World's Best Squirrel Trap: A Little Modification of a Live Trap is All it Takes 

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@@Frontlineanimalremoval Thank you! I caught my first squirrel and re-homed it! Previously, they kept using the side of the trap to eat the food. Now, one and done!

Ryan, Practically all two door traps can be used as one-door traps. Havahart traps can be used as one door traps just look at their video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LHvaQnvdTlg.html Putting a one way door trap over the entry/exit hole at the gable vent is highly recommended. Just a one way door (squirrels not caught and removed) is not recommended. Squirrels that get evicted almost always chew their way back in. Trapping them looks something like this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gSd2puXO6g0.html&feature=emb_rel_end The high up work is not fun but it also means it is not as easy to tackle for the average homeowner. Needless to say, be careful. Don't forget to replace/repair/cover the damaged gable vent after the trouble making squirrels are out. A damaged vent will attract other squirrels, raccoons, or birds. Thanks for watching.

Ryan: How did you make out with this ??

Two thoughts here (from my own experience). Contradictory, I'm afraid, but there you go - make of them what you will. On the one hand, yes, as the video says, in general the scent of squirrel will attract others. Inquisitive squirrels will want to investigate because of the general squirrel smell - "It seems like other squirrels have been here before me, so it's probably safe enough". Therefore the argument would be, don't clean it out and I wholeheartedly agree with this as the general rule. However, in your specific case, you've been trying to trap two specific squirrels in a set area, namely your garden. It might be (and I say "might" because I don't know, of course) that the first squirrel you trapped was the dominant one. The big bully squirrel who constantly beat up the other one and took his food. In that case, the second squirrel might be thinking, "I'm not going any where near that - it doesn't just smell of squirrel, which would be OK, but specifically of Big Bully squirrel and every time I've tussled with him I've come off worse." In which case the argument might be - do clean out the trap! Who knows? You can but try it and see!

what bait do you use to catch squirrels, please?

Did you relocate them…to squirrel heaven?

@@Skrimpz562 I use peanuts and peanut butter

@@Skrimpz562 I use the sunflower seeds we put out for the birds as that is what attracts the squirrels in the first place.

Higher quality overall.

Carbon dioxide

Nuts and peanut butter

Walnuts and peanut butter

That is either a Safeguard or a Tomahawk. We use both for that type of squirrel trap. They are good products.

@@Frontlineanimalremoval being delivered tomorrow. Going to mod it so.

The Havahart model #1083 EZ-set trap is the best trap for grey squirrels by a wide margin. It can be set in less than 10 seconds and it is never set off by birds. I'm pretty sure they have a patent on their EZ-set design which is why no other trap uses that design. You can only buy that 1 door trap online.

When you release grey squirrels in the woods, do you usually get back to the building before they do ? I'm just curious.

I relocate them to squirrel heaven.

Need to go minimal 20 miles away to release. 2 miles is nothing for a squirrel.

Sound like super wary squirrels. You could try to them to the trap again: Bait given freely outside but close to the trap. Once that is eaten regularly, the bait could be moved to the trap entrance. After they are comfortable with that you could wire open the trap and put the bait in right spot but trap is not going off. Once the squirrels are conditioned to the trap not being a danger, then let the traps function freely. Good luck.

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 2022-02-07 Delaware County, PA (metro-Philadelphia)

I have millions of acorns here in Indiana and Acorns are the last thing they will eat!

Wrapping before is advised

Peanut butter with a couple of nuts in it is hard to beat

@@Frontlineanimalremoval Thank you, Sir. I was thinking peanut butter but wasn't sure.

We don't recommend relocation for the reasons you point out.