Squirrel Trap

For a cute and furry animal, squirrels can sure cause some serious damage. They will eat plants and flowers, not to mention any type of birdseed you put out. To make matters worse, these little guys love to go where they can be nice and warm during the winter. In other words, they will be trying to get into your home, usually in your attic. Once there, squirrels will chew on anything they can sink their teeth into. Squirrels can cause damage to your property and can cause you headaches. A squirrel trap is the perfect defense against these pesky pests.

A squirrel trap generally comes in one of two forms. Some traps are actually designed to trap the squirrel inside to allow you to remove the animal to a new location. Other taps are designed for more preventative measures. They cover openings on your home that squirrels are likely to enter. The squirrel is able to enter the device, but not your home. The only way out for the squirrel is back the way it came. Since these traps are generally placed outside your home, lethal options are not often found. The traps have to be fairly large, meaning that a lethal trap could end up harming other animals as well, or even pets. Poisons can have the same unintended results, and in some cases, they are actually illegal.

Baiting a squirrel trap is an easy process, but the bait you use can play a significant role in the success of your trap. You are dealing with an outside pest that already has access to plenty of food sources. In order to entice a squirrel into an unfamiliar setting, you need to offer something better than what is already available. Two popular options are peanut butter and oatmeal. Both products have been proven very effective in attracting squirrels.

Once you have used a squirrel trap to successfully capture your furry little nuisance. It is very important that you release the squirrel at least five miles away from your home. Squirrels are territorial animals, and they also have sharp memories. If you release a squirrel too close to your home, it will likely come back. After all, it is much easier for a squirrel to return to a territory that already belonged to them, rather than try to establish a new territory somewhere else.