How to Catch a Squirrel with a Live Animal Trap
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It’s not uncommon for squirrels to wander onto your property in search of food, water, and shelter. Having squirrels can cause damage to your property or even health issues. In this video, we’ll go over how to identify squirrels, how to trap them using professional live traps, and ways to prevent them from coming back.
Squirrels can sometimes be mistaken for other rodents, but can easily be identified by their bushy tails. If you suspect you may be dealing with squirrels, look for common signs that indicate squirrel activity.
Bird feeders and gardens are likely hot spots for squirrels, as their diet consists of nuts, seeds, and fruits. You can also examine nearby trees for any nests among the branches or carved into the tree itself.
If you suspect squirrels may be indoors, listen for thumping sounds during the day and check for any open voids.
Squirrels are attracted mainly to nuts, so using mixed nuts as bait is an effective bait option.
In order to maximize our chances of catching the squirrel, we need to remove food sources that may compete with our bait. This includes picking up pet food after dark, fencing away fruit gardens, and sweeping up fallen fruits, berries, and seeds.
Place your live trap far away from human or pet activity, along the edge of your property. Physical boundaries like fence lines, dense foliage, and garden edging make great placement guides, so set your trap along such structures. It’s important to make sure you place your trap in the shade, as a trapped animal can die within a few hours if left to overexposure from the sun.
Once you are satisfied with your trap placement, you can bait and arm it. Check your trap twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. Do not keep an animal trapped for more than 24 hours.
Be sure to contact local authorities like animal control to confirm laws in your area about animal trapping and make sure you are correctly relocating the animal. Travel to your release location, place the trap on the ground facing away from you, and open the trap.
Maintaining a clean area indoors and outdoors is an important step to take in preventing future squirrel encounters. Remove any clutter or debris from your property, as this could be used by animals for nests or burrows. Regularly check the property for spots that retain water. Any potential food sources such as fruits and grains should be properly sealed in a container and stored away.
Prevent squirrels from entering your property by sealing any openings you may have found along the perimeter or foundation.
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Squirrels just chewed down 10 bush bean plants without even eating them. I think squirrel heaven is a safe place to release them
I've "caught" a dozen or more squirrels using my Gamo . 177 cal pellet gun. They don't come on my property any more. Smart.
Lol getting one of those this Christmas
Is 20 miles away really far enough? I mean with Uber and Lyft they seem to keep coming back.
A pellet gun is the best end.
Thanks for the help!
Thanks for sharing your nice video
They are smart critters. They will reach through that trap you show and get the bait. Be prepared to catch the neighbors cat, a possum and other animals. Wrap that trap with a black plastic bag or something so it has to go in the door to get the bait.
Exactly, I posted exactly the same. The poster doesn't realize that squirrels are smart. You are most likely to catch other animals with this, while the squirrel laughs in the corner.
when bait dissapears you might THINK that is what happened but much more likely mice took the bait without being heavy enough to spring the trap and even when they do they slip right through the wire
@@dougiequick1Yeah they really do reach in if they have that option. It’s not just something someone thinks. I set up a camera to see why my trap was getting sprung but not catching anything and that is exactly what they were doing. Once I blocked the sides. I caught three squirrels in three days. So I dunno. Maybe you just Think it’s mice. I KNOW what was happening with my trap.
@@RaggedyHobopost the video to CZcams
BUT WHAT SEASONING IS THE BEST WHEN YOU DEEP FRY THEM?
We prefer tony's chachere's it gives it a good kick.
Eeeeewww 🤢🤢🤢🤣🤣🤣
Y'all crazy
Soak them in salt brine overnight. Then fry them up like chicken.
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I will try it. Thanks.
Would this work better than a gun?
I just want a tiny friend
Buy a hamster
@Dodd Garger squirrels are more exotic though
@@doddgarger6806 my sister had a hamsters they only live for a Year and in pet stores abuse them I'm soooo no hamster 🤚🏽😳
Me to
Me to 🤗
Umm - I'm not driving one squirrel at a time 20 miles....
LMFAO IKR
Wow packed full of info. Thank you very much.
Glad it was helpful!
Just got two out of my soffit.. mama n papa
peanut butter, no jelly.. medium size trap. Also have caught them in the small open two sided trap, unintentionally trying to catch voles.. not moles
Once I've caught a squirrel in the trap, would I need to clean the trap of the previous squirrel scent, relocate it to a different part of the garden, or do both of these things?
No
Which trap do you have to get? Like which size for grey squirrels?
at least 24" length, 24x7x7
The Havahart EZ set trap Model # 1083 is the best trap
for grey squirrels by a wide margin. But they have to be bought online.
The big box stores stock the old fashioned traps for some crazy reason.
