How to Catch a Squirrel with a Live Animal Trap

[@skymagruder5270]

Squirrels just chewed down 10 bush bean plants without even eating them. I think squirrel heaven is a safe place to release them

[@GluteusMax777]

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.

[@antler9927]

Lol getting one of those this Christmas

[@AMERICAtheBEAUTIFUL9]

I’m at that point !!!

[@MegaGuitarpicker]

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.

[@secedenis777]

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.

[@dougiequick1]

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

[@RaggedyHobo]

@@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.

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

​@@RaggedyHobopost the video to KZbin

[@silva777]

No, squirrels can't reach through those traps.

[@SickNaban]

BUT WHAT SEASONING IS THE BEST WHEN YOU DEEP FRY THEM?

[@solutionspestandlawn]

We prefer tony's chachere's it gives it a good kick.

[@GardenMinistry.]

Eeeeewww 🤢🤢🤢🤣🤣🤣

[@DANBOY89GYM]

Y'all crazy

[@chuckkline2970]

Soak them in salt brine overnight. Then fry them up like chicken.

[@loveleesoul]

😋😋

[@patrapper7367]

Is 20 miles away really far enough? I mean with Uber and Lyft they seem to keep coming back.

[@richardvedder776]

A pellet gun is the best end.

[@noorjahanb4622]

Which trap do you have to get? Like which size for grey squirrels?

[@PRO4XKEV]

at least 24" length, 24x7x7

[@ccdogpark]

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.

[@gummybear41283]

@@PRO4XKEV my dumbass brother bought a trap but it's smaller than a shoe box

[@MrThelittleguy903]

The Squirreinator, definitely. Its more expensive than most but never fails. Ive used mine for years.

[@loveleesoul]

My grill is almost ready

[@charlescastle4533]

Need this, as I am a city dweller and will probably have to catch squirrels for a meal if society collapses 💀

[@stubert94]

Small red squirrel about to find out. He's been a bane for the past 3 years.

[@123danks]

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.

[@peacevhunkk]

James Danks search history: 1. How to trap a squirrel. 2. How to cook a squirrel. Me: “Nothing to see here!”

[@piperian3962]

Go right ahead, I caught 2 today. Do you want them?

[@flowerpower2079]

To each their own.

[@ginabeau9820]

I just want a tiny friend

[@doddgarger6806]

Buy a hamster

[@goldendiamond5151]

@Dodd Garger squirrels are more exotic though

[@donttouchmycrownperiod7996]

@@doddgarger6806 my sister had a hamsters they only live for a Year and in pet stores abuse them I'm soooo no hamster 🤚🏽😳

[@adrianagorska6779]

Me to

[@bluck1336]

Me to 🤗

[@Knappa22]

It’s illegal to release captured grey squirrels in the UK so in this case it would have to be dispatched.

[@dougiequick1]

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

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

Yep, and he clearly says to check with local authorities for proper protocol.

[@jacknickson9087]

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?

[@MrThelittleguy903]

No

[@samanthalunz3218]

No the scent will actually help you catch more.

[@LemonySnicket-EUC]

They are chewing holes in the drip irrigation tubing on many of the properties that I take care of. Anyone else had this issue ?

[@brettscullen5567]

Umm - I'm not driving one squirrel at a time 20 miles....

[@Empylol]

LMFAO IKR

[@hisdukeness3037]

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

[@stephenchang7733]

Peanut Butter on any sliced bread. 100% effective.

[@ccdogpark]

Yeah but in the summer you have to use something different or you will have a million ants.

[@baysidetravel8616]

We have a red squirrel in a tight space above our bedroom ceiling. No human access. Where should we place the trap?

[@solutionspestandlawn]

Do you have an attic? You can place a trap in there.

[@jensebert3427]

We have the exact same situation. Planning to put trap on roof near point of entrance.

[@Dimejelly23]

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.

[@richardwilson6976]

Bet your proud of yourself.

[@Dimejelly23]

@@richardwilson6976 Yup

[@RAREFORMDESIGNS]

@@richardwilson6976 Bet you voted for Joe Biden.

[@flowerpower2079]

​@Richard Wilson If he ate it...then it's okay.

[@Jeff_R08]

There is a Stupid squirrel in my roof .

[@solmoman]

I appreciate this comment

[@provoda1216]

@@solmoman 🤣

[@ninilikescatz]

There was a squirrel at my door and it ran in.

[@rustyjeep2469]

@Quantumm Galaxy Free pet, NICE!

