On Wed, 16 Dec 2015 08:49:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 12/16/2015 7:20 AM, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 15 Dec 2015 19:29:54 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

A squirrel set up residence in the attic of our house about two weeks
ago. At night I could hear the pitter-patter of little feet running
around in a small workshop that is located in the attic'. I saw him a
few days ago when I opened the door and caught him by surprise sitting
there. He ran off quickly into some insulation on a wall and was gone.
That night he was back again though.

So, I bought one of those electronic ultra-sonic things.
It seemed to work because that night I didn't hear him at all. But,
then I realized that he was probably still in the attic somewhere and
had just moved to a more inviting location.

I searched for a trap and found one on Amazon. It had some good reviews
and was only about $25, so I decided to order one and try it.

It arrived today. Made in China but good quality. After looking it over
I baited it with some peanut butter, set it and put it on the work shop
floor.

Came back down to my computer to argue about drones and *SLAM*. I heard
the door on the trap slam shut. Only took about 15 minutes. Went back
up and sure enough, the night prowler was jailed. Let him go out near
the woods, away from the house. He booked it up the nearest tree.

If it's the metal trap with the drop door, the thing has caught 11 chipmunks, a bunch
of squirrels, and several birds in the past two summers. They all love Jif peanut
butter.

That's the one. Works great and it's cheap.

http://www.havahart.com/x-small-1-door-trap

I ended up making one because I needed it right away. It is 1/2"
hardware cloth formed into a square tube about 6x6x 20 long with a
sliding door on one end that runs in a track cut with my table saw in
1x1 red oak rails. I use a big Victor rat trap to pull the pin that
holds the door up (on top of the cage) with a piece of bailing wire
going down to the trigger platform inside. Smear a little peanut
butter on that and a little around the door to tease then in.
It has been very effective.

Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/16/2015 7:20 AM, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 15 Dec 2015 19:29:54 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

A squirrel set up residence in the attic of our house about two weeks
ago. At night I could hear the pitter-patter of little feet running
around in a small workshop that is located in the attic'. I saw him a
few days ago when I opened the door and caught him by surprise sitting
there. He ran off quickly into some insulation on a wall and was gone.
That night he was back again though.

So, I bought one of those electronic ultra-sonic things.
It seemed to work because that night I didn't hear him at all. But,
then I realized that he was probably still in the attic somewhere and
had just moved to a more inviting location.

I searched for a trap and found one on Amazon. It had some good reviews
and was only about $25, so I decided to order one and try it.

It arrived today. Made in China but good quality. After looking it over
I baited it with some peanut butter, set it and put it on the work shop
floor.

Came back down to my computer to argue about drones and *SLAM*. I heard
the door on the trap slam shut. Only took about 15 minutes. Went back
up and sure enough, the night prowler was jailed. Let him go out near
the woods, away from the house. He booked it up the nearest tree.

If it's the metal trap with the drop door, the thing has caught 11 chipmunks, a bunch
of squirrels, and several birds in the past two summers. They all love Jif peanut
butter.

That's the one. Works great and it's cheap.

http://www.havahart.com/x-small-1-door-trap



Maybe you should have gone for a bulk purchase.

On Wed, 16 Dec 2015 08:49:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 12/16/2015 7:20 AM, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 15 Dec 2015 19:29:54 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

A squirrel set up residence in the attic of our house about two weeks
ago. At night I could hear the pitter-patter of little feet running
around in a small workshop that is located in the attic'. I saw him a
few days ago when I opened the door and caught him by surprise sitting
there. He ran off quickly into some insulation on a wall and was gone.
That night he was back again though.

So, I bought one of those electronic ultra-sonic things.
It seemed to work because that night I didn't hear him at all. But,
then I realized that he was probably still in the attic somewhere and
had just moved to a more inviting location.

I searched for a trap and found one on Amazon. It had some good reviews
and was only about $25, so I decided to order one and try it.

It arrived today. Made in China but good quality. After looking it over
I baited it with some peanut butter, set it and put it on the work shop
floor.

Came back down to my computer to argue about drones and *SLAM*. I heard
the door on the trap slam shut. Only took about 15 minutes. Went back
up and sure enough, the night prowler was jailed. Let him go out near
the woods, away from the house. He booked it up the nearest tree.

If it's the metal trap with the drop door, the thing has caught 11 chipmunks, a bunch
of squirrels, and several birds in the past two summers. They all love Jif peanut
butter.

That's the one. Works great and it's cheap.

http://www.havahart.com/x-small-1-door-trap

Either a dog or coyote tried to get at a squirrel that was inside mine once. The trap
was down in a hole the animal had dug as it was scratching at the trap. But, the
squirrel was just fine.
--

Ban idiots, not guns!

On Wed, 16 Dec 2015 19:15:44 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Wed, 16 Dec 2015 08:49:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 12/16/2015 7:20 AM, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 15 Dec 2015 19:29:54 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

A squirrel set up residence in the attic of our house about two weeks
ago. At night I could hear the pitter-patter of little feet running
around in a small workshop that is located in the attic'. I saw him a
few days ago when I opened the door and caught him by surprise sitting
there. He ran off quickly into some insulation on a wall and was gone.
That night he was back again though.

So, I bought one of those electronic ultra-sonic things.
It seemed to work because that night I didn't hear him at all. But,
then I realized that he was probably still in the attic somewhere and
had just moved to a more inviting location.

I searched for a trap and found one on Amazon. It had some good reviews
and was only about $25, so I decided to order one and try it.

It arrived today. Made in China but good quality. After looking it over
I baited it with some peanut butter, set it and put it on the work shop
floor.

Came back down to my computer to argue about drones and *SLAM*. I heard
the door on the trap slam shut. Only took about 15 minutes. Went back
up and sure enough, the night prowler was jailed. Let him go out near
the woods, away from the house. He booked it up the nearest tree.

If it's the metal trap with the drop door, the thing has caught 11 chipmunks, a bunch
of squirrels, and several birds in the past two summers. They all love Jif peanut
butter.

That's the one. Works great and it's cheap.

http://www.havahart.com/x-small-1-door-trap

Either a dog or coyote tried to get at a squirrel that was inside mine once. The trap
was down in a hole the animal had dug as it was scratching at the trap. But, the
squirrel was just fine.

I caught a few baby raccoons in the larger size trap and the momma
ripped a hole in the side big enough for them to get out, or so we
guess. I had the whole family a day before. I was trying for feral
cats.
The next day I had a possum and he wouldn't leave. I just left the
trap open all day and he was still there the next morning. I finally
just gave the trap back to the neighbor, a little the worse for wear.
I brazed in 5 new ribs on the side where the raccoon ripped them out.

Some time later a bobcat or something ripped up the feral cat I was
trying to catch. It looked like it had been hit by a bush hog mower.