How to Make ● a Simple HUMANE TEETER-TOTTER Squirrel Trap
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- Make this simple wooden humane grey squirrel trap that's kind and live release. Easy to build, easy to bait, easy to release and best of all, it's humane and there's no springs or levers to wind up or load! The grey squirrel cannot escape or chew his way out of this trap. The grey squirrel is not harmed in any way during capture. Simple operation makes this diy kind humane grey squirrel trap fun and easy to build and adjust for easy trapping and best of all easy release. Use peanuts in the shell or unshelled, to bait the trap. It's the best do it yourself humane live release grey squirrel trap you'll find! Check with your local authorities to see if squirrel trapping is an option in your area.
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=====================PARTS LIST=========================
use 3/4" thick wood
2 sides- 24" x 5"
2 sides- 24" x 6.5"
2 end pieces- 6.5" x 6.5"
1 small hinge, 3/4" x 1 1/2"
2 neodymium magnets, 8mm x 3mm (ebay)
2- 1/4" thick wood pieces ,1" x 2"
1/2" mesh screen 11 1/2" x 3"
cut side opening 10 1/2" x 2 1/2"
coat hanger to make handle and trigger
1 1/2" deck screws to assemble box
1- 2" deck screw and 5/16" wing nut for door screw
3/4" wood for base
3/4" screws
washers - Jak na to + styl
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Will it work if i made it a bit bigger for a possum?
The way that squirrel jumped out of the trap is me leaving work on Fridays
I really like that you put the parts list and the video was very well done. I'll be making one of these in the next week or so. Thanks a million!
Thank you 😊 I’m glad that the squirrel 🪤 work!!!🐿️🪤🐿️🐿️😍😍😍😍🙏🫶🏻
Absolutely brilliant. I love building traps.
I like this even more than your pvc version. Both are really cool. I was actually starting to design one in my wood shop today.
I built a trap mimicking this design with a few tweaks. Lots of success!! The only thing I may do differently if I make another will to make it slightly longer than 24"
Best squirrel trap idea. Made one. Had to tweak it a couple of times and now it works 100% of the times. Added a roller catch at the bottom side plus 2 tiny neodymium magnets. No door bounce. Thanks.
Good stuff! I"d love to see a pic of it! You can send it to me if you like to chrisnotap@gmail.com Thanks!
Good simple design, excellent craftsmanship...perfection!
This deserves a thumbs up!!
Pure genius! ❤
Thoughts of a squirrel:“Ah, this is a bad ideaaaa....there is a nut inside....ahh no, bad idea.....but the nut is calling my name!!!... (crawls inside) no...bad idea....but a little closer and I can (clunk!!!) DARN IT!!! I knew this was a bad idea!!!”
Great video thank you the detail in this video was amazing clear video straight to the point thanks again
This is awesome, first squirrel in 45 minutes...worked perfect!! Now about 7 more to be relocated to save my bird feeders.
This is really cool. What a gift.
Great mechanism design , GJ
Brilliant!
Wonderful design, I appreciate that.
this seems very clever and thought through ...so well done..congrats
I like that intro!
You're right Chris, better unit for sure. I think the wood is more natural and won't crack like pvc. .Great job.
+Steve T Thanks.
Chris Notap are you in Massacusettes. I just built the pvc version, now i want to build this.
wow thank you so very much for this nice explainable video.
Merci from Montreal, Canada.
Très bonne idée. Bravo!
I love your precision and practicality.
If only you ran the world...
I made a stripped down version of this and have caught five squirrels so far (in about 4 days), and it looks like at least two more to go. Works well; do use quality screen though as mine is getting thrashed.
Real Nice trap... Pure smatness ! 👍👍👍
TY! This is exactly what I was looking for to Trap feral cats. Will be making it larger and with Chicken Wire around all-weather Fence wood. The Wood will only be the skeleton of the Rectangle Box while the chicken wire wraps around it. The Base will still be solid wood. Will be adding a Handle that is comfortable off of Amazon.
Thank you for the great idea, great video on how it works, and how you built it. I built one similar and captured a pesky chipmunk in 2 hours after building and found him a new home. One thing I did a little different was I put a hinge on both ends and used latch hooks to hold it when moving. The ability to open the other end made it easy to load and clean out.
Excellent idea!! Hinges are a buck anyway. I am about to make my second and will go with a double door. Thanks for the tip dude!
Brilllliant!!!!
Thanks for this video
EXCELLENT.
EXCELLENT!
Very clever thank you
How cool... Chris!
really smart.. and so simple..
Awesome design. Very effective! Been catching at least one per day :) got tired of them digging in our garden. I simply use a little peanut butter on a piece of cardboard placed in the back of the trap and lay out some empty peanut shells at the entrance. They can't resist PB ;) Thanks for sharing your trap design!
Yes, they do like peanut butter also.
What is the best rabbit bait in summer time?
Good idea!
still love this design !!!
cool thanks al try it out great job
BRILLIANT 💖👍
Very nice thank you for sharing
Good idea
If you change the location of the pivot point you will need to adjust the wire trip, and the wood stop. The more adjustable you make it the better. Great design I might try it.
your a genius!!! going to build one now. thanks!!!
Have fun!
