Havahart® Easy Set® Collapsible 1-Door Trap Models

[@ABJK-ds4wq]

The paper directions really sucked. Glad I found this video!

[@margaretwal55]

Yes I agree. Really needed that video!!

[@tbperry83]

Facts!!!

[@judisinger3693]

After trying two other wire traps and a wooden cat tray with no success after 4+ weeks, I purchased this trap on line. With the help of KZbin and changing bait to peanut butter, after one hour I had the culprit and he has been relocated. Splurge and get the Easy Set, you won't regret it!!!!!

[@donaldabarrios4632]

Great video on my subject!

[@amck72]

To get the rod to go through both holes under the step panel, its best to put the cage to its side while the release handle is halfway up.

[@tomrosal3863]

Excellent tip. This made it so easy. Thanks.

[@wildlifewilderness8087]

Trap works great! I use it to catch almost everything!!

[@charlespeterson9825]

I kind of figured it out the setup only when I read the directions and watched the video. The video is actually too close to see what's going on by it's self.

[@ryanbingley6398]

Yuuup!

[@kierstin1989]

Charles Peterson - I agree! This is no help at all!

[@AlexiHolford]

I have the 1092 model, and it doesn’t even have the same parts as what is shown in the video. No help at all!

[@billybobbob3003]

@@AlexiHolford you fuckers must be slow this video was really helpful lol

[@AlexiHolford]

@@billybobbob3003 - wow! So rude! I finally figured out the trap. It turns out to be the same trap. I had the rod in the space above the bottom square, so it couldn’t fall all the way down. Calling me stupid didn’t help at all.

[@ccdogpark]

When people buy Havahart traps, they should use a permanent black marker to write the model number(which is always on the box) somewhere on the trap. Then after you throw out the box and later decide to do a video, you will know the model number of the trap you are demonstrating and you can include that in the video name. I have no idea why Havahart does not stamp every trap with the model number, so people would have this info for later reference.

[@MadHatter11371]

Mine won’t set when the handle is pulled. I don’t see anything mechanically wrong with it. Can you provide a trouble shooting video for this model please

[@ne0n3yez59]

Same.. can't get it to trip

[@judisinger3693]

Did you adjust the screw on the handle. Mine works perfect!!!!

[@ne0n3yez59]

@@judisinger3693 I actually figured it out that same day.. thanks though

[@actuallyitisrocketscience]

So what’s the rod at the front on top that has a hook on each end used for? I’m not finding its purpose referenced anywhere…model 1092

[@mrjamespopper]

Thank you very informative

[@MrJudeStaxe]

Very helpful

[@deerslaying9593]

Very

[@BeverlySeigneur]

Which direction to turn knob for very light sensitivity

[@Snypersystem186]

What keeps the trap door closed. We are trying to catch a raccoon and they are pretty resourceful. That door seems to open pretty easy once it's closed.

[@chicksgrowtoo]

That’s the reason why I’m here too!!

[@sementalesgamefarm4829]

I purchased one and i been having trouble with the door! Its like it doesnt have enough power to close all the way and in my case opossums take the bait Door closes but not all the way and they escape Anyone please help???

[@conniemack3872]

I just assembled mine... going to catch a pregnant feral cat tonight. (I hope) I am crossing my fingers. A pregnant mama cat might not be as strong as an opossum, so hopefully she won't push her way back out.

[@nsn18never]

having the same problem with mine, trying to catch a few kittens so they don't get hurt and I'm scared they'll get out :( smaller size traps weren't available... did you figure out how to fix yours?

