Good grief.... Has anyone tried baiting and using this on grey squirrels???
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Yes. It works. We had a squirrel in our attic. I set the trap right at the opening and got him. Read my review.
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No, not on squirrels. I bought this to use on gophers but discovered that instead of gophers, I had moles. It doesn't work on moles.
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Don't know about the squirrels but we have good sized field rats that burry under our shed in the back and it gets them and kills 'em grave yard dead!!! Excellent trap.
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Keep in mind these are KILL traps, which might be illegal for squirrel use depending on your county / city codes.
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Hi Snooks...yeah, open wooden feeders are a huge waste of money, empty in less than an hour in my yard (NJ). Forget that little rubber thing, just tap the cap on really tight and those squirrels will not get it off. You should see all the tooth marks on mine, it's pretty funny. Their teeth must be covered in green paint.
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Do you use the little rubber lock? I just asked someone else where the rubber thing they mentioned worked so great. Maybe they mean the little center thing on top of handle. No instructions came with this one at all. I have an idea this would work better up North when it snows than in Fl and birds can not get to fields and seed elsewhere. We are going to try it. Lot of money if does not work. Appreciate your recent reply and help. I tried that rubber nut and it works. Hope squirrels leave it alone and do not chew it off. I have a stainless steel one coming for the larger birds then I am finished. Can put away my open wooden one which the squirrels swing on every morning. Do you use the little rubber lock? I just asked someone else where the rubber thing they mentioned worked so great. Maybe they mean the little center thing on top of handle. No instructions came with this one at all. I have an idea this would work better up North when it snows than in Fl and birds can not get to fields and seed elsewhere. We are going to try it. Lot of money if does not work. Appreciate your recent reply and help. I tried that rubber nut and it works. Hope squirrels leave it alone and do not chew it off. I have a stainless steel one coming for the larger birds then I am... » Read More Do you use the little rubber lock? I just asked someone else where the rubber thing they mentioned worked so great. Maybe they mean the little center thing on top of handle. No instructions came with this one at all. I have an idea this would work better up North when it snows than in Fl and birds can not get to fields and seed elsewhere. We are going to try it. Lot of money if does not work. Appreciate your recent reply and help. I tried that rubber nut and it works. Hope squirrels leave it alone and do not chew it off. I have a stainless steel one coming for the larger birds then I am finished. Can put away my open wooden one which the squirrels swing on every morning. « Show Less
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Works well on Florida squirrels because they are small. Not so well on Michigan squirrels, they are bigger, and it just slaps them on the head so they come back tomorrow and do it again.
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I don't think it is large enough for a grey squirrel. The box lists rats, chipmunks, red and flying squirrels.
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I havent caught anything other than rats but thats because i used it indoors. If you put bait that attracts squirrels i would imagine it will catch them. I would suggest looking for a "humane rodent trap" that wont harm them if you are worried about that
638907
cannot say; it really did not work all that well for squirrels. I had to get a professional exterminator.
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I put up many different "squirrel deterrent" bird feeders, including this one. They all work just the same. Squirrels are smarter than any decent looking bird feeder. Period. In simple terms, no, it doesn't work, at least not for me.
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I tried this and it did nothing from what I could tell. I have over 20 squirrels in my yard which I did not see any less after turning this thing on for more than a month. I am still looking. This item was a total waste of time and money. I followed the instructions and also experimented with turning the dial to see if a different setting would make a difference. It did not.
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It has been my experience that Squirrel proof is is a myth. To see the squirrels work in my yard is a thing of total amazement. This feeder is however as much of a deterent as anything else I have tried.
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I would ask the manufacturer. It works great on gophers but I've never tried on squirrels. Sorry
813553
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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Why would you ask me this? I tried the product and it didn't work. The squirrels were not the least bit put off.
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Didn't work for me at all. Squirrels loved it. The sound annoyed me more than them.
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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 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 would not recommend this product as a deterrent of squirrels on any surface. I used it on wood with very liberal applications and it didn't phase the squirrels in the least.