@@PRO4XKEV my dumbass brother bought a trap but it's smaller than a shoe box
The Squirreinator, definitely. Its more expensive than most but never fails. Ive used mine for years.
Need this, as I am a city dweller and will probably have to catch squirrels for a meal if society collapses 💀
It’s illegal to release captured grey squirrels in the UK so in this case it would have to be dispatched.
good law considering it is torture for the animal and it is now in someone elses backyard....idiots where I live relocate rattle snakes just because they THINK it is nice ....nice to WHO? To whoever lives by where they released it? To the local snakes that have that territory? To the utterly bewildered relocated animal that is only going to try to get BACK home? Best thing is to humanely kill them all and feed them to local predator/scavengers ...bodies are always gone the next day where I live
Yep, and he clearly says to check with local authorities for proper protocol.
Yes I am watching this to catch a squirrel and call animal control. Not to eat it when we run out of food in a few months.
James Danks search history: 1. How to trap a squirrel. 2. How to cook a squirrel. Me: “Nothing to see here!”
Go right ahead, I caught 2 today. Do you want them?
To each their own.
We have a red squirrel in a tight space above our bedroom ceiling. No human access. Where should we place the trap?
Do you have an attic? You can place a trap in there.
We have the exact same situation. Planning to put trap on roof near point of entrance.
My grill is almost ready
Thanks the video was helpfull
We're happy to hear that. Thank you for your positive feedback!
They are chewing holes in the drip irrigation tubing on many of the properties that I take care of. Anyone else had this issue ?
How do you catch a squirrel who keeps getting into the cage getting the nuts I have wire down and then leaving?
I have the same problem.i Use twist ties with peanuts and last year I caught over 20 and this year the squirrel took everything out of the trap with out tripping it twice
Yeah tried drilling a hole through half acorn then ran a piece of wire through the hole and wiring onto the trip lever I filled with peanut butter but still their able to eat the peanut butter without tripping the cage, but maybe Ill try some peanuts if cutting down all the tree branches around my house doesn't slow them down. @@bradleyphillips204
@@thelittleredbarn174 😂👍
Good advice! Subscribed.
Some info on a good lure would be nice - those looked like mixed nuts. What about peanuts?
PEanuts in shells
Peanut butter
My favorite is black wallnuts i dont know why but they love it
Peanut butter is the best unless it is summer and
you have a lot of ants in your yard. To defeat the ants
use whole peanuts.
Peanut butter is best
The best way is once you trap him show ‘em your rifle
I just wish I could could get a few pine martens to come in, and clean up my attic.
There is a Stupid squirrel in my roof .
I appreciate this comment
@@solmoman 🤣
There was a squirrel at my door and it ran in.
@Quantumm Galaxy Free pet, NICE!
Small red squirrel about to find out. He's been a bane for the past 3 years.
Videos real helpful. Ive been catching squirrels for years and can't find the right method, unlike this video, it was easier to catch and skin those tiny critters.
Bet your proud of yourself.
@@richardwilson6976 Yup
@@richardwilson6976 Bet you voted for Joe Biden.
@Richard Wilson
If he ate it...then it's okay.
Once I finally trap it. The torture begins
You're dam right squirrels cause health problems to us. I had a heartache when my nice experience bird feeder was on the ground broken.
No
@@cartoonchipmunk9782 ya
we put squirell baffles on all the bird feeders that work well ... our trouble is the rowdy birds that ravage the feeders scattering all the food to the ground where rodents and our chickens eat it! Crows are richard's nick names about that
Peanut Butter on any sliced bread. 100% effective.
Yeah but in the summer you
have to use something different
or you will have a million ants.
With squirrel problems in attics.......trapping can be counterproductive. Use Evictor Strobe Lights and within 3 days the squirrels will leave and take their babies with them.
Whoever told you this is a moron.
The squirrels tip over the traps I put out get the seeds out
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I have a squirrel family all over my backyard. He eats all of the stuff that drops from my tree. I am so disturbed to go out there and chase them. They always poke around my backyard. I'm getting a dog.
They are smarter than my dog. Have not found a bait yet to lure them in to the trap either. They destroy my melons and maters. Plant seeds they dig em up! One looked directly at me through the glass door as it tossed the dirt out of a planter box I had just refilled with dirt from them throwing it out, then just ran off. I think I heard it laughing! Had a prized large cherry tomato I was going to get the seeds from. They heard me say one night I'll get it tomorrow when I get home from work after it's a little more red and ripe... It was gone the next morning b4 I left for work! I think I heard them all laughing from the trees. The really funny thing is... one of those squirrels planted that plant themselves and guessing they think they had the right to it! Told my wife I'll just wait for the one beside it to ripen as is almost as big, they took THAT ONE the next morning AND IT WAS STILL GREEN!! They ain't so cute no mo! Was wanting to keep them around for SHTF, but...
