Saturday, January 16, 2010

Does anyone no any good squirrel traps that can be homemade?

i want to start traping squirrel rabbit and raccoon can anyone give me tips and tell me how to make traps for themDoes anyone no any good squirrel traps that can be homemade?
ok ..we all have to start somewhere. Here's one that is real easy to throw togather. Get your self two milk crats . The type the milk is delivered to the store in. If you can get the old metal type they work better as the animal can't chew their way out . The type you find works fine if you don't wait to long to check it . cut the bottom out of one of them . place against the top open end of the other one . Fasten them togather with screws %26amp; wire . now cut a slot out of open end on the side so you can slide a board through it to close off the opening . This will be your traps door. ok now with the trap lying on the ground . pull the board up till it is still in the slot about 2 inch's or so . drill a hole in the board just above the outside of the trap. this will hold your trap door up with the help of a smooth nail stuck in no farther than it takes to do the job.


Now you'r going to need a RAT trap not a small mouse trap ..altho it may work ? this is part of your trigger . Fasten it to the back of your trap on the same side the board is sticking up on. place it so you can drill a hole through it %26amp; be able to tie a strong string to the trigger of the rat trap . the string must hang down inside to the rear of the trap. you must have it turned in the right direction to pull the nail out when the rat trap is triped. attact the bait so the animal will have to pull on the string . OH I forgot ...Tie a string from the nail to the Rat trap. good luck!Does anyone no any good squirrel traps that can be homemade?
If you go on youtube and look up Ray Mears, he has an interesting one made out of a split log and a figure 4 trap suspended in a tree.
Humans are supposed to be smarter then squirrels, if you are having trouble maybe there is a problem.

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