[@hollycabolly1]

Same problem with all of them

[@doninmichigan]

I think making it 'Easy Set' means they use a weaker spring to allow ease of retracting the door when setting the trap. This weaker spring also allows an animal to raise the door easier to escape

[@ccdogpark]

Discouraging birds from triggering the Havahart 1083 Squirrel Trap : I cut a wood scrap approx 3/4 " by 1.5 " to the exact width of the trap. (I cut the ends at a slight angle.) I do this so I can jam the wood into the trap in a way that it is just tight enough that it can not easily be removed by an animal prying it. I then screw 3 wood screws completely through the 3/4" width, equidistant across the 7" width of the wood scrap. Then I get 3 16.9 oz Pepsi plastic bottles and cut the end (with the bottle cap) off. (approx 1.25 ") Then I drill a small hole through the center of the 3 bottle caps and attach the caps to the 3 screws in the wood. Them I screw the ends of the Pepsi bottles into their caps that are secured to the wood. Then I place peanut butter inside the 3 plastic caps. and the ends. * * * * Then I take this assembly and place it backwards up against the far end of the trap. * * * * If you do this right, the birds wont be able to access the peanut butter because there is not enough room for their beaks to reach around and then inside the plastic bottle caps. I also cover the entire back of the trap and the back/top portion of the trap with an approx. 7" wide "L" shaped piece of sheet metal, so that the birds can't reach their head through the back and eat the peanut butter from the outside. I drill holes through the sheet metal and use electrical ties to secure it to the trap. The sheet metal on the top portion of the trap prevents the peanut butter from getting wet when it rains hard. Squirrels tend to find food via their sense of smell so they will find the peanut butter in the bottle caps, even when they can not see the PB. I also place a couple of peanuts within their shells inside with the peanut butter to further prevent the birds from getting all the PB. Some day I should probably write a book about trapping grey squirrels. WRZ 2021-08-06 Delaware County, PA

[@Casualplayer]

Must reinforce the back door!!!!Just had a big ass racoon BREAK OUT OF THIS last night, re did the frame and it aint coming off now.

[@deerslaying9593]

Thx

[@FiddelCastro]

THANK YOU

[@maria617]

Video zooms in too close so you can’t see setup in context-I can’t tell which part of the cage you’re working on. Also what do you put in the cage to trap animal? How big should it be?

[@tommydipietro431]

THE VIDEO IS TOO CLOSE. HOW DO YOU EXPECT SOMEONE TO FOLLOW THIS IF THEY DONT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

[@regina5880]

How to assemble model 1099

[@xlnuniex]

Easy?

[@susanlawrence7562]

Lauren Christie no!

[@smore77]

Definitely not.

[@HC-ub6pv]

Thanks for this video. I hate reading instructions! Now time to catch some pesky critters lol

[@ccdogpark]

Most people have stopped using the old fashioned Havahart traps because they are wayyyyy too tedious to bait and then set. The 1-door Havahart EZ-Set traps are much easier to work with. It's really annoying to me that the big box stores * * * * STILL * * * * stock these old fashioned traps, when the EZ-set traps are so much better. I live about 2 blocks from a Home Depot in Delaware County, PA, and I frequently look to see which squirrel trap they have in stock when I am shopping. Some people probably buy the old fashioned "balanced plate" traps at the Box stores because they have no knowledge that there is a much better Havahart trap available online. WRZ 2021-08-06

[@gwenhazelstone]

After I had a feral escape, my husband found a spring (about 3" long maybe) that he had lying around. He attached the spring, well, I'm not sure how to describe where he attached it. One end is attached to the top of the cage and the other end is attached to the kinda u-shaped bar that is supposed to help keep the door closed when an animal gets trapped. Sorry. That's as best as I can describe it, but that spring totally works. It puts more force on the door when it's closed.

[@cherwin]

Mine has NO adjustable screw and wont stay open :-( Any suggestions?

[@barrybfl]

My 1084 that I bought about 5 years ago worked great until some idiot who was working on the power line stepped on it while climbing my fence. The next guy that showed up used a ladder. I bought a new 1090 this year and the trigger is too stiff. It can't catch squirrels. I am taking it back unless there is a way to lighten the trigger.

[@garrettpevey3003]

barrybfl I put a few coins under the set screw to lift it up higher and it works for anything

[@samantha_pa]

Mine doesnt even come with a lock rod

[@The-Sigma-Principle]

Bcz you are a hot rod maybe

[@tykrebsbach289]

So you can catch bunny’s?