I have 4 pet squirrels and i love them.They are indoor,caged squirrels though.Where i am from,they are heavily sought after pets.People pay big money for them,especially baby squirrels
I just want a pet squirrel.🐿
Beautiful squirrels are hard to catch
Thank you for your positive feedback!
22lr usually does a good job of that.
What’s the point
I don’t do the release I just get my double barrel shotgun between the eyes and sometimes the guts soo it will be painfull
Can a squirrel really travel 20 miles back to your home after you release it?
No it can't, that's why they said to take it 20 miles away.
LoL
5 miles should suffice.
Let em look at me as they throw dirt out of my planter... I'm going to release them where I know there's some bobcats! Sweet revenge...
I like to give them a 1-way trip to squirrel heaven
and then take the carcass to the exact same place in my yard
or in the woods every time. Scavengers always eat the carcass
and I am thereby contributing to our biodiversity.
There are an estimated 2 billion grey squirrels in North America now.
Grey squirrels are the most destructive of all rodents.
I question the intelligence of people who think relocating
incredibly destructive grey squirrels is a good idea.
do not place trap where they can reach wood or they’ll chew the wood and you’ll be responsible if it’s a customer of yours
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I'm trying to put the squirrel on my rc plane
Make a harness out of zip ties.
Dont release back in the woods. They taste great and make awsome brown gravy
You mean eating squirrels is not right instead feed them
I have struggled to find a squirrel to shoot in the trees so I’m here now
Same lol
me too
"How to identify a squirrel". LOL.
I just want a pet squirrel man I’m not tryna get rid of pests
20 mi no way!!!
Release it? Wth for? 😂😂..i think I'll just clean it, soak it in buttermilk and then deep fry it.
Sounds good tbh
Liger King legit killing nature you idiot
Just let them go, if you were in their shoes you’d want the same
@@joestar7691 nah
@@joestar7691 exactly😞😔.Cruel humans itu
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I have an injured squirrel that I want to catch to take it to an animal rehabilitation.
smol frien
20 miles, are you kidding
Catch and dispatch. :)
Just like I would do to you if I caught you harming an innocent animal, your not god are you that decides what lives and what doesn't, what a coward.
@@johnwarner3809 On your own property, yes, you decide what lives and dies. Snowflake.
@@davidcrawford6505 its God property.We build houses on land equally inhabitated by animals you fool.After all,they were here first
@@icanseeyourfuture8674 When God starts paying my mortgage and property taxes, he can make the rules. Until then, I will make them.
Connar
best way to dispose them is with a 12 gage like what I do
I just want a furry friend
🥺 please free her
Caught one once..... Letting him out of the trap proved to be dangerous. Wound up useing wire cutters to cut the cage away and he wriggled out.
Don't move your problem down the road. Deal with it.
I want to catch a squirrel
I just want squirrel dumpling
You can only catch large numbers of grey squirrels during specific times of the year.
They prefer acorns to peanuts or peanut butter, so if there is an oak tree anywhere nearby,
you probably wont catch many grey squirrels in the fall when acorns are plentiful.
They have an insatiable appetite for acorns and will ignore peanuts when acorns are available.
I've tried vacuuming my yard of acorns but that is a waste of time because many more
fresh acorns will fall within 24 hours
In the winter, they are not active in northern climates and leaving your trap set outside
is usually a waste of time and energy, unless it is an unusually warm day.
I have my squirrel traps in very close proximity to my bird feeders
and that is probably why they are lulled into a false sense of security.
They probably think with all the birds chowing down relentlessly,
they have discovered the best free banquet in the neighborhood.
In the last 6 years I have disposed of over 470 grey squirrels but
I get most of them in the early AM in the spring and summer.
If you are a late sleeper leave the trap outside over night and
hope nothing steals the bait during the night.
If you rise early, put the trap out at sunrise.
Once it gets too hot outside they retire for the day.
I seldom catch any grey squirrels after high noon.
if you ever buy another squirrel trap, go with the Havahart model # 1083
EZ-set trap. That is the best trap for grey squirrels by a wide margin.
But you have to buy it online. Lowes and Home Depot do not stock that trap
for some crazy reason.
WRZ 2022-02-09
Delaware County, PA
(metro-Philadelphia)
I can identify squirrel activity in my land because I see them and they throw acorns at me
From 20 miles out the squirrel will find its way back home. 25 to 30 miles.
It’s their land too just saying…
Wrong.
Fencing away the garden...gee, I think that will stop the squirrel.
Absolutely not
Forgot releasing them elsewhere. After being caught, I destroyed them and dispose of them of them promptly.
