Havahart® Easy Set® Collapsible 1-Door Trap Models #1090 & #1092

Learn how to set Havahart® Easy Set® Collapsible 1-Door Traps, model numbers 1090 & 1092. Model #1090 is best used for the trapping of skunks, rabbits and squirrels, while model #1092 is best for the trapping of cats groundhogs, opossums, raccoon, and other similar sized animals.

If you are looking for a trap that is easy to set, these are the right traps for you! Easy Set® Collapsible 1-Door Traps from Havahart® are great for first-time trappers as they are super easy to set, bait, and trap those pesky critters. Their collapsible feature also makes them great for storage. These traps are made in the U.S.A.

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[ABJK-dswq]

The paper directions really sucked. Glad I found this video!

[ccdogpark]

When people buy Havahart traps, they should use a permanent black marker to
write the model number(which is always on the box) somewhere on the trap.
Then after you throw out the box and later decide to do a video, you will know
the model number of the trap you are demonstrating and you can include that
in the video name. I have no idea why Havahart does not stamp every trap
with the model number, so people would have this info for later reference.

[charlespeterson]

I kind of figured it out the setup only when I read the directions and watched the video. The video is actually too close to see what's going on by it's self.

[judisinger]

After trying two other wire traps and a wooden cat tray with no success after 4+ weeks, I purchased this trap on line. With the help of YouTube and changing bait to peanut butter, after one hour I had the culprit and he has been relocated. Splurge and get the Easy Set, you won't regret

[wildlifewilderness]

Trap works great! I use it to catch almost everything!!

[MadHatter]

Mine won’t set when the handle is pulled. I don’t see anything mechanically wrong with it. Can you provide a trouble shooting video for this model please

[Casualplayer]

Must reinforce the back door!!!!Just had a big ass racoon BREAK OUT OF THIS last night, re did the frame and it aint coming off now.

[amck]

To get the rod to go through both holes under the step panel, its best to put the cage to its side while the release handle is halfway up.

[actuallyitisrocketscience]

So what’s the rod at the front on top that has a hook on each end used for? I’m not finding its purpose referenced anywhere…model 1092

[furiogiunta]

Never ceases to amaze me.  People can go to school, have a teacher teach them the subject, read books about the subject, spend countless hours and days analysing something, take quizzes and tests on something and yet they still fail when it comes to common sense and actually doing something hands on for what was presented to them.

[Snypersystem]

What keeps the trap door closed. We are trying to catch a raccoon and they are pretty resourceful. That door seems to open pretty easy once it's closed.

[gwenhazelstone]

After I had a feral escape, my husband found a spring (about 3" long maybe) that he had lying around. He attached the spring, well, I'm not sure how to describe where he attached it. One end is attached to the top of the cage and the other end is attached to the kinda u-shaped bar that is supposed to help keep the door closed when an animal gets trapped. Sorry. That's as best as I can describe it, but that spring totally works. It puts more force on the door when it's closed.

[BeverlySeigneur]

Which direction to turn knob for very light sensitivity

[sementalesgamefarm]

I purchased one and i been having trouble with the door! Its like it doesnt have enough power to close all the way and in my case opossums take the bait Door closes but not all the way and they escape
Anyone please help???

[tommydipietro]

THE VIDEO IS TOO CLOSE. HOW
DO YOU EXPECT SOMEONE TO FOLLOW THIS IF THEY DONT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

[maria]

Video zooms in too close so you can’t see setup in context—I can’t tell which part of the cage you’re working on. Also what do you put in the cage to trap animal? How big should it be?

[ccdogpark]

Most people have stopped using the old fashioned Havahart traps because they are
too tedious to bait and then set. The 1-door Havahart EZ-Set traps are
much easier to work with. It's really annoying to me that the big box stores
* * * * STILL * * * * stock these old fashioned traps, when the EZ-set traps are
so much better. I live about 2 blocks from a Home Depot in Delaware County, PA,
and I frequently look to see which squirrel trap they have in stock when I am shopping.
Some people probably buy the old fashioned "balanced plate" traps at the Box stores
because they have no knowledge that there is a much better Havahart trap available online.
WRZ 2021-08-06

[ccdogpark]

Discouraging birds from triggering the Havahart 1083 Squirrel Trap :
I cut a wood scrap approx 3/4 " by 1.5 " to the exact width of the trap. (I cut the ends at a slight angle.)
I do this so I can jam the wood into the trap in a way that it is just tight enough
that it can not easily be removed by an animal prying it.
I then screw 3 wood screws completely through the 3/4" width, equidistant across the 7" width of the wood scrap.
Then I get 3 16.9 oz Pepsi plastic bottles and cut the end (with the bottle cap) off. (approx 1.25 ")
Then I drill a small hole through the center of the 3 bottle caps and attach the caps to the 3 screws in the wood.
Them I screw the ends of the Pepsi bottles into their caps that are secured to the wood.
Then I place peanut butter inside the 3 plastic caps. and the ends.
* * * * Then I take this assembly and place it backwards up against the far end of the trap. * * * *

If you do this right, the birds wont be able to access the peanut butter because
there is not enough room for their beaks to reach around and then inside the plastic bottle caps.
I also cover the entire back of the trap and the back/top portion of the trap with an approx. 7" wide "L" shaped piece
of sheet metal, so that the birds can't reach their head through the back and eat the peanut butter from the outside.
I drill holes through the sheet metal and use electrical ties to secure it to the trap.
The sheet metal on the top portion of the trap prevents the peanut butter from
getting wet when it rains hard. Squirrels tend to find food via their sense of smell
so they will find the peanut butter in the bottle caps, even when they can not see the PB.
I also place a couple of peanuts within their shells inside with the peanut butter
to further prevent the birds from getting all the PB.
Some day I should probably write a book about trapping grey squirrels.
WRZ 2021-08-06
Delaware County, PA

[emilycanney]

I’m trying to catch my pet rabbit that got out...so far I’ve only caught a few of my chickens but it is working! 😂
This video was very helpful!!

[HC-ubpv]

Thanks for this video. I hate reading instructions! Now time to catch some pesky critters lol