will have to stop shooting them because I am using lead pellets and I don’t want my chickens eating the lead because I am afraid it will get into their eggs and then I will eat it. I didn’t really think about the blood deterring other squirrels. You may be onto something.
Hi there...
I have been successful with the use of this item. My question for anyone who also has one, is.... have the clips on the little entry doors become loose for you? Mine have.. I have tried to pinch them a little tighter with pliers...helps... but only for a very very short time. Any suggestions on how to keep them from coming loose or maybe something to add to it so that the doors will keep some degree of tension on them...and prevent the little rat bastards from squeezing back under and escaping? I have had a number of times where all bait is gone (even in far inside) and the trap is empty . And no, they didn't go under...no sign of digging + I put a brick on top to discourage any lifting of the trap.
Any and all help appreciated !!! Thank you
I think that mice and small rats steal the bait and then leave.
ok.. I will blame my aging brain for 'why didn't I think of that?' LOL ;)
**still need ideas for the door issue**
Lol. I haven’t had any issues with the doors so I haven’t had to think of any kind of solutions. If I understand the problem right though, maybe you could attach a little weight of some sort to the door, like a couple washers bolted on or glued on, so it pulls the door down harder.
Good idea...that just might do the trick. Thank you
So what did you do the squirrels did you read locate them in your icebox just like to know and thank you for the share
Do you kill them once you trap them?
I do.
Looks like this trap will also work on groundhogs. Has anyone been able to catch groundhogs with this?
How do you dispatch them?.
Pellet gun.
Used mine for weeks. They refuse to enter the trap
How are those squirrel recipes working out?
61Benster I can't do it😂
Are you just wasting the meat? And the pelts? Might as well donate them to a scout troop to learn how to clean. Or at least look up a quick guide on cutting and preserving the tails. There are a good number of people who pay for them. Namely fishing lure companies, though they pay the least. Seems a shame not to try cooking at least the hind leg meat in some butter, well done if you're that worried.
feeding them to the chickens would be justice, since they stole the chickens' feed
rivahillah For the Supreme Court!!
squirrel stew controls them quite well too!
72 vegans who's favorite reptile is a squirrel disliked this awesome video.
(And yes, I know squirrels are mammals)
Matthew Dacosta 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
how much was it pretty interested
I think I paid $45. It was worth it;)
Put a wee bit of peanut butter on the apple slice
I caught a squirrel in a groundhog trap once using apples.
Nice. I’ve caught rabbits in the squirrelinator, but I don’t know why they go in there.
What do you do with the squirrels after
Feed them to my dogs or throw them over the fence for wild animals.