Will this catch gophers? My goph seems too smart for this trap
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ours' went to the same college then they graduated and left home. It's been quiet around here.
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I have killed several moles with the traps. My success improved greatly when I began using several traps. When a mole takes up residence in my yard I now set out four traps where I see activity and usually in a day or so I have a successful kill.
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Hi... there are a couple of answers to your question. First, this model needs a pretty good sized rat to trip the mechanism. I had better luck with : Havahart X-Small Professional Style One-Door Animal Trap for Chipmunk, Squirrel, Rat, and Weasel - 0745... I caught several of varying sizes with this one. I also accidentily captured one of my favorite squirrels..he wasn't happy. I would keep the rat traps where the squirrels don't go if possible...AND make sure the squirrels have their own feeders so they are not tempted to go where the trap is. Interestingly, now that I've relocated around 9 rats, we haven't seen or heard them in close to a month...and there is never rat poop in the squirrel feeder anymore... it used to be there everyday. Hope that helps.
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I really can't say. I got it for deer and it seems to work. If the logic of a predator is the same with rabbits, it should work. On the other hand, I'm not to sure how smart wabbits are.
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This trap is pretty useless to catch squirrels. I would imagine chipmunks are about the same. All they have to do is roll the unit over and the latch will move enough to allow the doors to open - and bye bye animal. I recommend the Havahart 1078. Once you catch anything in there it will not be able to get out, period. It is totally worth the extra money.
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They may; I have caught one ground squirrel in my Cinch traps. He barely fit. They work well with pocket gophers. Stan
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won't do either. you need to kill grubs, the source of food for moles. gophers have to be trapped with hav-a-heart trap (cantaloupe works well as bait) and taken a couple of miles away or shoot them. i've had some luck throwing rat poison down the gopher holes.
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yes.. if it does not beep then it is not working or it's not connect properly. I have a few of these and they DO peep but they definately DO NOT keep the gophers away. :(
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Actually I could not even get them to work for the moles.Sorry, I do not know about the gophers.This worked better for me for the moles. (6 Pack) Bonide Moletox Mole Traps Package of 6 TrapsGood luck.
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I bought the traps for purpose of catching/killing moles. The behavior of moles and gophers are different, so be sure you are buying a trap proven effective for gophers or you may not have success.
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I would suggest going to the Talprid website and contacting the mfg. It worked well on my moles. I also used a device called a MoleMover that uses two C batteries and gives off a noise (underground) that simulates another mole/gopher that seems to have helped rid the yard of the critters.
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I don't know. After trying the poson for a week or 2, I finally hired a gopher trapper. He caught a huge one. Don't know if the poison killed others & whether I was turning the correct #. Or whether it was a solo gopher. Boy did he do a lot of damage. Lost 3 rose bushes and he was well into the agapanthas.
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I don't know about gophers, never tried it will take down pigeons and dove and quirls withhead shot. No it is a 22 pelets only
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I catch a lot of packrats with this trap. No bait needed. Definitely too big for mice but it will (unfortunately) trap some rabbits and golden-mantled ground squirrels (chipmunk size).
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my husband is the gopher hunter...I got this for him and they work better than his old traps.
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Yes. Make sure the sensor is pointed low enough to "see" the smaller critters.
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I wish I could be more encouraging but I'm not sure that the unit did anything. The best answer is to get some large traps and bait them with peanut butter and mix in a few peanuts.
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I have never used it on Moles. I believe it is a gopher only trap. It may be worth a try. Most moles have surface tunnels and it would be hard to set the trap for them effectively. If you have gophers---this is the best solution I have discovered.