[@chasemills7389]

The best way is once you trap him show ‘em your rifle

[@thelittleredbarn174]

How do you catch a squirrel who keeps getting into the cage getting the nuts I have wire down and then leaving?

[@bradleyphillips204]

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

[@thelittleredbarn174]

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

[@bradleyphillips204]

@@thelittleredbarn174 😂👍

[@silva777]

Hmm, get another trap, genius.

[@Chizaveli]

Once I finally trap it. The torture begins

[@glenndavis1254]

Thanks for the help!

[@The1roofer1]

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.

[@ccdogpark]

Whoever told you this is a moron.

[@Nicolaus5o9]

Would this work better than a gun?

[@silva777]

No.

[@udumbashole]

Wow packed full of info. Thank you very much.

[@solutionspestandlawn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ChefJojoTV]

Thanks for sharing your nice video

[@barneymiller6204]

I sure wouldn't drive 20 miles! to release a squirrel.

[@robertross1854]

I have struggled to find a squirrel to shoot in the trees so I’m here now

[@bl4ze600]

Same lol

[@floridaman964]

me too

[@hinglemccringleberry6009]

Release it? Wth for? 😂😂..i think I'll just clean it, soak it in buttermilk and then deep fry it.

[@solmoman]

Sounds good tbh

[@jasontra6988]

Liger King legit killing nature you idiot

[@joestar7691]

Just let them go, if you were in their shoes you’d want the same

[@rustyjeep2469]

@@joestar7691 nah

[@icanseeyourfuture8674]

@@joestar7691 exactly😞😔.Cruel humans itu

[@VanluaiZathang]

I will try it. Thanks.

[@crayolascents]

"How to identify a squirrel". LOL.

[@keithzeykon9428]

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.

[@cartoonchipmunk9782]

No

[@PetGengar]

@@cartoonchipmunk9782 ya

[@dougiequick1]

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

[@michaelnicolo419]

20 miles, are you kidding

[@Dale-qw9ig]

20 minutes

[@CalebTrask]

I just wish I could could get a few pine martens to come in, and clean up my attic.

[@CaliforniaandNevada]

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.

[@robertkillgo5570]

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...

[@icanseeyourfuture8674]

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

[@silva777]

That was the squirrel that this moron "relocated"! LOL.

[@Holdfast]

Some info on a good lure would be nice - those looked like mixed nuts. What about peanuts?

[@alexlechef2]

PEanuts in shells Peanut butter My favorite is black wallnuts i dont know why but they love it

[@ccdogpark]

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.

[@Caroline1261]

Peanut butter is best

[@headsupwildlife]

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

[@followthesun2115]

Can a squirrel really travel 20 miles back to your home after you release it?

[@ryanwilhite]

No it can't, that's why they said to take it 20 miles away.

[@AA-ji5lg]

LoL

[@UpsNdownZZZ]

5 miles should suffice.

[@robertkillgo5570]

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...

[@ccdogpark]

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.

[@Amy-on1sv]

I just want a pet squirrel.🐿

[@silva777]

Get your rabies shots first, pal.

[@ernestwwal7111]

Dont release back in the woods. They taste great and make awsome brown gravy

[@cartoonchipmunk9782]

You mean eating squirrels is not right instead feed them

[@lindamastropietro4429]

The squirrels tip over the traps I put out get the seeds out

[@tomjones4318]

Don't move your problem down the road. Deal with it.

[@silva777]

Agreed! This is a 'woke' video.

[@DidYouSeeThatTrickShots]

Thanks the video was helpfull

[@solutionspestandlawn]

We're happy to hear that. Thank you for your positive feedback!

[@ATLIEN333]

20 mi no way!!!

[@ccdogpark]

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)

[@SuperHyee]

[@canadianman5778]

Squirrels will eat bird eggs too

[@donservant9179]

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

[@YuvikaYT9991]

I just want a furry friend

[@phyllyppe1000]

Beautiful squirrels are hard to catch

[@solutionspestandlawn]

Thank you for your positive feedback!

[@hinglemccringleberry6009]

22lr usually does a good job of that.

[@silva777]

@@solutionspestandlawn No thanks for your sympathy for these pests!! Who in their right mind would "relocate" a parasitic rodent? Do you keep pet rats?

[@tony_sheppard165]

I'm trying to put the squirrel on my rc plane

[@billbaillie3702]

Make a harness out of zip ties.

