I've got two of these traps. 35 squirrels in a week. You have to get there early if you want to catch/release (somewhere far away). They don't last long. Stress, dehydration, etc. Plus, the trapped squirrel draws some unwanted attention
I put one peanut inside each door to train the squirrels to push open the door. After they eat the bait peanut, it isn't long before they push the door and walk inside. I'm up to 305 squirrels using the Squirrelinator.
2 were delivered May 20, 2023 @ 4 pm and at 4 pm on May 23, 2023 I had already captured & extinguished 24 total, 16 males & 8 females, in Nawth Central Florida where here in the rural area if you DON'T have a carport to in close your vehicle you better do something, they got so bad the birds couldn't get to the bird feeder because of the tree rats, I found it was better for me to NOT let more than 3 get in there at a time because they were putting up such a fuss I didn't want that to scare off the others. NOW, since those that hung out closer to the house have been removed I think I'm going to move the cages further out to capture the ones further out, the red tailed hawks & I are now on a 1st name basis
You can only catch large numbers of grey squirrels during specific times of the year. They prefer acorns to peanuts or peanut butter, so if there is an oak tree anywhere nearby, you probably wont catch many grey squirrels in the fall when acorns are plentiful. They have an insatiable appetite for acorns and will ignore peanuts when acorns are available. I've tried vacuuming my yard of acorns but that is a waste of time because many more fresh acorns will fall within 24 hours In the winter, they are not active in northern climates and leaving your trap set outside is usually a waste of time and energy, unless it is an unusually warm day. I have my squirrel traps in very close proximity to my bird feeders and that is probably why they are lulled into a false sense of security. They probably think with all the birds chowing down relentlessly, they have discovered the best free banquet in the neighborhood. In the last 6 years I have disposed of over 470 grey squirrels but I get most of them in the early AM in the spring and summer. If you are a late sleeper leave the trap outside over night and hope nothing steals the bait during the night. If you rise early, put the trap out at sunrise. Once it gets too hot outside they retire for the day. I seldom catch any grey squirrels after high noon. if you ever buy another squirrel trap, go with the Havahart model # 1083 EZ-set trap. That is the best trap for grey squirrels by a wide margin. But you have to buy it online. Lowes and Home Depot do not stock that trap for some crazy reason. WRZ 2022-02-09 Delaware County, PA (metro-Philadelphia)
@@axscdvfb I never heard this before. Peaches used to be my favorite fruit about 40 years ago. But the ones we get in the supermarkets up north now are tasteless and I stopped buying them years ago. It must be pretty cool to be down south and have your own peach tree. But how do you protect them from birds and other animals ? WRZ metro-Philadelphia, PA
@@ccdogpark Squirrels seem to be the only major problems for peaches around my neighborhood. The year before last I made a big effort to control the squirrel population. As a result, I was able to collect about half of my peaches last year. Last year I didn't try too hard with catching the squirrels, and again this year all of my peaches are gone. So yeah, the squirrel taught me a good lesson what I should do. I picked some peaches while they were still green. I left them in the fridge and they turned white, but were otherwise tasteless. I guess the commercial peaches might have been processed similarly. The tree-ripen peaches last year were exquisite. I really miss them.
@@axscdvfb I'm surprised to read this. So you think that peach growers are picking produce prematurely because of grey squirrels ? The best solution for grey squirrels is a Havahart model 1083 EZ set trap. Search youtube videos for that model. Read some of my comments. I've been writing about this trap for years. You can't get this model trap in the big box stores. You have to order them online. I was getting 100 a year at one point. Now I am disposing of about 25 grey squirrels a year. I feed them to the local scavengers. Win-win
The birds raid the trap. I was able to catch quite a few before the scrubjays found this. Just a warning, if its very hot the trapped squirrel can die if the trap is in the sun. I thought someone locally was setting out poison. Fortunately i figured out what was going on when i found one gasping. Very sad. Thats why im warning you all. I am going to try the acorn idea. I don't the jays like acirns.
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EatASquirrel is not sponsored in any way by Rugged Ranch (makers of the Squirrelinator), but we stand behind our recommendation as the best squirrel trap out there. Check out our website for tips that you can't find in the instruction manual.
