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 searched a while to find a trap that would be a fast and clean kill. I have a friend with another tube trap that can sometimes be more like suffocation weather than a fast kill and I couldn't bear the thought of coming out to the trap and finding that. The series need to be thinned out where we live but I don't want to be cruel to them. This trap is exactly what I needed to get the job done and quickly. It works so well that the peanut butter bait is barely touched before the squirrel is a goner. I've gotten over a dozen now and maybe it's because I'm in a city, but these squirrels don't get smart to the trap. The longest I've gone without catching one is 2 days but if I set the trap every day (sometimes I slack), I usually get 1 a day. I also like that I can move the top bar back and just let the dead squirrel fall out of the trap without ever having to touch it. Definitely worth the expense for this trap!

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.

We are catching more than a few squirrels every day. They are chewing on parts of our house so we purchased this trap in hopes to lessen the damage. The trap is very sturdy and well made. The squirrels are caught in a second so no time to suffer. Yes it's a little expensive, but it does work and seems like it will last a long time. Ps. Screw and eye bolt into the base of the tree and put a chain on it so you can lift it to empty it and a larger animal cannot walk away with it.

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.