What is the best bait to use for Squirrels (Got them in my garage and now going up walls and how should it be used in trap?
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Cut up apples seems to work best. I think the squirrels can smell the apples better when they are freshly cut in pieces. I got 12 squirrels at one time in the trap by just useing the apples.
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I use dry dog food, crackers, bread, horse grain, it all seems to work. I just sprinkle it in the middle of the trap.
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I have very good luck with sunflower seeds. I just throw a handful around the cage and another handful in the middle of the cage. Peanut butter and Ritz crackers work pretty well too.
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I just used whatever I could find in the house. I have used dog food, cat food, and chips and they all have worked great.
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I find using sunflower seeds works well. I would dig a small hole under the trap and put the seeds there otherwise the first squirrel cleans out the bait...if he can't get to all the bait, it'll hopefully catch more than one for you. Also know they get angry when captured and the trap moves around a lot. It'll ruin grass under it so I encourage placing it on dirt or in area where grass isn't a concern.
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The best I have found is corn out of a can or off the cob or dried (you can get it at a feed store) Have caught hundreds of them with corn.
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I had no luck with gray squirrels. After a while I found that they enjoyed rolling the trap to shake out the bait. The trap seems too small for large squirrels.
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I have two of these traps and where I live in Sherman Oaks Calif we have what is called tree rats and they are not real large. I found a piece of bacon is good bait I piece in the back of the trap so the rat has to enter and it is trapped inside. I put a piece of bacon on the outsid as chum. I catch about three rats a week.
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I also had the same question in my mind when I caught the squirrel. I used leather glove to hold cage by handle and used a stick to push on the catch. The squirrel pushed the door open when I used stick to release catch.
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This trap is designed for rats and mice only. It is not recommended for use with squirrels, we apologize for any inconvenience.
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Squirrels may be too quick to kill them every time but I expect it would work pretty well. I know cage type traps used to work really well for my grandparents.This one is just two metal plates on the bottom, if their front feet hit one and back feet the other it'll send out electricity for 3 minutes. Either the squirrel will get away in the first second after it touches the plates or it will die. I've had one or two mice set it off without dying out of about 10.
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Hi, we have tried it for a few weeks. it hasnt been very effective for squirrels in the attic. We haven't yet called the customer service to see if there are any adjustments possible. If I hadn't thrown away the box, I would have returned it.
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Find out where they are living and lay down a bunch of glue traps will help and that unit you bought is bogus , just caught a couple mice on glue traps, gets them everytime .
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Hello. You need to purchase the ground squirrel bait container to put the poison in. It has openings on either side so the squirrels can climb in and eat it. You can order these through Amazon or get at any Lowes store.
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I don't know whats happening with yours or what type of bait and how you're placing it. I borrowed my neighbors trap and according to the instructions it recommended using cat food in the pellet form and to place one bait at the front of the trap till it gets eaten than place bait in front and back of trap. I did this three days in a row and got three rats and haven't had a problem since.
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It works well with roaches! No more roaches in my house! Don't know about squirrel or mice as mice did not run away at all in the garage! You might find some food to trap them they eat and run away to get water and die or never come back in my garage or garden ( mice)! Good luck and happy new year!
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I use the trap for rats, and if you have smaller grey squirrels, it might work. However, I would recommend going up a size if you have the overstuffed variety we have in our neighborhood.
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Our squirrels are not black or red, and they are grey in color, so they must be grey squirrels- fairly large. Yes, it works. I've found if you put the bait in the center, they can grab and go (tails must keep door open, and if they just back up they can get out) I've had success just putting the bait (peanut butter on small piece of bread) off to the corner, but not so close to the corner where they can reach it from outside. I catch 1-2 at a time, never more than that. Once after leaving it out for about 5 hrs, came back and 2 squirrels were in there dead already. I don't like to leave it out for too long and make them suffer. Our squirrels are not black or red, and they are grey in color, so they must be grey squirrels- fairly large. Yes, it works. I've found if you put the bait in the center, they can grab and go (tails must keep door open, and if they just back up they can get out) I've had success just putting the bait (peanut butter on small piece of bread) off to the corner, but not so close to the corner where they can reach it from outside. I catch 1-2 at a time, never more than that. Once after leaving it out for about 5 hrs, came back and 2 squirrels were in there dead already. I don't like to leave it... » Read More Our squirrels are not black or red, and they are grey in color, so they must be grey squirrels- fairly large. Yes, it works. I've found if you put the bait in the center, they can grab and go (tails must keep door open, and if they just back up they can get out) I've had success just putting the bait (peanut butter on small piece of bread) off to the corner, but not so close to the corner where they can reach it from outside. I catch 1-2 at a time, never more than that. Once after leaving it out for about 5 hrs, came back and 2 squirrels were in there dead already. I don't like to leave it out for too long and make them suffer. « Show Less
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I would imagine it works for any squirrel as long as they want the bait you are offering. We use unsalted peanuts.No, they cannot escape, once in cage. We have captured multiple squirrels at once and safely relocated them.
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Sorry I didn't answer. I dispose the traps in the trash but I try to use the entire trap until it's full. The garage perfect for the traps. They make me feel like I got my money's worth when the traps are completely full. I should close my garage door
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These baits seem to work really well 80% of the time. I've had the ants at one place totally ignore them though. The best option would be to spray termidor around the outside perimeter of your home and use some store bought any killer spray to wipe out the ones inside. The second best option is you use Telstar P and spray this around the perimeter of your house, around windows, and door frames. You can also spray Talstar P inside. Both Termidor and Talstar P are pet and human safe once they dry but Termidor can only be used outside.
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This trap does work for tree squirrels, but I had to make some adjustments. A tree squirrel is a lot bigger than the ground squirrels, and has a lovger reach. They can get their little paws in to the bait through the cage and steal it. I cut a top off a plastic bakery container from the super market, and cut it in half. I secured it, facing the shield, with twist ties. Then I put in the bait. The squirrels couldn't steal the bait. The squirrels can not dig their way out as the cage is all wire, all the way around. Any animal can dig under to get to the bait. But I put the trap on a concrete area, and was able to secure it with garden stakes at the edge of the trap. It couldn't move and it couldn't be dug under. It works.