Squirrel Traps Outdoor - Squirrel Traps - Ouell Traps - Trap for Squirrels (Small)

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.

Bought this a year ago. Had good luck. A bit tricky to set! Be careful! Do not put your hands in front of this trap. It’s has a quick, powerful release and will instantly kill the squirrel. We feed the birds and don’t mind the squirrels getting some seeds. However this spring the red squirrels moved in and are chewing up the feeders and fence. I’ve had it. This trap is awesome. I used the sunflower seeds as bait. Just a small amount in the back of the trap. Three days. Three squirrels. Done. Finished. Excellent product but please be very careful setting it up. Place bait first. Be sure to secure it when setting it up. See directions and videos on this page. Great product. Sturdy. Will last several years.

It works, and is actually quite easy to set because of the design. The downside is smaller rodents can come and eat the bait. But if you have a spot you know will be frequented by a squirrel it’s still useful.

I purchased the large traps and they work great. However, this trap was not worth the money. Haven't trapped a thing and no matter where I put the bait, it is gone.

I trapped 23 squirrels in the last month with this powerful trap. I hung it on the side of a giant tree and put a little peanut butter from the opening back to the middle and it drew them in. The powerful Springs make it a Humane trap and all the squirrels had the trap come down on their neck. I have the Trap that is considered the smaller one but it worked fine on all size squirrels. I put a big nail in the top of the Trap where they have a hole drilled so it could be anchored into the tree in case some other critter came along and wanted to run off with it while I'd had a squirrel in it or maybe a raccoon smelling the peanut butter. If I needed to I would purchase one again but it's so well built I doubt that I would ever need to.

I am using this trap to eliminate red squirrels. I trapped my first squirrel today, but the trap pinned the squirrel's rear leg. The trap neither killed nor maimed the squirrel. It held the squirrel and left me a rather tricky, unpleasant task to complete. I had to rush to complete the task because the squirrel was successfully working itself out of the trap. I am still rating this a 3 (instead of 1) because I can put this trap on my roof and I can be fairly confident it will not catch rabbits, birds, or my neighbor's pets. I appreciate how the trap has been designed to target specific rodents, but I do not appreciate that the trap makes me finish the job.

I have been fighting squirrels & 'monks for over 30 years. The live cage type traps work poorly for me. Bait Gone, and no animal. This trap is AMAZING. I had 2 days with 4 squirrels each,,,, and days with multiple 'monks. THERE ARE HINTS FOR GOOD HUNTING. (1) Use gloves to avoid your scent on the trap -- even when opening the shipping box. (2) mount with screws to a board at least 12" x 16" - gives you leverage when you remove and reset. Drill holes in the "trap wood" and secure to a better base. (3) buy an ant killer --- the Squirrel bait attracts many ants, and the squirrel will stop eating. (4) I place any bait inside the INLET of the tube (peanuts) - not on the "nail" at the end. I want clean broken necks -- not a crushed abdomen. (5) I hose it off every 4 days, but no mess means no need to clean often. Peanut butter leaves a mess - I just used peanuts. ESCAPE is rare - only 2 out of 20 took the bait and escaped. (6) I check trap every 3-4 hours - allows multiple kills per day. Wear gloves when setting trap after a kill. PS - I have another kill today to remove and reset. GOOD HUNTING. I'm running out of squirrels.

Purchased for squirrel control. About 50/50 success rate, which is about the same as the plastic rat traps baited with peanut butter. Expensive for what it is.

Worked first time of using.