[@christy_boyle6489]

What’s the point

[@DarkBirgon]

Catch and dispatch. :)

[@johnwarner3809]

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.

[@davidcrawford6505]

@@johnwarner3809 On your own property, yes, you decide what lives and dies. Snowflake.

[@icanseeyourfuture8674]

@@davidcrawford6505 its God property.We build houses on land equally inhabitated by animals you fool.After all,they were here first

[@davidcrawford6505]

@@icanseeyourfuture8674 When God starts paying my mortgage and property taxes, he can make the rules. Until then, I will make them.

[@silva777]

@@icanseeyourfuture8674 They have plenty of woods to gnaw on. They don't have to come into my house That's a really dumb comment.

[@KenSerpico5450]

Forgot releasing them elsewhere. After being caught, I destroyed them and dispose of them of them promptly.

[@hunterhayess4008]

best way to dispose them is with a 12 gage like what I do

[@theybanthetruth4955]

20 miles? Who in their right mind is going to take it 20iles each time? Their are more than one of those pests, always.

[@beyondcomputerssystems]

I hate squirrels

[@Scrappy_fox]

They are so ugly I wish god never made them

[@Billiesinahill]

I had one pee one me at LSU😢😢😢

[@lacastillo1475]

How dare you squirrels so cute

[@fw1512]

I just want squirrel dumpling

[@Tromminator]

Good advice! Subscribed.

[@markkrause4407]

And then drop cage and squirrel into the river , 5 minutes should do. Squirrel will not re-enter property !

[@J61-y4h]

😂....man I've been doing this all wrong.....😂.

[@PRO4XKEV]

fill a 32 gallon garbage can with water.. or half full.

[@squirrelobserver]

I can identify squirrel activity in my land because I see them and they throw acorns at me

[@samanthalunz3218]

What. Squirrels got a real arm LOL.

[@Helm-w1q]

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.

[@silva777]

..and what exactly did you accomplish?

[@Helm-w1q]

@@silva777 Catching a squirrel. It was 1959. I was nine years old. I wanted to catch a squirrel and did.

[@robertkernz821]

Tree rats

[@MrGrappleMan]

smol frien

[@dilshanimadushika128]

👌👌👌👌

[@thewalnutwoodworker6136]

Who does not want squirrels

[@lightningdragon8396]

❤

[@edsknife]

Pff, as if I'm gonna let it live.

[@Agastya425]

I want to catch a squirrel

[@Pyrorocket123]

So if u catch them where do u put them? Down the block? Theyll come back loll whats the point of catching them

[@shawndenty6038]

You live in a dry county if you have to drive 20 miles for your closest lake! I'm just joking, really!

[@tellerboy48]

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

[@markswarbrick9052]

wont get the towel back....

[@craxed_cydn1900]

I’m hungry

[@kentbernard4319]

dispatch them

[@loveleesoul]

😊

[@leonardcollings7389]

From 20 miles out the squirrel will find its way back home. 25 to 30 miles.

[@Boveyphil]

Why do you talk so quickly?

[@amci325]

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

[@SandraCat22]

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

[@amci325]

@@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! 👍🏼

[@SandraCat22]

@@amci325 also try different nuts… not just peanuts, for example, all the time. I think they even like those dried banana chips too

[@amci325]

@@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

[@amci325]

@@SandraCat22 I am going to try a smaller size too. Pray for me! Lol

[@abirkabirshow]

🥺 please free her

[@silva777]

You love parasites.

[@stoner2055]

Get to the point Jesus !!! How to set trap …. And GO

[@yeetboi6121]

I want a friend

[@Caroline1261]

get a dog?

[@methesponge]

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.

[@patrapper7367]

Fencing away the garden...gee, I think that will stop the squirrel.

[@MrThelittleguy903]

Absolutely not

[@tataxyz123]

It’s their land too just saying…

[@RAREFORMDESIGNS]

Wrong.

[@silva777]

Um, It's mine too. That's the correct perspective. And I don't gnaw on their house, like they do to mine.

[@deanclarke6953]

I just want a pet squirrel man I’m not tryna get rid of pests

[@secedenis777]

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.

[@fekong]

Nonsense. Just caught 4. Put out the trap every other day and had each one within 5 hours.

[@silva777]

I've caught many with these traps, often using the same trap over and over. And having caught them, I certainly don't release them alive anywhere!

[@Turfbaby831]

This will not work! I have been chasing a squirrel for 3 week using these tips and I still haven’t fought him! 😡

[@aamiztab334]

I want squirrel friend