How to bait a Squirrelinator trap

Setting up a Squirrelinator trap is easy and takes less than a minute to bait. You could be catching your next organic meal in no time!

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[realtoast]

I've got two of these traps. 35 squirrels in a week. You have to get there early if you want to catch/release (somewhere far away). They don't last long. Stress, dehydration, etc. Plus, the trapped squirrel draws some unwanted attention

[neokineda]

Thanks for the pointers on using this trap! Super helpful. And by the way, I like the pink clogs.

[pacificcoast]

I put one peanut inside each door to train the squirrels to push open the door. After they eat the bait peanut, it isn't long before they push the door and walk inside. I'm up to 305 squirrels using the Squirrelinator.

[REVNUMANEWBERN]

2 were delivered May 20, 2023 @ 4 pm and at 4 pm on May 23, 2023 I had already captured & extinguished 24 total, 16 males & 8 females, in Nawth Central Florida where here in the rural area if you DON'T have a carport to in close your vehicle you better do something, they got so bad the birds couldn't get to the bird feeder because of the tree rats, I found it was better for me to NOT let more than 3 get in there at a time because they were putting up such a fuss I didn't want that to scare off the others. NOW, since those that hung out closer to the house have been removed I think I'm going to move the cages further out to capture the ones further out, the red tailed hawks & I are now on a 1st name basis

[ccdogpark]

You can only catch large numbers of grey squirrels during specific times of the year.
They prefer acorns to peanuts or peanut butter, so if there is an oak tree anywhere nearby,
you probably wont catch many grey squirrels in the fall when acorns are plentiful.
They have an insatiable appetite for acorns and will ignore peanuts when acorns are available.
I've tried vacuuming my yard of acorns but that is a waste of time because many more
fresh acorns will fall within 24 hours

In the winter, they are not active in northern climates and leaving your trap set outside
is usually a waste of time and energy, unless it is an unusually warm day.
I have my squirrel traps in very close proximity to my bird feeders
and that is probably why they are lulled into a false sense of security.
They probably think with all the birds chowing down relentlessly,
they have discovered the best free banquet in the neighborhood.

In the last 6 years I have disposed of over 470 grey squirrels but
I get most of them in the early AM in the spring and summer.
If you are a late sleeper leave the trap outside over night and
hope nothing steals the bait during the night.
If you rise early, put the trap out at sunrise.
Once it gets too hot outside they retire for the day.
I seldom catch any grey squirrels after high noon.

if you ever buy another squirrel trap, go with the Havahart model # 1083
EZ-set trap. That is the best trap for grey squirrels by a wide margin.
But you have to buy it online. Lowes and Home Depot do not stock that trap
for some crazy reason.
WRZ 2022-02-09
Delaware County, PA
(metro-Philadelphia)

[curious]

The birds raid the trap. I was able to catch quite a few before the scrubjays found this. Just a warning, if its very hot the trapped squirrel can die if the trap is in the sun. I thought someone locally was setting out poison. Fortunately i figured out what was going on when i found one gasping. Very sad. Thats why im warning you all.

I am going to try the acorn idea. I don't the jays like acirns.

[garylarson]

I put peanutbutter on a 1/8" board, they cant resist

[marizkae]

canyon tell me where is your store Located at? Cause i wanna buy a couple of them? I leave in Kitsap county Washington states

[coderlicious]

You never posted the video on the way you dispatch them. I'm guessing you didn't want to risk getting a strike from u tube?

[FCUYTFUYTF]

Why do u use board on the bottom? Do they dig out n escape?

[davidmorgan]

Caught 1 squirrel and the next day a possum! The possum ate the squirrel!

[khaleefax]

*This is one horrible trap.*
*Wasn't able to catch a single squirrel with it. I feel like all videos promoting this trap are paid advertisements.*

[OriginalEvil]

Complete trash.. just another paid ad.