Thank you so much
Un sistema genial. Muy inteligente.
Wow brilliant I made one as instructions I caught three squirrels in two days thank you
Glad it helped!
Nice trap.
so smart!
Muito bom! Show.
perfect👍👏
nice trap good job.
Smart design.
Liked!
Muito legal , obrigado pelo vd
BELLA trappola
BRAVO
👍👍👍👍
👏👏👏👏
nice ... thank you
genius! thx
Brilliant
Bagus..bermanfaat.terima kasih
Moved 8 this fall. Works Great!
You probably moved the same squirrel 8 times, genius.
Very nice.
Clever and cheap!
perfectionist good
Kereen 👍👍👍
I recently made a copy of this trap and found it very well thought out and effective . Could I be bold enough to suggest something that might make it simpler again. I fitted a 2" screw on the roof of the box close to where the door hinge is, then I cut out 1" square sections of roofing lead sheet, drilled a hole in the center so that the finished product resembled a washer. All i have to do now is to pop whatever number of these required over the screw which will give me the perfect balance needed to operate the trap. No need to reposition the " fulcrum" screws or the "doorstop" on the base. Thank you Chris for sharing your invention. I am now in the process of making your plastic pipe version of the invention as this will be lighter and easier to transport. Thanks so much
That's great! I will be uploading another trap soon that uses an easy to find 6" furnace vent pipe and uses a simpler different type of door and is just as fun to make. Stay tuned!
Great job 👍
I will be making this as well,
I can't wait 👍👌😃😎.
Hope you enjoy
Nice
i like , simple and eficient
ingenious
Hi Chris, thank you for sharing this wonderful trap. I’ve read a lot of comments but you have too many. Anyways, I have a squirrel in my attic and I will build your trap design and see if to wrks. I like your design and admire it very much much, well thought out 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
excellent
very cool
Thanks.
Very nice job with this.
Thanks!!
Great vid man Smile More God Bless Stay Safe man 👍
Thanks!
Very nifty idea
Nice😀😀😀😀
Thank you
You're welcome
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"I knew it !! I knew it was a Trap!!
So why'd you go in?
'Cause maybe it wasn't a Trap.
Great idea... as long as they don't jump on top of it first.
Yes that's correct. I found after making the video that a small cardboard box placed over the rear half works perfectly.
@@chrisnotap You are correct... as I saw in your other video.... you are ONE SMART CAT....LOL.
Genius
Muito interessante, fiz uma de forno de microondas pra capturar gatos, a tampa é nesse estilo, vendo seu invento vou adptar uma aste para disparar, obrigado
Hi Chris,
My name is Becca and I was hoping you could help me out.
My son is in 3rd grade and they are in the beginnings of their 3rd grade end of year projects. They have to choose one of three different subjects - woodworking, fibers, or cooking. There will be a written report, a construction, and oral presentation. My son chose woodworking.
We came across your teeter totter squirrel trap video and loved the idea! Do you happen to have written instructions that my son could read to build this project? Or maybe any recommendations on books or online articles that give information/ step by step instruction? The video is great, but his teacher is expecting the students to read and learn about their chosen project.
Thank you so much and appreciate your time!
Becca
Hi Becca. I did get your email. I would say this is a bit advanced for a 3rd grader. There are power tool involved, measuring accurately, cordless drill for screws and then getting it balanced properly would be difficult. I'm thinking a mouse trap might be easier. Have a look at one of my other videos where I make a mouse trap from a 2 litre pop bottle. Here's that video.....czcams.com/video/ABffYDM9EwU/video.html or there is this one I also made......czcams.com/video/EjsBV25Z5rU/video.html
This is a cannon and the squirrel is the ball!
caught two squirrels with this
looking forward to catch more
good complet traps
good
Muy interesante la trampa ratones
Would work great for skunks too!!
hi there nice trap . squirrels have done so much damage here . they chew every thing . was trading but the law here on relocating is so crazy . got 38 last year 56 year before . john
if it wasn't a trap it would be a great squirrel home!
rat trap more
It would have to be bigger tho
Peanut butter is irresistible to squirrels
That is amazing. Thank you so much.
I am going to try to make a larger one to catch ferral cats.
Would you have any suggestions in that regard?
Thanks again
I would say you could probably scale this to what ever you want to catch. Yes, just make it bigger.
Put a squirrel inside.
Two words... Tuna Fish..!! : ) !
Thats very skilled old school wood craftmanship. I like the whole design. May I ask how many working hours put into that design to implementation to completion? Thats a project I would enjoy doing just for the sheer fun. Think a mix of Lincoln logs and erector set combined for Adults.👍
Another excellent one Chris. The Squirrels in my garden keep digging up and killing my two to three year old palm tree crop that I grow and give out to the public for the environment. I could build one of those and relocate the villains to a park about 5 miles away. Hmmm! Can I do that? Is it cruel? I have already given out about 1300 trees so I cold just live with it. All my trees now have plastic collars on them that does stop the villain squirrels. They do still irritate me though and I did lose about thirty trees to them. I am torn, still not certain whether to relocate them!
Made this the other day- 1st squirrel in 10 minutes
Simple but brilliant, nice job Sir
Thanks man!