I sure wouldn't drive 20 miles! to release a squirrel.
wont get the towel back....
I’m hungry
Squirrels will eat bird eggs too
So if u catch them where do u put them? Down the block? Theyll come back loll whats the point of catching them
This will not work! I have been chasing a squirrel for 3 week using these tips and I still haven’t fought him! 😡
I hate squirrels
They are so ugly I wish god never made them
I had one pee one me at LSU😢😢😢
How dare you squirrels so cute
20 miles?
Who in their right mind is going to take it 20iles each time?
Their are more than one of those pests, always.
Or get a fur harvester license for the season bonk it on the head with a stick and have a nice squirrel pelt and soup
Tree rats
And then drop cage and squirrel into the river , 5 minutes should do. Squirrel will not re-enter property !
😂....man I've been doing this all wrong.....😂.
fill a 32 gallon garbage can with water.. or half full.
Who said I’m releasing them
The traps that you are showing are not great for squirrels at all. Squirrels are very light on their feet. They will go in and eat the bait and leave! Just so you know, this has been done by me many times I catch everything but the squirrels
You’re so wrong… I have used a live trap cage, put bait in it, and have caught over 2 dozen of those dumb squirrels
@@SandraCat22 maybe they are different than mine? I find the part you step on does not get triggered by them. I did see online that there are special ones for squirrels that look the same but now wondering if there is a difference. I catch all sorts of things but no squirrels. Thanks for telling me this! 👍🏼
@@amci325 also try different nuts… not just peanuts, for example, all the time. I think they even like those dried banana chips too
@@SandraCat22 They go in the trap eat the food and leave. I see them. But it’s like the part that is suppose to trigger the door isn’t touched. Other animals trigger it. I have tried another trap and same thing. I either have brilliant squirrels or my traps are not the same. 🤣 Drives me crazy! Thanks again
@@SandraCat22 I am going to try a smaller size too. Pray for me! Lol
dispatch them
I just wanna catch one as a pet
Illegal
@@skeetgielen1308 Some states allow you to keep pet squirrels
Does your shrink know you are off your meds again ?
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Yea.... You'll catch one as a pet... For about 1 second after you let it out!😂
You live in a dry county if you have to drive 20 miles for your closest lake! I'm just joking, really!
I want a friend
get a dog?
Who does not want squirrels
ignorant and arrogant are horrible by themselves but this lady in orange is both, she is unteachable because she talks over any useful information. she is determined to remain ignorant, i fear your info is wasted on her but maybe i am wrong.
Why do you talk so quickly?
Pff, as if I'm gonna let it live.
lol this does not work, they know a trap when they see one. The ratio of this catching is low, you are most likely catch other rodents and animals with this but not squirrels.
Nonsense. Just caught 4. Put out the trap every other day and had each one within 5 hours.
Get to the point Jesus !!! How to set trap …. And GO
just a PSA...if you have red squirrels YOU NEED TO LEAVE THEM ALONE. They are native and are being run out by the big eastern greys. I do not know why this company is using pics of these guys in their ad to remove squirrels! Also, do not release wild animals (especially invasive ones) unless you are an actual expert in wildlife rehab. Otherwise you are doing huge damage to your native ecosystem. I seriously had 1 friend take 1 batch of bullfrog tadpoles home, released them, and ended up wiping out all of a couple towns ecosytems of their native rodents, and reptiles, because bullfrogs fucking suck. Dont assume any animal wont have this capability...
That's what I was wondering myself. The big grey ones are invasive and not native. The smaller red/brown ones are. Also, it's crazy now because I have 14 grey squirrels in my backyard and they are damaging my house and my trees (to make nests etc...) If I catch them, where can I release them? I'm not sure I would be able to drown them and can't use a gun in our neighbourhood.
I want squirrel friend
I trapped my first 🐿️ on 11/16/2022.
I was in for a wholesome treat. No you silly rabbit. I eat clean meats. I fed my new pet dehydrated jalepeno mixed with chilli peppers and cayenne pepper flakes. My goodness! He hates me after I was so kind. He must doesn't care for the hot & spicy snacks. It's been nearly a week and I gave him drank after 48 hours of trapping. I decided to see if he likes coca cola. I don't drink it. He doesn't move with vigor as in his first 3 days of new ownership. I guess all good things must come to an end. Thanks Faicuk and Amazon for selling me a home for my new pet 🐿️. Well folks! It's time for "Lil Rockie" face and body splash bath with all natural ingredients of white cider vinegar, peppermint oil, garlic oil juice in nice mixture in my spray bottle. 🖕🏽🖕🏽 Payback's a muthafuckah!
What if it is a walnut tree