Squirrel Ouell Traps Outdoor (Big)

The media could not be loaded. We feed the birds everyday, which in turn attracted Squirrels. We didn't mind feeding everyone, until the squirrels decided bird seed wasn't enough and started chewing electrical wires. Almost $4000 later, we made the decision to buy a non lethal trap for catch and release and a lethal trap as we weren't sure which trap, if any, would work best. We set up both traps and sure enough, both work amazingly well!This lethal trap dispatches squirrels extremely fast. Once the trap hits, the nervous system of the squirrel reacts for literally less than a minute, which happens to everything on this planet with a nervous system after it passes away.I've read other reviews about this trap that said the squirrel was not "killed" right away. This trap has literally caught 5 squirrels and everyone of them was done quickly. We have a camera out back because it also shows our car as we live in the City. Even if the squirrel entered the trap at different angles, the squirrel did not suffer much, if any, based on how strong this trap is. I captured some video from our out back parking area so you can see how the squirrel died quickly. I take no joy in killing anything, so if it wasn't a fast kill, I would have sent the trap back. Watch the video and make the decision for yourself if this is the right trap for you and your family.Below are some tips on how to use this trap as the first two weeks were a bust until we modified some things:1. Make sure you use the safety hook when setting this trap. This trap will require some strength to set. Once you get the first trap bar pulled back, the second bar goes pretty easy. Make sure you use both trap bars or the animal might suffer. (Maybe that's what happened in other reviews where people said the animal did not die right away? Not sure...) ALWAYS Use the safety latch when setting and baiting this trap.2. Instead of mounting the trap onto something with the mounting hole at the back of the trap, I weighed the trap down with some pavers to anchor it as other reviewers said to make sure it was weighed down or mounted to avoid the trap flying in the air. Any weight on the back will hold this trap down.3. I tried putting the bait in the back of the trap like the demo video and had no success, so I started putting a handful of peanuts in the front of the trap just beyond the tripping mechanism inside the trap. I did not leave any food outside of the trap as recommended. I found that putting about 20 shelled peanuts inside worked better than even peanut butter which would wash away in the rain, attract ants, and just overall make a mess on the patio parking area. Sometimes Bluejays would take the peanuts directly at the entrance but would not set off the trap. I learned quickly to use 20+ shelled peanuts (handful) as the first 5 peanuts would be taken by the Bluejays and the trap was bait less after that. Bluejays are very smart and will rob your trap without setting it off. The Bluejays rob this trap often, which is why I recommend using a handful of peanuts spread out from just beyond the tripping mechanism inside the trap. Make sure the peanuts go all the way back to the nail inside the trap. Make sure to set the safety latch, BEFORE BAITING, if the trap is set while you bait it!!! Using this method of baiting, I have caught 5 squirrels in the last two weeks. 0 in the first two weeks trying the video recommendation baiting method.4. Use gloves when setting this trap to hide your scent. I do not use gloves on the peanuts, just when setting the trap or handling the trap. I also leave the trap outside so the rain washes away any scent including any urine from the dispatched animals, etc... Once it rains and the peanuts get soft/soggy, I empty the trap and use fresh peanuts as bait. Fresh peanuts make a world of difference compared to soggy watered down peanuts (squirrels would not even look in the trap with soggy peanuts). Fresh peanuts the night before usually ends up with a catch the next morning.That's about all I can think of at the moment. I posted a pic of how I bait this trap also. This is a great lethal trap for squirrels and other possible rodents. It works quickly and seems quite durable so far. Highly Recommend this trap if you need a lethal squirrel trap!!!

Astoundingly effective. No assembly required, ready to use out of the box. This looks pricey compared to other traps, but it is worth the price.We live an urban area with abundant gray squirrel population. After paying for professional removal for our soffits (and expensive trim repair), our removal service informed us the only way to prevent future damage was to regularly trap squirrels on our property.I've been using the Ouell 411 for 6 days and have caught more than a dozen squirrels. I use half a peanut butter cracker sandwich as bait. The squirrels have never reached the bait; I only have to replace it when the peanut butter dries out and has less scent.Every squirrel has been fully dead with no sign of struggle, so I am assured of its effectiveness as a humane trap. There has been one instance of blood as some others reported.The trap isn't placed anywhere special. It's on our deck under a tree where I regularly see squirrels. If you use a smelly bait, location won't matter too much.The only downside is that the trap does take some strength to set and it could easily break a finger of set carelessly. I recommend a) watching a how-to video first and b) pulling the bar back with the trap opening facing away from you.I also recommend screwing or nailing the trap down, otherwise the squirrels will move it around.

Advice to potential buyers: read the negative reviews as they provide clues as to the mistakes others made with concealing, baiting, locating, and setting this trap.Squirrels are far more intelligent than rats, it would seem. Having used other bait schemes and traps, sold explicitly for the intended purpose of eliminating squirrels, it is clear that these other methods and devices only succeed in training squirrels in bait and trap avoidance.Squirrels invade walls and attic, in old houses particularly with copious wood trim and siding. After countless hours of planning, countless hours of research on professional pest removal techniques and animal behavior, a couple of hundred dollars worth of various devices and lures, repellents, including ultrasound, traps, electric zappers, scented concoctions, and even "humane" methods of removal, I can attest that these methods do NOT work. Squirrels are too smart, too strong, too big, too tough, too persistent. While it is true that ultrasound can be effective, it is temporary and eventually ignored by pests who become conditioned to hearing it. Also, pests will merely relocate to dead-zones (in walls) in the "shade" behind obstacles in the room. Simple body traps are not sufficiently engineered, requiring perfection in concealment and setting, and consequently are easily triggered by vibration or disturbance such as casual contact with a leg or tail. This causes even bigger problems than dealing with a carcass, as the rodent suffers needlessly and/or must be located. Body traps can be extremely difficult to set; this device is not difficult to set. Rodent poison is completely ineffective; forbidden poisons for "non-scheduled usage" must be avoided since they are too dangerous in a residential environment, for children, pets, and the property owner (think water contamination). Making a palatable bait with a deadly toxin defeats the purpose of avoiding the health hazards associated with squirrels. Finally, all poisons are deadly to birds and other wildlife, as poisoned carcasses are distributed through the environment.Once squirrels become "at home", even if deterred temporarily by the various "professional" recommendations that allegedly block access, they will find a way to reclaim access, including chewing through the walls of the dwelling or outbuilding. Squirrels are undeterred by cats, as well. Cats are supremely effective at rat control; but squirrels will not enter portions of a building where they have detected other "warm and moving bodies" which is to say, potential predators.Despite initial reservations about spending even "more money" for this product, within 1 month of weekly success stories and mounting body-counts, I am evaluating whether to purchase additional devices for other outbuildings and vehicle locations. It seems that, in the spring, rodents like to collect firewall fiber from vehicle engine compartments for nesting material, and to eat wiring insulation and even fuel lines - problems associated with additional rodent species, as well. (Other rodent species must be controlled by separate means.)The device is heavy duty enough to withstand the enormous strength of squirrels; and, is not triggered by mice. (It is likely deadly to small pets.) It is humane, to the extent that dispatch of the rodent occurs swiftly - if you have properly placed and concealed the access to the trap. It is preferable to shooting squirrels - a danger to neighbors, if not illegal.This product has been a "godsend." Since the local population, i.e., native to the territorial boundaries of the residence, has been decimated, other squirrels seem avoid the residential area without investigating it as potential food source or habitat. That is, the normal daily activity of a local population apparently attracts other potential pests.