[@The-Sigma-Principle]

The thing is that i want to trigger it manually with rope to catch only the unspayed cat or sick from colonies if anybody knows where to put the rope to trigger the door

[@Bubbless555]

You can use a water bottle to prop open the trap door, tie a string to it and when the cat goes inside pull the string so the door closed. I haven’t tried it but that’s a method I’ve seen online

[@The-Sigma-Principle]

@@Bubbless555 fixed it very easely ,the down trigger i throw it away

[@dragongangsty]

Is there a better video

[@MrJudeStaxe]

Had a huge cat infestation problem, within one week I caught 12 cats.

[@The-Sigma-Principle]

Good now we need one for humans. Some need neutering

[@MrJudeStaxe]

@UCvzA7tXsm1IDJDbZngTyc6w did not harm them, release all off them nearly Suburban areas, where a Karen like yourself can care for them.

[@herbfellows6435]

I completely agree with Nina Simone! When you are showing where something goes, you do not show the full picture, then the close up, so I have no idea where you are doing what you are doing.The instructions in grainy black and white in the package are also useless.For all the traps you sell, you would think you could learn to make a decent video.

[@conniemack3872]

I agree. I just put my 1092 together and hope to catch a very pregnant feral mama cat tonight. The video started out really easy to follow... but then it would show the whole section from a distance... then move the camera up really close... but you couldn't tell where on the trap you were supposed to be putting something and it didn't go back to the distance shot so you could compare the two. I think I got it right... but from the reports here of animals going in and eating the food... then getting out... I am crossing my fingers.

[@StarfieldRailway]

This is horribly unclear. Zooming out and pointing out what is what would help.

[@conniemack3872]

I agree!!

[@alanparrish7767]

No hook shaped lock rod. Box never opened.

[@susanlawrence7562]

I dont like this model. It is all set up correctly but the trap does not close when I touch the bait area.

[@Angel_268]

I used this i set it up and the raccoon got away first night he just pushed up on the trap door why?

[@jeromebrunetto4396]

if you prevent the trap from rolling after the animal is captured it should hold

[@bob3672]

I am having the same problem. Raccoon escaped by forcing the back of the cage out. Since then I have taken some thin copper wire and tied up any loose sections of the cage. That stopped them from getting out the back of the cage. But now I am trying to keep the door from moving up just a little bit. Because they have been forcing the door open by just getting their paws under the door and then their nose under it to.I didn't realize these animals were that strong. I think I am going to try the previous suggestion about putting a stronger spring on the door. And definitely anchor all 4 corners down our they will roll the cage over and escape.If I put a spring on the door and they still manage to escape. Then it is time to look for a better made trap.

[@furiogiunta1451]

Never ceases to amaze me. People can go to school, have a teacher teach them the subject, read books about the subject, spend countless hours and days analysing something, take quizzes and tests on something and yet they still fail when it comes to common sense and actually doing something hands on for what was presented to them.

[@Dioxa]

+Furio Giunta How's the weather up there on that high horse of yours?

[@herbfellows6435]

I don't have a clue about what you are saying, it's just gibberish the way it is written.Please explain yourself.

[@conniemack3872]

Boy you sure are full of yourself!!! Maybe some of us just didn't spend countless hours and days analyzing how to put together animal traps ( or take quizzes and tests on it. ) Maybe some of us are really stupid and "...fail when it comes to common sense and actually doing something hands on for what was presented to them??" Or fail to write sentences that make sense.... Sometimes we make mistakes or directions are more confusing than they have to be... but it sounds like this trap may have some defects. Maybe not all of them... some (like yours I guess) might be all there and work perfectly. But some of the complaints here are similar and sound like it is poor design... not a persons ability to follow directions. As someone said "Get off of your high horse!!"

[@ryanbaldridge2793]

Don't work a damn. Got this same exact model to get a cat out from under my house. Found the trap door shut and the bait eaten. No cat in sight.

[@The-Sigma-Principle]

Btw always cover the trap immediately not to stress the animal and not to get his nose injured. If you really love them.

[@emilycanney6024]

I’m trying to catch my pet rabbit that got out...so far I’ve only caught a few of my chickens but it is working! 😂 This video was very helpful!!

[@596xhgi]

I tried ti catch a otter once 😄 broke out

[@MissDiva324]

THANK YOU!!!! I HOPE TO CATCH AN ABANDONED CAT AND BRING HER TO ANIMAL CONTROL TO TRY TO BE IDENTIFIED AND EVENTUALLY RESCUED!!! THIS VIDEO IS WAYYYY BETTER THAN THE INSTRUCTION SHEET!!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! GOD BLESS AND GO VEGAN TO END PANDEMICS!!!

[@circuitmonkey724]

Beware, this is an easy set up for us humans but once the door pops down trapping a feral it is not locked down in any meaningful way. I have had two ferals escape.

[@marisoleil2387]

same thing just happened to me, my lost cat just escaped again very disappointed in this product

[@howardt9515]

Trapped a raccoon & cat, both escaped wouldn't recommend this cage

[@gwenhazelstone]

After I had a feral escape, my husband found a spring (about 3" long maybe) that he had lying around. He attached the spring, well, I'm not sure how to describe where he attached it. One end is attached to the top of the cage and the other end is attached to the kinda u-shaped bar that is supposed to help keep the door closed when an animal gets trapped. Sorry. That's as best as I can describe it, but that spring totally works. It puts more force on the door when it's closed.

[@alexisjankowski3281]

My cage worked great for keeping cats trapped. Once it worked for two cats at one time! But I think a spring snapped off because last time I tried to take my kitten to the vet, even she was able to escape. This was after I had successfully used it at least six times.

[@chicksgrowtoo]

Me too. Looks like I’m taking mine back.

[@xanderfartsonyou69]

Poggers trap bro fuck

[@marielr2029]

This way too zoomed in, need to see where on trap stuff is before going in so tight.

[@debramccreery]

What am I doing wrong? 2 nights in a row, I have baited and set the trap. In the morning, all of the cat food is gone, but the trap wasn't sprung. This trap has worked perfectly in the past.

[@jeromebrunetto4396]

I have the same problem

[@conniemack3872]

Just put mine together... going to try and catch a pregnant feral cat tonight... Wish me luck.

[@doninmichigan]

@@conniemack3872 WELLLL? Did you ever catch it? 🧐😄

[@deaniemack]

Just watched a feral cat & 1 of her kittens sit right on the trip plate and eat the bait without tripping the door. Model 1092. Have gotten 2 of her kittens with the small model but the mommy won't fit in it so I got this big model. I'm pissed, allergic to cats, and have an AKC shepherd who caught one but got scratched in the process. Vet check for parasites and cat scratch fever $150. Small trap $25. Large trap $60. And every neighbor has a "house cat" roaming at will so I don't want to leave the mommy free just to start the whole cycle all over again. Grrrrr!

[@georgeemil3618]

To catch groundhogs and raccoons, I tied an apple core and suspended it on a string at the back of the cage. Then I ran the string to the front, over the top and back to the trigger handle. When the animal pulls on the apple core, the string would pull the trigger handle forward to close the trap door. I wouldn't have to rely on the animal to step on the trip plate to set it off. I've had too many animals take the bait away without setting off the trap the way you described.

[@Mcresson]

I’m not impressed at all with this trap. I find it sprung, bait gone. no animals. Can’t catch anything! Doesn’t lock securely when triggered!

[@buckathebeanielinx1194]

I really hated the end of the video, we used this trap to help to neuter and spay cats..not to put animals away😪

[@itsmeimcathy]

All directions are reversed

[@MrMathExpert]

Come on, TOO FUCKING CLOSE. PULL BACK, GODDAMN IT.

[@genther6668]

This cage is a piece of crap, moved the tension knob to plus and minus sign and continue to loose the groundhog. He's been able to use his head once trapped to open door with his head or the trap doesn't set at all when animal is in cage. Don't buy this cage is worthless

[@WrenintheRoses]

Terrible video, shot from too far away so that it’s impossible to actually see what to do

[@zachmayes7775]

This is almost as bad as the paper directions.

[@susanlawrence7562]

Piece of crap. Returning it tmw first thing!